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Chapter 5: Land Use Element <br /> Land located in areas that are in the process of changing from rural to <br /> urban, that are suitable for urban-type densities and should be <br /> provided with public utilities and services within the second 10-year <br /> phase of the plan. <br /> Commercial Transition Activity Node <br /> Land focused eii designated located at major road intersections or <br /> near major transportation routes that could be provided with public <br /> water and wastewater services and within either a 10 year or 26 year <br /> transition area that is appropriate for retail and other commercial <br /> uses. <br /> Commercial-Industrial Transition Activity Node <br /> Land near major transportation routes that could be provided with <br /> public water and wastewater services and is appropriate for retail and <br /> other commercial uses; manufacturing and other industrial uses; office <br /> and limited (not to exceed 25% of any Node) higher density residential <br /> uses. <br /> Economic Development ETransition3 Activity Node <br /> Land in traitshtien areas of the County which has been specifically <br /> targeted for economic development activity consisting of light <br /> industrial, distribution, office, service/retail uses, and flex space <br /> (typically one-story buildings designed, constructed, and marketed as <br /> suitable for use as offices but able to accommodate other uses such as <br /> a warehouse, showroom, manufacturing assembly, or similar <br /> operations.) Such areas are located adjacent to interstate and major <br /> arterial highways, and subject to special design criteria and <br /> performance standards. <br /> Uses.EE)MMUNITY LANE) USE EATEGORY <br /> Land focused on designated. roon-d intersections which seme as modal <br /> cressroads for the surrotinding rural eommunity and is an appropriate <br /> !Ocation for amy of the following uses, church, fire station, small-150'st <br /> Office, school, Or Other similar institutiomal uses and ome or niere <br /> RURAL LAND USE EATEGE)nIrr CLASSIFICATIONS <br /> Rural Buffer <br /> Land adjacent to an urban or transition area which is rural in character <br /> and which should remain rural, contain very low-density residential <br /> uses, and not require urban services during the plan period. <br /> Rural Residential <br /> Land in the rural areas of the County which is appropriate for low <br /> intensity and low-density residential development and which would not <br /> be dependent on urban services during the plan period. <br /> Agricultural-Residential <br /> Land in the rural areas where the prevailing land use activities are <br /> related to the land (agriculture, forestry) and which is an appropriate <br /> location for the continuation of these uses. <br /> Ora+iq,e/C&u*ity Cavnprah 4vive1Plaat1 Page 5-16 <br />