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• COMPOSITE REPORT -Page 2 APPLICATION NO. CUP 1281 STAFF COMMENTS REGIONAL PLANNING CUP 1281. This proposed site for religious use is in an agricultural preservation area of the Town of Blooming Grove. The adopted town/county policies raise questions about this proposal which need to be addressed. The adopted policies are: 1. Those lands delineated as agricultural preservation areas on the map shall not be used for development unless there is a finding of need for such area for additional development. 2. Residential subdivisions, commercial, and industrial developments are not agriculturally related and shall be required to locate in urban service areas where the full range of public services are or can be provided. 3. Those land uses and activities that could conflict with the agricultural use or adversely affect the long-term investment in the land and improvements in areas designated for farmland preservation shall be discouraged. 4. Limit non farm residential development to those areas with soils not classified as prime farmland or those of statewide importance (as shown on soil map). - Lot size two (2) acre minimum. - Density limited to one (1) lot per 35 acres offarm owned as of June 11, 1983. The lots may be clustered or scattered. - No roads or driveways shall be permitted to cross agricultural land to reach proposed non farm development. - Lots will be approved if all policy criteria are met. 5. Farmers within the town are encouraged to follow soil conservation plans and to utilize soil conservation practices. 6. Agencies and bodies responsible for the preparation of plans for public improvements, such as roadway corridors,power lines,pipelines, or sanitary landfills shall be requested to recognize the agricultural land preservation goals of the town. 7. There are a number of small(substandard)parcels already in existence in the designated Agricultural Preservation Areas. One house per such a parcel less than 35 acres will be allowed if the requirements of the County Sanitary Ordinance are met. Discussion of CUP Related to Policies 1. This 40-acre parcel is currently farmland, with farmland to the north, east and south. West of • Sprecher Road is a large-lot rural subdivision.