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HARRISBURG AREA LAND USE PLAN impoundments, and a 35 -foot buffer on intermittent streams (measured from centerline of stream due to data limitations). • Wetlands and wetland buffers - All mapped National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) wetlands and, based on adopted county ordinance, a 75- foot buffer around such areas. • Natural Heritage Element Occurrences (NHEO) sites - Locations of rare and endangered species populations and occurrences of exemplary or unique natural ecosystems (terrestrial and palustrine) and special wildlife habitats. Some are associated with the significant Natural Heritage Areas described in Section 7e. • Areas not served by sewer - Any areas within a drainage basin that lie more than 3,000 feet beyond an existing sewer line, or areas within a drainage basin not presently served by sewer. Areas within 3,000 feet but on the other side of a ridge were excluded. (This does not apply to single family suitability.) • Undevelopable or permanently protected areas - Public lands, cemeteries, parks, church sites, school sites, and conservation easements. • Voluntary agricultural districts (VAD) - Parcels that are currently in the VAD program, according to Cabarrus County. Other Constraints (restricts /limits development): • Floodplains - Based on FEMA maps and adopted ordinance, areas that are affected by the requirement for finished floor of structures to be elevated above the base flood elevation (BFE). • Proximity to the speedway or other high impact uses (for the residential uses only) - Due to noise and other impacts, areas that lie within 2 miles of such uses. • Proximity to the landfill (for all uses except industrial) - Due to potentially offensive sights and smells, areas that lie within 2 miles of such uses. • Proximity to a residential property (for the industrial uses only) - Any areas that lie within 500 feet of parcels with any type of existing residential use. • Poor soils - Areas with "very limited" soils that present issues for most types of development, based on the soil survey produced by the Soil Conservation Service of the USDA. (See soils information in Environment and Natural Resources section of this report.) • Prime farmland - Areas with soils that considered highly suitable for agriculture producing food, feed, forage, fiber, and oilseed crops, based on the soil survey produced by the Soil Conservation Service of the USDA. (See soils information in Environment and Natural Resources section of this report.) • Tax deferred parcels - Parcels that are identified by Cabarrus County as tax deferred, as such parcels are in agricultural use. Given the constraints and the potential for redevelopment and infill development, the total area of land available for future development may be PART II: EXISTING CONDITIONS AUGUAIAM number 1 G -1 Page 321