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The portion of the Transition Area located north of Carrboro has been further divided into Transition Area I and Transition Area II designations on the Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan. Transition Area I may be developed at densities and for uses identified in the underlying land use plan categories described below. within Transition Area II, however, no tract may be approved for development at a density that exceeds one (1) housing unit per gross acre until at least seventy -five percent (75 %) of the gross land area of Transition Area I consists of any combination of the following: 1. Lots containing one (1) acre or less; 2. Residential developments approved for development at a density of at least one (1) unit per acre; 3. Streets, roads, and utility easements located outside of lots containing one (1) acre or less; 4. Lots or tracts that are used for commercial, industrial, institutional, or governmental purposes; and ' 5. Tracts that are owned by the University of North Carolina or other non - profit entities and that are not available for development. The un4 use plan categori -_ include: Re; 1 ate Open Space; New Hope Creek Corrii �') 15h 115 {-� 1 ential; Urban r Residential UNC Development; Retail Trade; Ligh• / ✓� These categories are described bi Resour SsL Q-- % - within Transition Areas of the Join* include floodplains, wetlands alp \ C��'�}��}? w, steep slope areas (15% or reater �- g ) p a arks and open space system (see 4-Is d , g -9 J k�' the framework within which other -z- Public Pub a' l he Transition Areas include UNC ams Airport and adjacent tracts), th, and a tract connecting the two lan de open space in the midst of areas planned for urban expansion. New Hope Creek Corridor Open Space Areas include some of the Resource Protection Areas and a portion of the Public /Private Open Space Areas which were designated as significant and worthy of protection according to the New Hope Corridor Open Space Master Plan completed in April of 1991. (See Master Plan Map following Strategy Maps). The areas are part of a system of open space in Durham and orange Counties along New Hope Creek and its tributaries between Eno River State Park and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers land north of Jordan Lake. This category is made up of critical environmental areas such as stream beds, floodplains, steep slopes, and larger tracts of historic, educational, or recreational value. 59