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Future Annexations The potential for future annexations by adjacent communities has encouraged a portion of the growth within the Midland Town limits, This competition created the mismatched Town limit boundaries present in the Pine Bluff Rd area and spurred the State Legislature to enact a bill to disallow Towns located primarily outside of Cabarrus County from annexing properties within Cabarrus County. Towns with approved annexation agreements are exempt from that regulation. The 2003 agreement with Harrisburg that solidified the boundaries of this plan' was the first document set in place to determine the future boundaries of the Town of Midland on the west side of the plan area. In September 2003, the Town of Midland and the Town of Locust came to an agreement regarding future annexations on the east side of the plan area. The agreement states that Locust will refrain from annexing property located south of NC 24/27 and east of the Rocky River. In return, the Town of Midland agreed not to annex property located north of NC 24/27 and east of the Rocky River. A portion of the plan area was left to the discretion of the individual property owners (see Map 3, Annexation Boundaries). PHYSICAl CHARACTERISTICS Soils The Midland Plan area encompasses approximately 35,172 acres. Approximately :y. of this area lies within the Carolina Slate Belt-a geological zone that extends 4 to 5 miles into Cabarrus County from the boundary with Stanly County. All of the land south of NC 24/27 lies wiJllin- JhJs- zone. There are three soilcolT1)lexes th9L c¡re found ill ~h_e Carolilla Slat~B~lt-Badin- Tatum-Georgeville, Goldston-Badin and Kirksey Misenheimer-Badin. Two additional soil complexes are found within the Midland Plan Area but outside the Carolina Slate Belt. The additional soils are Enon-Mecklenburg-Poindexter and Cullen-Cecil-Hiwasee. These soils are often rated "very limited" for buildings, roads, and septic systems due to flooding, depth to the saturated zone and related problems. (see Map 4, Septic Suitability) Depth to soft or hard rock also presents limitations for foundations, roads and septic systems. Furthermore, Badin, Goldson and Poindexter soils can have slopes as steep as 45 percent, which present an erosion hazard in addition to the limitations already discussed. Large-scale planning for appropriate commercial and residential development on these soils must incorporate other landscape considerations, including topography, vegetation, and water features. Water Quality The Plan area lies completely within the Yadkin- Pee Dee River Subbasin. This subbasin includes the middle portion of the Rocky River watershed from southern Rowan county, southeast Meckienburg county and northwest ünion County. The ô.5 miie long segment of Rockÿ River G-4- 8