SUITABILITY FACTORS

Recognizing that commercial and residential interests are affected differently by different factors we decided to develop separate suitability maps for each. The factors and their relative weights that went into the residential suitability map are shown in the table below.

TABLE: Residential Factors COVERAGE RELATIVE WEIGHT Landuse 0.38 Road Distance 0.27 Soils: Suitability for Septic Tanks 0.03 Soils: Suitability for Buildings 0.12 Cities: Distance to 0.20 Subsurface Geology -0.15 Major Roads: Distance to -0.15 Archaeological and Historical Sites In/Out Conservation Lands In/Out Hydrology: Surface Water In/Out Flood Potential Areas In/Out