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recommend approval of the proposed Zoning Flan for the Transition Areas. The Orange County Planning Staff recommends approval of the proposed Zoning Plan for the Transition Areas in the Chapel Hill Joint Development Review Area and its incorporation into the Orange County Zoning Atlas. Waldon used maps and slides in demonstrating and explaining the proposed zoning plan for the Transition Areas located in the Chapel Hill Joint Development Review Area (CHJDA). Part of the Joint Planning Agreement states that the Transition Areas are to be designated and that Orange County must adopt and incorporate these into its Zoning Atlas and development regulations. Also, the Joint Planning Agreement states that the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro are to make recommendations to the County about how those areas should be zoned in a manner that is consistent with the development regulations of Chapel Hill and Carrboro. Waldon continued that there are three main sections of Chapel Hill's Transition Area under the Joint Planning Agreement and described those areas shown on the slides of the maps. The hand Use Plans that have been adopted by Chapel Hill and Orange County for the Joint Planning Area define the Urban Services Area; the area in which the full extent of urban services is ultimately expected to be extended and the area in which the towns ultimately expect to be annexing. It is the recommendation of the Chapel Hill Planning Soard that almost all the surrounding areas be designated for residential use. The only exception is in the vicinity of the I-40 interchange at I-40 and NC 86, Eubanks Road area. The area south of I-40 is a small portion of the urban area that is within Chapel Hill Urban Services District but outside the corporate limits. Tt is surrounded by residential uses bordered by I-40. The recommendation of the Chapel Hill Planning Soard is that most of the area be zoned R-1 (3 units per acre) and the portion cut by I-40 be zoned R-2 (4 units per acre). The next area is more complicated, bordered by I-40 on the north. and mostly by NC 86 on the eastern edge even though there is one section east of NC 86 in this area and it also crosses Homestead Road. The area south of Homestead Road is designated by the Land Use Plan as low and medium density residential development. The Chapel Hill Planning Board is recommending that area to be zoned R-2 (4 units per acre) with the exception of the area designated R-4 which is the location of Brookstone Apartments. North of Homestead Road is a designation of R-lA, a recently created lower density residential zone in which the minimum lot size is 25,000 square feet. This reflects the character of and the larger lot sizes of the existing subdivision located along Sillabong Lane. The balance of that area is recommended to be zoned R-1. Waldon noted that area as being the one most discussed and most disagreed on. On the east side of NC 86, the recommended zoning was R-2 due to the