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, a <br /> ij <br /> PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO ORANGE COUNTY LAND USE PLAN <br /> 1. Section 3.1• Land Use Plan Categories <br /> • To the basic category heading of RURAL,add Stoney Creek Basin. <br /> • Under LAND USE PLAN CATEGORY DESCRIPTIONS, add: <br /> STONEY CREEK BASIN. Land within the boundaries of the 4,696 acre Stoney Creek <br /> Drainage Basin southeast of the Town of Hillsborough in portions of Hillsborough, Eno, <br /> and Chapel Hill Townships. The area is triangular in shape and is bounded ggnerally by <br /> I-85 to the north,the University Spur of Southern Railroad to the east, and NC Highway <br /> 86 to the west. The Stoney Creek Basin Small Area Plan was adopted by the Orange <br /> County Board of Commissioners on August 5, 1996. The plan emphasizes retaining the <br /> area's rural character and protecting landowners' rights (see APPENDIX F - Stoney <br /> Creek Small Area Plan Map). <br /> 2. Section 3.4: Locational Criteri a-Add the following: <br /> (Refer to the Spring 1995 UNC Students' Report -"Three Development Options: Conventional, <br /> Density-Neutral,Neo-Traditional"and the Stoney Creek Basin Small Area Plan adopted by the <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners on August 5, 1996, for details.) <br /> PLAN CATEGORY: STONEY CREEK BASIN <br /> Land Slone. No evaluation. <br /> Hydrology. Located within the boundaries of the 4,696 acre Stoney Creek Drainage <br /> Basin southeast of the Town of Hillsborough in portions of Hillsborough, Eno, and <br /> Chapel Hill Townships. <br /> Flora and F una. No evaluation. <br /> Soil Conditions.No evaluation. <br /> Publir,Services/Utilities.No evaluation. <br /> Transportation System.No evaluation. <br /> Energy Use.No evaluation. <br /> Existing Land Use.No evaluation. <br /> Agriculture and Forestrvrand Forestry.No evaluation. <br /> 1 <br />