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~~~ 1980. The amendment to the existing text projects a population of 19,055 by the year 2000, an increase of 72~ from the projection in the existing plan. Two new policies have been added to the proposed amendments - protection of Duke Forest tracts and Water Quality Critical Areas (WQCA). WQCA's have been noted in the existing map but not in text. Existing policies, focusing more intensive development in or adjacent to town or at major a.ntersections, protecting the rural agricultural character of the northern part of the township, and providing for orderly rural residential growth to the south of town, remain essentially unchanged. The existing map combines the 1981 Land Use Plan, the 1983 Central Orange Area Study and the 1986 Pantry Area Study. In it, ten year transition surrounds the corporate limits of Hillsborough with additional areas of twenty year transition to the east and southeast. To the north of the transition area is agricultural transition area and to the south is rural residential. The Upper Eno Watershed along the western boundary of the township and Duke Forest land are coded Public Interest District. There are two activity nodes north of town, a Rural Neighborhood Node and a Rural Industrial Node both on NC 86. _ A Commercial Transition Node is centered at St. Mary's Road and U5 70. ACommercial-Industrial Activity Node is focused on the intersection of I85-NC86 extending south from US 70 to -. a point south of Southern Railroad. A small satellite to that node is centered on Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation. The biggest change in the map from what currently exists is that classifications are no longer made for land within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Hillsborough. This is because of Hillsborough's increased planning capability since 1981 and the town's request to administer land use controls currently administered by the County. Other changes are as follows: 1. Resource protection area, mostly steep slopes and floodplains, are extended township wide. The classification indicated areas poorly suited for development purposes. 2. Agricultural areas are added township wide to reflect areas enrolled in the use value taxation program. 3. Water Quality Critical Areas are added to the 1988 plan. 4. Rural Residential area north of I-40 and west of Old NC 85 and land between old NC l0 and I-85 is changed to