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b. A recreation oriented residential development: water use (lakeshore or riverside), golf course, horse riding trails and stables, etc. c. Hobby farming. 21. The proposal would create parcels of 1.73 and 1.84 acres in size, which would be considered a rural density of approximately 1 dwelling per acre. Also, hobby farming would be possible on the parcel sizes proposed. The proposal meets these criteria in the comprehensive plan. 22. The comprehensive plan also contained policies related to rural land uses and established special conditions which must be met before non -farm residential uses will be permitted in the area designed General Agricultural: a. Non farm dwellings on the areas designated for General Agricultural use shall be located on sites meeting at least one of the following conditions: 1. The soils on the tract are primarily of lower agricultural potential; (i.e. not on Class 1 or II), 2. The tract is wooded (i.e. it is not being utilized for agricultural production), 3. The land parcel has marginal utility for agricultural use because of physical characteristics (small, irregular, or isolated parcels created by land divisions, road building projects, etc.). b. In determining whether or not a site meeting the above criteria is appropriate for development, and if so, what amount and density of development should be allowed, the following factors shall be considered: 1. The resulting impact on the stability of the land use pattern in the area (consider the general nature and character of the area), 2. The resulting impact on public services such as roads, school, sewers, etc., 3. Potential conflicts between land uses because of the operational characteristics of agriculture, 4. The adequacy of ground water quality and quantity for domestic use, 5. The adequacy of the means of sewage disposal to protect individual and community health. c. All residential uses in the rural area shall have water supply and distribution system and sewage disposal systems which meet prescribed standards for health and sanitation. d. "Strip -type" commercial or residential development along roads in the rural areas shall be discouraged. 23. On the subject property, the soils are predominantly class II and VI. The property is in farm use. However, the size of the property is such that it cannot be considered a commercially viable farm parcel. The area to the north is characterized by rural residential homesites in an AR zone. An easement to Seminole Road would serve as the access to the site. Dwellings would be served by well and septic systems. No strip -type development is proposed. The proposal meets the criteria in 22. 24. At the time the property was acquired, Chapter 120.070 of the Marion County Rural Zoning Ordinance also applied: