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20 <br /> 6.30.3 Land Use Intensities <br /> Three levels of land use intensity are contained in the Stoney Creek Basin Small Area <br /> Plan. These area are designated in the Plan as lower, intermediate, and higher <br /> intensity areas,which are identified,respectively, as Lower Intensity,Intermediate <br /> Intensity,and Higher Intensity Development Areas within the Stoney Creek Basin <br /> Overlay Zoning District. <br /> 6.30.3a Lower Intensity Development Area <br /> The Lower Intensity Development Area includes land designated as lower intensity <br /> area in the Stoney Creek Basin Small Area Plan. The Lower Intensity area best typifies <br /> the area's remaining rural character and is proposed to have the lowest average <br /> development densities in the future. The current character of the area is residential <br /> development on relatively large lots,with a considerable number consisting of large <br /> undeveloped tracts(both open and forested),and active farm land. The Lower Intensity <br /> area lies mostly in the central and southern part of the study area. A portion also <br /> extends north to I-85 in the undeveloped area east of Strayhorn Hills. It contains 2502 <br /> acres, 725 of which are contained in Duke Forest or the Stoney Creek wildlife corridor. <br /> 6.30.3b Intermediate Intensity Development Area <br /> The Intermediate Intensity Development Area includes land designated as intermediate <br /> intensity area in the Stoney Creek Basin Small Area Plan. The Intermediate Intensity <br /> area is intended to provide a transition between higher and lower intensity areas. It is <br /> envisioned as being predominantly residential with density being determined in large <br /> part by the character of existing development. The Intermediate Intensity area contains <br /> 1205 acres, and includes the existing residential developments of Strayhom Hills and <br /> Wyngate, areas bordering University Station Road along the eastern side of the Plan <br /> area, and area west of NC 86 adjacent to the I-40/Old NC 86 Economic Development <br /> District. <br /> 6.30.3c Higher Intensity Development Area <br /> The Higher Intensity Development Area includes land designated as higher intensity <br /> arcs in the Stoney Creek Basin Small Area Plan and is generally synonymous with areas <br /> designated in the Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan as Ten or Twenty-Year <br /> Transition Area. In the future, land within the Higher Intensity area will likely be <br /> annexed into the municipalities of Hillsborough or Durham. A mix of land uses is <br /> possible. The Higher Intensity area contains 699 acres, most of which lies in the <br /> western and northwestern parts of the Stoney Creek Basin Plan Area, with one smaller <br /> portion situated on the eastern tip of the area adjacent to the I-85/US 70 Economic <br /> Development District. <br /> 2 <br />