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*4.1.2 Town of Carrboro Land Development Standards <br />*Amended <br />10/18/88 The regulations governing the use of land and structures as contained in the Town of <br />Carrboro Land Use Ordinance are hereby adopted by reference as fully as though set <br />forth herein. The regulations shall be applicable to that portion of the Transition Area <br />located within the Carrboro Joint Development Review Area as prescribed in the <br />adopted Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan and the adopted Joint Planning Area Land <br />Use Map. <br />4.2 District Statements of Intent and Application Criteria <br />*4.2.1 Rural Buffer (RB) District <br />a) Intent <br />*Amended <br />1/5/87 The purpose of the rural Buffer (RB) District is to provide locations for rural <br />residential developments and agricultural, silvicultural or horticultural uses which <br />serve to buffer or separate more intensively planned and /or developed portions <br />of Orange County. Development within the Rural Buffer (RB) District is at very <br />low densities (the minimum lot size per dwelling unit is two (2) acres) and relies <br />on individual wells and ground absorption systems for domestic water supply <br />and sewage disposal, respectively. <br />b) Application Criteria <br />This district will usually be applied where the following conditions exist: <br />Amended <br />414/88 1. Designated by the adopted Comprehensive Plan as Rural Buffer or by the <br />adopted Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan as Rural Residential or both. <br />2. Urban services, including water distribution and sewage collection mains <br />are not likely within 10 -20 years. <br />*4.2.2 Agricultural Residential (AR) District <br />``Amended <br />115/87 a) Intent <br />The purpose of the Agricultural Residential (AR) District is to assist in the <br />preservation of land suitable, as a result of location, existing farming operations, <br />soils and topography, for agricultural, silvicultural or horticultural uses and to <br />protect such uses from the adverse effects of incompatible land uses. <br />4 -2 <br />