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The Land Use Plan designates those agricultural and managed <br /> Mrgs-c uses t1lat are antiMpated to canttilue tri the baM, <br /> -status M - --tffe— San period. A iculfuFal and manage <br /> lorest lands within transition area are expected to convert <br /> to more 1HE-ensive uses as publiZ water and sewer are .extended <br /> into those areas, <br /> Natural Environmental Constraints <br /> There are three natural environmental conditions that pose <br /> constraints to development in Eno Township; flooplains, steep <br /> slopes and poor soils. <br /> Mlood2lains: Approximately 1,250 acres, excluding land in Eno <br /> River State Paz-K, 15 Iloodplain or has poorly UraineZl I <br /> associated with floodplain. The majority of the floo=way <br /> fringe is liong Ehe no aver. In some spots the floodplain <br /> extends as far. as 800 feet from the floodway. OtH—er <br /> significant amounts of floodplain can be found along Stoney <br /> Creex, Buckwater Creek, and Little Creek-* . <br /> Steep- slones: Steep slopes present a constraint to <br /> development by cfegtTnq tHe poEgfftlai roF Increased runoXE <br /> an erosion. steep slopes and the soils associated with them <br /> also oseroblems for the use of se tic tanks. An area o'er <br /> plo es reater than 15%, roughly cuts diagonally across the <br /> owns h12, northeast to southwest. Another area of steep <br /> slopes can he found along the Durham County line in the <br /> vicinity of Eno—River State Park. <br /> Poor Soils: Poor soils in the Township tend to be of the <br /> Tatum-Goldston association, and are usual1v associated -w-11-t-h <br /> steev sloDes. -Another area of soils generally rated poor for <br /> urban development activities exists alone New Sharon Church <br /> Road. <br /> Cultural and Natural Resources <br /> Certain areas of Eno Township- possess unique or exemplar <br /> natural and physical characteristics that are of great value. <br /> - <br /> TH—evalue is not necessarily monetary. it may be historical <br /> $15 logical, s <br /> p1ritual, or of value lotge planning process. <br /> First and foremost among these resources is Eno- River State— <br /> Park, which stretches., along the Eno River in orange and <br /> Purham Counties. Its natural and historical resources and <br /> recreational opportunities are a tremendous asset to the <br /> Entire region Park lands in 0 which <br /> e State e' State range County for h <br /> Lae_e gMOMtS__gZ Zra__Sjmp1-a ownerrahip 1 ia in <br /> one of three Ate's Ford -access, Co-!-Q Mill <br /> 6 <br />