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l' <br /> i� <br /> M <br /> Proposed Land U <br /> Plan & Zoning <br /> ie hs Plan: Districts Def•inition districts <br /> -RANbSI;TION OR URBA41ZED <br /> Cont`& Qf the following.' a clear social identity AR- 4 <br /> as a community; a church; a fire station; R- 40 <br /> a post office; a school; or other similar Rural Comr€mercia <br /> sociaF institutions and one or more neighborhood <br /> commercial establishments. shopping cen <br /> Rurra:li Commercial CW4) A commercial use vri']l be suitable in areas Rural Commercia <br /> where the predominant activities are related <br /> to the productive potential of the sand. <br /> These areas will never become urban. An <br /> example are the so-called Mom and Pop <br /> grocery stores +:ind gas stations. <br /> a. Rural Industrial (RI) An industrial use will be suitable in areas Rural Tndustrie <br /> where the predominant activities are related <br /> to the productive potential of the land, <br /> in areas with gc)od access, but in areas <br /> never to become urban. <br /> 3. rural, Residential (RR) Those rural areas to be developed as low Pr 40 <br /> intensity and lnw density residential. <br /> O� Agr'icu'lture Residential (AR) Areas where thy: predominant activities are R- 40 <br /> related to the land and where farming can AR- 2 <br /> continue to be ecomically productive AR- 3 <br /> in the future. AR- c <br /> CONSERVATI Oil <br /> 1, Public Interest Areas (PIA) Those lands that are owned by public or Public Ini"eres <br /> quasi-public institutions or agencies such Distiict <br /> as the university of North Carolina or <br /> Duke university. <br /> 2_ Environmentally Sensitive The primary areas in this category are <br /> or Critical Areas (ES) floodplains and water supply watersheds. <br /> Floodplains present a natural hazard to <br /> built development and other high-intensity Special Overla <br /> land uses. Water supply watersheds need District: <br /> protection from pollution related to high-- Floodplains <br /> -intensity development which would threaten Special Overla <br /> the quality of the public viater supply. district: <br /> Water Suppl <br /> Watersheds <br /> t; Certain uses, such as institutional, group or nursing horses, regional <br /> shopping centers, mobile home parks, airports, and extractive uses <br /> require special planning consideration which are not included in the <br /> classification scheme. <br />