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Chapter 5: Land Use Element <br /> A body of water, such as a pond or lake, confined by a dam or other <br /> barrier to be used for public water supply from which water flows by <br /> gravity or is pumped directly to a treatment plant or to a small <br /> intervening storage basin and thence to a treatment plant <br /> Reservoir. Class II <br /> A body of water, such as a pond or lake confined by a dam or other <br /> barrier to be used for public water supply from which water flows by <br /> gravity or is pumped to a Class I reservoir prior to final entrance to a <br /> water treatment plant. <br /> Resource Protection Area <br /> Land designated as Primary Conservation Area which contains <br /> sensitive environmental resources, historically significant sites, and <br /> features considered unbuildable because of their limitations or <br /> unsuitability for development. This includes wetlands and floodplains <br /> along drainage tributaries, steep slope areas, (1 S% or greater), natural <br /> areas, wildlife habitats and corridors, and significant historic and <br /> archaeological sites. These areas form the basis for a conservation <br /> network within which other land uses are situated. <br /> New Hone Creek Corridor Open Space <br /> Some of the land in the Resource Protection Areas and a portion of the <br /> Public Interest Area designated as significant and worthy of protection <br /> according to the New Hope Corridor Open Space Master Plan <br /> completed in April of 1991 . This classification is part of a system of <br /> open space in Durham and Orange Counties along New Hope Creek <br /> and its tributaries between Eno River State Park and U.S. Army Corps <br /> of Engineers land north of Jordan Lake. The New Hope Corridor Open <br /> Space is made up of critical environmental areas such as stream beds, <br /> floodplains, steep slopes, and larger tracts of historic, educational, or <br /> recreational value. <br /> For each land use classification, sets of criteria have been developed that describe <br /> the physical and environmental context, the projected population change, and <br /> resulting land requirements. (See Appendix G: Land Use Plan Category Locational <br /> Criteria.) <br /> Map S-4: Land Use Map, designates the areas where these classifications are <br /> applied. <br />