EXHIBIT R Page 189 <br />Goal 5. No other findings, assumnti-ons, goal policy, or othernlanning regulation <br />shall be construed as additional regulation of forest management activities. <br />N." Lands designated within the Metro Plan as forest land shall be zoned F-1/RCP or <br />F-2/RCP. A decision to apply one of the above zones or both of the above zones <br />in a split zone fashion will be based upon a conclusion that characteristics of the <br />land correspond more closely to the characteristics of the proposed zoning than <br />the characteristics of the other forest zone. The zoning characteristics referred to <br />are specified below in subsections (1) and (2). This conclusion shall be supported <br />by a statement of reasons explaining why the facts support the conclusion. <br />(1) Non-impacted Forest Land (F-1/RCP) zone characteristics: <br />(a) Predominantly ownerships not developed by-wi residences or <br />non-forest uses. <br />(b) Predominantly contiguous ownerships of 80 acres or larger in size. <br />(c) Predominantly ownerships contiguous to other lands utilized for <br />commercial forest or commercial farm uses. <br />(d) Accessed by arterial roads or roads intended primarily for forest <br />management. <br />(e) <br />Primarily under commercial forest management. <br />(2) Impacted Forest Land (F-2/RCP) zone characteristics: <br />(a) <br />Predominantly ownerships developed with residences or non- <br />forest uses. <br />(b) <br />Predominantly ownerships 80. acres or less in size. <br />(c) <br />Ownerships generally contiguous to tracts containing less than 80 <br />acres and residences and/or adjacent to developed or committed <br />areas for which an exception has been taken in the Metro Plan. <br />(d) Provided with a level of public facilities and services, and roads <br />intended primarily for direct services to rural residences. <br />Riparian Corridors, Wetlands, and Wildlife Habitat (Goa151 <br />indinQs <br />f <br />wildlif <br />i <br />d <br />6fi <br />eftfien e <br />biteAs festilted in the ider <br />ildlif <br />h <br />24. lftveftt <br />veg <br />efies o <br />etat <br />on, <br />e, an <br />tl <br />' <br />w <br />e <br />a <br />. <br />d <br />b <br />, <br />ithi <br />h <br />bi <br />we <br />a <br />th <br />n <br />s, <br />half ef the siofieant <br />Ov <br />t <br />lit <br />pfedue <br />tive wildlif <br />teAs w <br />e <br />a <br />fi <br />e <br />. <br />er <br />an area. <br />eepe <br />ine <br />b <br />Exhibit B: Proposed amendments to Chapter III-C, Environmental Resources Element, Page I 1 of 24 186 <br />Laurel Rldgeoi uvnp-Springfield Metropolitan Plan (Metro Plan). Page 508 <br />