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16 <br /> through the use of three principal land use categories: Primary <br /> Development, Secondary Development, and Open Space <br /> Areas. <br /> Primary Development Areas. Primary Development Areas <br /> are intended to accommodate the full range of light industrial, <br /> distribution,retail,office, and service uses. To assure that land <br /> for such development is available in the future, residential <br /> uses,other than those presently existing,are not allowed. <br /> Uses permitted in Primary as well as Secondary Development <br /> Areas are identified in the following section, 2.2- Permitted <br /> Uses. <br /> In the case of the 1-40/Old NC 86 District, the Primary <br /> Development Area has been divided into 'Primary I", <br /> "Primary Transition Overlay", and 'Primary II"areas. In the <br /> Primary 11 Area, the range of permitted uses is similar to that <br /> of the Primary I Development Area,with only retail uses being <br /> limited.Another significant difference is the higher landscape- <br /> to-building ratios required in a Primary II Development Area." <br /> The Primary Transition Overlay Area also limits the <br /> range of permitted uses because of the proximity of <br /> existing single-family homes.While hours of operation <br /> are limited,the same landscape-to-building ratios <br /> applicable within a Primary I Development Area are <br /> required, <br /> Secondary Development Areas. Secondary Development <br /> Areas are intended to provide a 'step-down"or land use <br /> buffer between Primary I and II Development Areas and <br /> residentially zoned or developed properties.'Within these <br /> areas,only a limited number of residential and office uses are <br /> allowed.Where residential development is contemplated, <br /> moderate densities ranging from two to four dwelling units per <br /> acre are permitted. <br /> "Amended r-17-915 <br /> In some instances,specific densities have been identified to <br /> assure that the proper "step-down"is provided between <br /> existing residential development and more intensive uses.As <br /> an example,an R-2 designation or density limit of two dwelling <br /> Economic DeveA piwnt Distracts Design M&val PVe 2.r.2 <br />