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14 Attachment A - 6 PAGE 84 — JPA LAND USE PLAN Cluster subdivisions, reducing parcels to at least 1 acre in area, are allowed to as long as density limits for the entire subdivision are maintained. The Rural Residential designation is identical to the Rural Buffer category contained in the current Orange County Land Use Plan. The Rural Buffer category is described in the Plan as land adjacent to an Urban or Transition area which is rural in character and which should remain rural; contain very low- density residential uses, agricultural uses exempt from zoning regulations, and low- intensity agricultural support uses; and not require urban services (water and sewer) during the Plan period. Agricultural areas existing within Transition Areas are expected to change from rural to urban uses as Chapel Hill and Carrboro continue to grow and as public water and sewer services are expanded. Agricultural areas are located principally in University Lake Watershed but are also prominent along the northern perimeter of the Planning Area boundary. As development occurs in these areas, it will be of very low- density in nature and will generally consist of farm dwelling and outbuildings in support of agricultural operations. To the north of Chapel Hill and Carrboro in the New Hope Creek drainage basin, low - density residential development has taken place along Whitfield Road, Sunrise Road and Erwin Road. Residential developments similar to Sedgefield, Stoneridge, Oak Hills, Birchwood Lake Estates and Falls of the New Hope are expected to continue, relying on wells and septic tanks for water supply and sewer disposal. To the west of Carrboro, Rural Residential development is also expected in University Lake Watershed. However, only low- density residential and agricultural uses are anticipated. Development will continue to rely on wells and septic tanks for water supply and sewage disposal. The remaining area designated for Rural Residential and Agricultural development is the Southern Triangle area in the extreme southeastern portion of the County. The area drains to the southeast toward Jordan Lake and is beyond the ridge line of the Morgan Creek basin, an area which can be served by gravity sewer lines. The Southern Triangle is also characterized by environmental constraints such as steep slopes, flood plains and soils with poor stability, so low- density development is projected. There are approximately 9,260 acres of land designated for Rural Residential and Agricultural_purposes in the Land Use Plan. If developed at an average density of one dwelling unit per two acres with 15% of the area subtracted out for streets and roads, the holding capacity of the area in terms of dwellings is 3,935. If multiplied by the 1980 Census figure for population per household (2.6), the estimated population would be 10,231. Text below the section proposed for amendment has been removed.