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e) I i~V~(V;2L'/ fJY F~BG'QTII~I12n~l~filOii'3 elnCi irnplonl~f?t~ll0n ;~trateclies The following is a set of recommendations established through the Gabarrus County Central Area Plan process, beginning with ideas gathered during the charrette held on Apri123, 2008 and refined with input by the Advisory Committee in-meetings following the charrette and by citizens attending the open house held on May 22 2008. The recommendations are supplemented by specific strategies, or action steps, that will aid in the realization of the vision reflected irrthe plan. The recommendations and strategies. are in no particular order; they are presented in a menu-style format, designedto allow those involved in impiementation to evaluate each to determine priorities and identify short-, mid-and long-term tasks. 5,2 i_anc! Use, Housing anti ~COnomic Development (LU-i) Recognize the value of existing agricultural land and protect it for future agricultural purposes. ^ Protect existing.. agricultural operations from encroachment of development, particularly new residential subdivisions. o Increase awareness of voluntary agricultural districts and the benefits to Increase the number of properties in agricultural use-and increase geographic area-in the program. ^ Protect prime. farmland soils and soils of statewide importance in support of efforts to maintain agriculture as a viable component of the county's economy:.. To enhance the effectiveness of existing regulations that include: prime farmland soils and soils of statewide importance in the definition. of open space, provide incentives to protect these soils. As:a model forths, the Soiland Water Conservation District (SVNGI)) recommends the LEER certification process provision that gives such credit for protecting such soils. (LU-2) Support additional residential development in the Central Area at varying densities-based on the pattern e$pressed in the Central Area Plan map and the availability of public utilities and transportation access. ^ Allow single-family, detached residential units ih:most if not all portions of the Central Area. o Based on the availability of public utilities and transportation access, single- family detached homes should remain the primary use within the Study Area. o In order to protect existing agricultural land, the balance of the northern