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61 <br />such as fast food restaurants and service stations; all other commercial <br />establishments would be considered retail. <br />Industrial: Land devoted to the manufacturing, storage, warehousing, and <br />transportation of products. <br />Public: Land devoted to social, religious, educational, cultural, and political <br />activities; this would include the office and service employment establishments. <br />Agricultural: Land devoted to the use of buildings or structures for the raising of <br />non - domestic animals and /or growing of plants for food and other production. <br />• Mixed Use: Land devoted to a combination of any of the categories above. <br />Anticipated future land development is, in general, a logical extension of the present <br />spatial land use distribution. Locations and types of expected growth within the <br />planning area help to determine the location and type of proposed transportation <br />improvements. <br />Orange County anticipates the CTP planning area, which covers the rural areas of the <br />county outside of the MPOs and municipalities, to remain primarily rural. The county's <br />2030 Comprehensive Plan reflects predominantly low- density residential development <br />on private wells and septic systems and agricultural land uses for the future (See Figure <br />6). There are five Rural Community Nodes, located at key intersections along the more <br />heavily traveled routes, and relatively smaller Rural Neighborhood Nodes at other less <br />traveled intersections. One Rural Industrial Node, intended for small scale industrial <br />uses not requiring urban services, is located at the northwest boundary of the planning <br />area at the intersection of NC 86 and NC 49. Small portions of the Rural Buffer, an area <br />that is jointly planned among Orange County, Chapel Hill, and Carrboro, are also <br />located within the planning area. The Rural" Buffer is intended to protect rural character <br />and is to remain rural, containing very low- density residential uses, and not require <br />urban services. In general, the county's plan focuses the majority of the growth in and <br />around the municipalities, which fall inside the MPO areas. <br />1 -16 <br />