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62 t <br /> qP <br /> PUBLIC INTEREST AREAS: Public Interests Areas are public or <br /> quasi-public lands, such as Duke Forest, that provide <br /> significant educational and recreational opportunities. These <br /> lands also form a crucial component of the County's open <br /> space system. <br /> WATER SUPPLY WATERSHED: A small portion of the Upper - Eno <br /> watershed, which furnishes the Town of Hillsborough and, the <br /> Orange-Alamance Water System with its water supply, lies <br /> along the western boundary of the Township. <br /> WATER QUALITY CRITICAL AREA: Land in the Water Supply <br /> Vlate-FIM7 Eli a rains yin-to water suPP ly impoullual <br /> and IT-re-ams De-10W rlig- MCI; trtbuMEY <br /> _iMP0aJ11d=r ar --�Ue5a. 2107-Tater Qual.-Y <br /> efftmTtift] �"� e <br /> CLe <br /> prijt-e-cion IF—= Eh=e­a r0 . <br /> AGRICULTURAL RESIDENTIAL: The northern area of the Township, <br /> where agriculture is an important land uses, is classified in <br /> this manner. <br /> RURAL RESIDENTIAL: much of the land in the southern third of <br /> the Township is classified as Rural Residential, which <br /> indicates that the most suitable land use is low density, <br /> non-farm residential development. <br /> TEN YEAR TRANSITION: Land classified in this manner indicates <br /> that ublic services from the Town of Hillsborough are likelv <br /> within en- ears. Most Of the land adjacent to the Town's or <br /> in - close proximity to <br /> p arming action and rhe <br /> intersections is designated as Ten year Transition <br /> use in­m-u-c=of Ten Year Transition area consists Of—medium <br /> v wit ladblic water <br /> cLensity drVisionS area Ber�qd <br /> �uppiy from the Town of Hillsborou gh. <br /> TWENTY YEAR TRANSITION: Most of the land adjacent to the <br /> Town's planning jurisdiction that is less deve lOP an an <br /> I=the Ten Year Transition areas- is designated as TweatX year <br /> TransiEion._This an is re <br /> Rr—Town. <br /> In addition to classifying the land in the County, the <br /> County's land : use stratecry .has been to identify appropriate <br /> activity nodes in each Township. The purpose is to direct <br /> commercial and industrial uses that choose to lo.cate outside <br /> of the Town's planning jurisdiction to the most appropriate <br /> areas, avoiding strip development and promoting an efficient <br /> 16 <br />