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COMPOSITE REPORT - Page 2 APPLICATION NO. STAFF COMMENTS REGIONAL PLANNING Petition 7199 - Supplemental Comments. 1. The applicant agrees that most of the land is cropland. 2. These are not non-conforming parcels. This zoning parcel, with STH 19 running through it, has been zoned A-1 Exclusive Agriculture since 1981 and has sufficient size (63 acres) that it is not non-conforming. If these were non-conforming, the applicant could accomplish what is proposed without rezoning. For zoning purposes, these are not separate parcels. 3. The applicant agrees on access. 4. The northern edge of the parcel does have a small area of Seaton silt loam, which is less productive for agriculture; however, it has severe limitations for the installation of a septic tank soil absorption system. Thus, this area, north along Jacoby Road, does have a potential residential site if sited carefully. The soil maps do not have notations about a borrow site south of STH 19. 5. The applicant agrees on avoiding wetland areas. 6. The comment about parcel size relates to the statement in the plan: "The minimum lot size shall be between two and ten acres." While the Town of Berry apparently amended this policy in 1988, it has never been submitted as an amendment to the County Farmland Preservation Plan. Thus we have the town and county using two different policies. This needs to be resolved and clarified since the existing policy is somewhat confusing. 7. The criteria is not absolute and the purpose of the comments is to help policy makers decide these "judgment calls" on a consistent basis.