Land Use Plan – 2002 - Stanly County, North Carolina

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STANLY COUNTY Data on employment, commuting distances, and educational attainment indicates that Stanly County is beginning to more resemble its northern and western neighbors. Zoning and building permit information for the county verifies this growth. The Stanly County Building Department has issued an average of 273 new home and 278 manufactured home permits since 1997. Figures for commercial and industrial building permits indicate a steady increase in construction activity since 1997. Land Use Plan 2-13 6/02
SECTION 3: THE LAY OF THE LAND Natural Resources Analysis STANLY COUNTY An analysis of environmental conditions within Stanly County will provide a framework for decision-making about future development patterns in the county. For a variety of environmental reasons, certain areas of the planning area are better suited for development than others. Factors such as soil conditions, lands subject to wetland conditions and flooding, groundwater supplies, and steep slopes must be considered during the planning process. The process of determining the suitability of land for development involves analyzing the attributes of the natural environment and identifying restrictions placed on development by each attribute. The major natural systems that have been analyzed to determine land suitability and the county are soils, wetlands, geology, groundwater, surface water, and floodplains. A variety of sources were utilized in the environmental analysis including the Soil Survey of Stanly County, and information obtained from state and federal agency web sites. Geology of the Region Stanly County is located in the Piedmont Province of North Carolina, between the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Coastal Plain. The land can be defined as gently rolling. The Uwharrie Mountain Range, which is considered to be the oldest mountain range in North America, is partially located within the County. North Carolina is divided into nine geological belts, areas with similar rock types and geologic history. Stanly County is located within the ‘Carolina Slate Belt’ that consists of rock of sedimentary and volcanic origin formed during the Cambrian Period around 550 to 650 million years ago. When the rock underlying Stanly County today was formed, the land was comprised of oceanic volcanic islands. That geologic history left Stanly County rich with mineral resources. Stanly County participated in the nation’s first “gold rush” beginning in the late 1790s. North Carolina led the United States in gold production prior to the gold rush in California in 1849. Some gold mining has continued in the area to this day. Today, mineral extraction in the Carolina Slate Belt generally consists of surface mining of crushed stone for streets, and pyrophyllite for refactories, ceramics, filler, paint, and insecticide carriers. Triassic Period basins containing sedimentary rocks that were formed from streams carrying mud, silt, sand, and gravel are also found in the county. These mudstones are mined in order to produce brick, sewer pipe, structural tile, and drainage pipe (North Carolina Geological Survey web site). Soils Soil characteristics play an important role in determining the ability of the land to effectively support various forms of land use from farming to the construction of a residential subdivision to more intensive activities such as commercial or industrial development. There are six general soil units in Stanly County as shown on Figure 3-1. Each unit usually is comprised of one or two major series as well as minor series. Table 3-1 provides a summary of each of the six soil units present in Stanly County. These units can be used to determine soil suitability for large areas. Because of the large number of individual soil phases within a general series—and the widespread availability of soil surveys from various federal, state, and local agencies—they are not mapped. In order to determine individual property soil suitability the Soil Survey of Stanly County, North Carolina should be consulted (U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), 1997). Land Use Plan 3-1 6/02
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Strengths Weaknesses STANLY COUNTY
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STANLY COUNTY APPENDIX B: BUILD-OUT
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BIBLIOGRAPHY STANLY COUNTY American
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