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os ~~ "Infill" development of suitable vacant land within the Towns at existing or projected densities, as set forth in the Towns' 1977 Land Use Plans should be encouraged. Staff Comment: Complies. The area covered by the Northwest Small Area Plan (including this area) is within the Town's Urban Services Area as defined in the 1986 Land Use Plan and the 1989 Comprehensive Plan. The Urban Services Area is the Town of Chapel Hill's long range planning area that is expected to have urban development, served by public water and sewer facilities. Utili Extensions Principle: The timing of utility extensions and the pace of growth should be coordinated. Water and sewer service should not be extended outside the boundaries of the Joint Planning Area. Staff Comment: Complies. The Northwest Small Area Plan does not include plans to extend water and sewer service outside the Joint Planning Area. Allocation of Growth Principle: Areas where public facilities and services are available should be developed before areas where such services are not yet available. To the maximum extent feasible, no "spillover" growth from the two Towns will occur in Chatham or Durham Counties or in Bingham Township. In other words, all "spillover" development will be absorbed within the boundaries of Chapel Hill Township. The area north of Town is assumed to be most suitable for absorbing "spillover" because of transportation access, the large, efficiently sewerable area below the Morgan Creek-New Hope Creek divide, and existing growth patterns. The "Southern Triangle" area will develop only after all the suitable land south of and between the Duke Forest tracts has been developed. Duke Forest tracts will not be developed over the period 1980-2000. Staff Comment: Complies. The Northwest Small Area Plan which includes this area provides a plan for growth that would occur in areas served or to be served by public facilities and services. The Northwest Study Area does not include any "spillover" growth, and does not include any land located in Chatham or Durham Counties, Bingham Township, or the "Southern Triangle " area. The Northwest Study Area does include the small southeast portion of the Blackwood Division of Duke Forest, which is separated from the main tract and is located south of Eubanks Road and east of Rogers Road. The Northwest Small Area Plan proposes that this portion of Duke Forest remain part of the Rural Buffer. RECOMMENDATION The Planning staffs of Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Orange County recommend approval of the proposed amendment, including the other seven parcels in the area described previously. In the Recommended Strategies section of the Chapel Hill Northwest Small Area Plan (page 48), the following language is found: