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HARRISBURG AREA LAND USE PLAN <br />(ENR -6) Consider creating a Preservation Plan that takes into <br />consideration the important cultural and environmental resources worthy <br />of preservation. <br />Using the Conceptual Preservation Map as a starting point, develop a joint <br />Town /County Preservation Plan consistent with the following points. <br />o The Plan should define the types of features to preserve and provide a <br />methodology for identifying priorities. <br />o The delineation of specific preservation areas in the Conceptual Preservation <br />Map may be schematic and may require subsequent field verification as part <br />of the preservation steps (implementation of the Preservation Plan). <br />o The Plan should designate specific roadway segments that are potential <br />scenic corridors, which have been preliminarily identified in this Harrisburg <br />Area Land Use Plan process based on citizen input reflected in the products of <br />charrette. (See Appendices B and C.) <br />o The Plan should address features and landscapes with the following <br />characteristics and values: <br />• Cultural significance (e.g., archaeological sites, cemeteries, and burial <br />grounds); <br />• Historic value; <br />• Scenic beauty (e.g., landscapes with tree lines, field borders, and <br />meadows, especially as seen from public land or right -of -way); <br />• Semi -rural character; <br />• Healthy native forests covering several acres; <br />• Lands with agricultural use, value, and or capacity (e.g., 5 or more <br />acres, a quarter of which is covered by prime farmland soils); <br />• Land for active and passive recreation; <br />• Lands that are not naturally suited for development (e.g., large area <br />sloping 25% or more); <br />• Ecologically sensitive lands, including floodplains and wetlands; <br />• Habitat for birds, fishes, and other wildlife, especially that for federally <br />listed endangered or threatened species; <br />• Lands critical to support natural processes and balances; <br />• Defined landscape elements such as buffers, greens, planted medians, <br />greenways, trails, and conserved open space; <br />• A landmark tree; and <br />• Lands strategically located to provide relief from an otherwise <br />continuous developed suburban condition. <br />o The Plan should identify specific conservation tools, which may include or add <br />to the following: <br />✓ Agricultural districts; <br />✓ Conservation easements; <br />✓ Purchase of development rights; <br />PART VI: RECOMMENDATIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES <br />AUGUST 2010 <br />Attachment number 1 <br />G -1 Page 377 <br />