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Until ublic sewer is constructed, on-site sewer systems are designed and built to P standards specified by the Lane County Sanitarian., Residential uses, articularly in this area of Hayden Bridge Road, are typified by P lar a lots with most of the property given over to lawns, gardens and ornamental g landsca in . As with farm uses, fertilizer, herbicides and pesticides are P g ' i hborhoods and some of these materials will likely end commonplace in residential ne g u in the river. The degree to which this may occur is dependent upon individual P homeowner reference and awareness of the environment and therefore cannot be P predicted. Develo meat of these lots with homes will increase current auto trip generation P inasmuch as no discernible trips were generated prior to residential use. However, iven state law which strictly limits the placement of dwellings in exclusive farm g zones the use of these lots for farm activities would require travel to and from the residence of the operator. The number of trips or distance traveled cannot e predicted. Energy A ricultural uses near markets reduces energy consumption far transportation ,of g roduce. Some agricultural uses, such as pasture, require low amounts of attention P or equipment for production. Other agricultural uses, including most row crops, rel on soil re oration Milling, fertilizing, irrigation and harvesting which may ye P P , require large commitments of machinery and electricity. Residential uses will consume energy for space heating, yard maintenance and trans ortation. Hayden Bridge Road is classified as a collector street by Lane P Count and the Cit of Springfield. Marcola Road, which is approximately X00 feet Y Y, minor arterial. Immediate access to this south of Lot 50C, is class~.fied as a s stem reduces vehicle miles traveled by providing more direct routes and linkages Y with other large volume systems. Economic A ricultural uses, particularly those close to markets, can have a positive affect g on the local econom in terms of employment and laver transportation costs. As with Y mast industries, a riculture requires extensive support services, investment and g su lies from other sectors. This spin-off effect is consistent with a healthy PP econom . As most of the preceding discussion has indicated, these lots are too Y small and fragmented to be used for serious agricultural uses. Residential develo ment is another major industry with as many or more spin-off P industries as agriculture. Unfortunately this activity is not an on-going process for ro ert of this size. The mast significant economic aspects of this proposal P P Y involve the elimination of public subsidy. These lots are in existing urban services areas and will at some time be adjacent to all urban services. The continued deli nation of this land for agriculture will result in a subsidy for this g infrastructure as well as a possible farm deferral for property taxes. Inclusion into the UGB and eventual annexation allow public expenditures to be recovered and is consistent with the economies of scale inherent to compact urban growth. Exhibit A -~ Findings - 11