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Social consequences A ricultural land provides the food we eat, employment opportunities ar~d open space g nities. The reduction of this resource will have a corresponding affect on each ame these benefits. In this particular case, the only one of these attributes which of will be affected is open space, and that only partially. Residential develo meat of these lots is consistent with adjacent and surrounding P uses, This art of the Hayden Bridge Road area is characterized. by.a scattering of P' adjacent to urban densit residential development. large lot residential development ~ Y , The nei hborhood that has evolved here over time appreciates the proxlmxty of nearby g ral feel that lar er lots X1/3 to 1 acre} convey. agricultural lands and the ru g , Future develo went of the three vacant parcels, even xf further land division P occurs, is consistent with this neighborhood. The artial loss of open space mentioned earlier is not a forceful argument given P he fact that most low density residential site development occupies less than 259 t f the lot. The slo a of these parcels away from the road diminishes the visual o P im act of development and protects, through development constraint, encroachment on P the river. This ro~osed change does not measure negatively against these factors because the p P • size of the area involved is small, the land has an exxsting commitment to residential use .and any additional residential development will be consistent with the overall character of this neighborhood. Retention of a ricultural land as defined, Frith Class I being the highest Factor 6. g priority for retention and Class ~I the~lawest priority. The conversion of agricultural land to urban use requires a goal exception as r vided in Goal 2 and 4RS 197.732. This report has addressed this requirement at po length under discussion found on pages 4-7. Factor 7: Com atibility of the proposed urban uses with nearby agricultural P activities. These lots alread have undergone a certain degree of conversion from agricultural y use to residential, as have other former agricultural lands in this neighborhood. The ro osed development of these lots with additional single family Names will not P P , lace residences any closer to existing farm uses or designated agricultural land P not in production. These lots are located on a collector street that is within 604 feet of an intersection with a minor arterial. The development of these lots will not diminish the availability of water for agriculture because of the domestic supply source and residential uses do not demand the water volume required of irrigated farm land, Exhibit A - Findings ~- 12