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Attachment 1 4 <br />(Section 4.1) <br />The zoning districts applied to each of the Land Use Element categories as presented in the <br />Land Use Element-Zoning Districts Matrix are as follows: <br />COUNTY RESIDENTIAL TRANSITION (20-Year Transition). Identifies areas changing <br />from rural to urban in form and density. All densities of residential development would be <br />appropriate. The applied zoning districts include: R-1 (low-density); R-2, R-3, and R-4 <br />(medium density); and R-5, R-8, and R-13 (high density) residential uses. <br />COUNTY RESIDENTIAL TRANSITION (10-Year Transition). Identifies areas changing <br />from rural to urban in form and density. All densities of residential development would be <br />appropriate. Non-residential uses implemented in accordance with small area plans and/or <br />overlay districts maybe appropriate. The applied zoning districts include: R-1 (low-density); <br />R-2, R-3, and R-4 (medium density); and R-5, R-8, and R-13 (high density) residential uses, <br />and Zoning Overlay Districts. <br />COUNTY COMMERCIAL TRANSITION. Identifies areas changing from rural to urban in <br />form and density. A full range of intensities of commercial development would be <br />appropriate. The applied zoning districts include: LC-1 (Local Commercial); NC-2 <br />(Neighborhood Commercial); CC-3 (Community Commercial); GC-4 (General Commercial); <br />OI (Office and Institutional); and ED (Economic Development). <br />COUNTY INDUSTRIAL TRANSITION. Identifies areas changing from rural to urban in <br />form and density. A full range of industrial activities would be appropriate and allowed. The <br />applied zoning districts include: I-1 (Light Industrial); I-2 (Medium Industrial); I-3 (Heavy <br />Industrial); and ED (Economic Development). <br />CHAPEL HILL AND CARRBORO TRANSITION. On November 2, 1987, a Joint Planning <br />Agreement was adopted by Orange County and the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro. The <br />Agreement became effective on November 14, 1988, following the adoption, by Orange <br />County, of zoning plans prepared by the two municipalities for their respective Transition <br />Areas. The applied zoning districts are those contained in the Chapel Hill Land Development <br />Ordinance and the Carrboro Land Use Ordinance, and are consistent with the land use plan <br />categories contained in the Orange County-Chapel Hiil-Carrboro Joint Planning Land Use <br />Plan. Reference should be made to the appropriate municipal ordinance and zoning map for a <br />description of the districts and applicable development standards. Under the terms of the Joint <br />Planning Agreement, the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro are responsible for permit <br />administration within their respective Transition Areas. <br />RURAL BUFFER. Only very low density residential and agricultural uses are appropriate in <br />the Rural Buffer. The applied zoning district is RB (Rural Buffer). <br />RURAL RESIDENTIAL. Identifies rural areas to be developed as low intensity and low <br />density residential. The applied zoning district is R-1 (low density) Residential). <br />~,~ <br />