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County staff: rural activity centers are generally well located; board asks use-comparison along US-441
Summary
Staff presented a GIS-based assessment of Marion County's rural activity centers (RACs), mapping each center with a five-mile service buffer. Commissioners asked staff to compare commercial entitlements in existing commercial zoned areas with RAC allowances along the US-441 corridor and to return with a uses comparison.
Marion County planning staff told commissioners that existing rural activity centers (RACs) appear to be strategically located and occupied, based on a GIS review presented at the April 4 workshop.
Ken, who prepared the map, explained he used a five-mile buffer around each RAC. "I used a 5 mile buffer because of multiple reasons. 1, 5 miles in rural areas is not very far. 2, if a rural activity…
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