Minimum Weighted Value | Maximum Weighted Value | |
Land Evaluation (LE)... | 40% | 70% |
Site Assessment (SA) Developmental Potential... | 10% | 40% |
Site Assessment Farmland Potential... | 10% | 40% |
Site Assessment Clustering Potential... | 10% | 40% |
A flow chart summarizing the farmland ranking system is set forth at Appendix A.
Example: A 60-acre tract has 10 acres within soil mapping units with relative values of 95, 20 acres within soil mapping units with relative values of 90 and 30 acres within soil mapping units with relative values of 80. The sum of the relative values is calculated as follows:
10 acres x 95 = 950 acres
20 acres x 90 = 1,800 acres
30 acres x 80 = 2,400 acres
Total 5,150 acres The 5,150 acre sum is then divided by the total acreage of the tract (60 acres) to determine the average relative value: 5,150 acres divided by 60 acres = 85.83 In this example, the average relative value of the soils on the tract is 85.83.
Example. The average relative value of the soils on the tract described in the example in paragraph (3) is 85.83. The county program assigns a weighted value to the LE score of 60% (.60) of the farmland ranking score. The weighted LE score for this tract would be 51.5, calculated as follows:
85.83 x .60 = 51.5
Example: A county program may require that the percentage of adjacent land in nonagricultural use or the distance to urban centers or growth areas, or both, be considered in scoring DP.
Example: A county program assigns weighted values of 10% to DP, 20% to FP and 30% to CP. The DP, FP and CP scores for a particular tract are 92, 85 and 80, respectively. The weighted DP score equals the DP score (92) multiplied by its weighted value (10%): 9.2. The weighted FP score equals the FP score (85) multiplied by its weighted value (20%): 17. The weighted CP score equals the CP score (80) multiplied by its weighted value (30%): 24. The weighted SA score is the sum of these three weighted scores (9.2 + 17 + 24): 50.2.
7 Pa. Code § 138e.15
This section cited in 7 Pa. Code § 138e.11 (relating to general requirements); 7 Pa. Code § 138e.42 (relating to review, certification and approval of a county program); 7 Pa. Code § 138e.62 (relating to evaluation of application); and 7 Pa. Code § 138e.66 (relating to offer of purchase by county board).