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Objective B. Prevent incompatible land uses from locating in close proximity to one another. Policy 1. Protect valuable farmland from premature development. Policy 2. Create a distinct separation between urban and non urban development. Policy 3. Prevent large urban type development from locating in rural areas. Policy 4. Require new development to compliment the surrounding land use. Objective C. Promote residential development which will more easily convert to an urban environment. Policy 1. Encourage development whose lots will not become economically infeasible if annexed into a municipality. Policy 2. Plan subdivisions so logical resubdividing is possible if necessary. Policy 3. Plan subdivisions so the street network and accesses can be upgraded to meet the needs of an urban environment. Policy 4. Require orderly annexation agreements in new subdivisions surrounding incorporated areas. Objective D. Ensure new development will protect the short and long term health, safety, and general welfare of county's citizens from flooding. Policy 1. Prevent development from occurring in flood prone areas. Policy 2. Prevent development with the potential need for flood buyouts, flood mitigation, and temporary flood protection. Policy 3. Prevent development having limited access during times of high water. Policy 4. Deter development which adversely impacts the flooding potential in the county. Policy 5. Require new developments near potential flood areas to submit a flood protection plan outlining the risk of flooding and necessary solutions to protect the lives and investments of the county's citizens. Objective E. Ensure new development will protect the short and long term health, safety, and general welfare of county's citizens from the soil stability problems prone to the county's soils. Policy 1. Prevent development which will compound the naturally occurring problems with the county's soil stability. 187