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• 1 k t - 3 Central Orange Area Study, 1983). The 20 year transition classification demonstrates that the proposed amendment will carry out the intent and pur- pose of the Land Use Plan. Likewise, the fact that this parcel is included in the new joint . planning area indicates that it is an area expected to change from rural to urban in itsl development characteristics. The joint planning process recognizes that the character of property does not automatically change at the planning jurisdiction lines. Joint planning was conceived to avoid the arbitrariness inherent in "magic" lines. This property's development characteristics are controlled by the 8 acres which front U.S. 15-501 and fall within the Chapel Hill planning jurisdiction. The minimum lot size in that portion is 10,000 square feet. There is no transition area between the Chapel Hill R-2 section of the parcel and the Orange County R-1 Section to the rear of the property. However, the zoning characteristics of the property change markedly at that arbitrary Tine. Development would occur on the front eight acres which would abut directly upon land that is now zoned for rural non-farm residen- tial development. The front 8 acres "urbanize" the parcel. (B) The Present Availability of Water and Sewer in the Area is a Changed Condition. The Orange Water and Sewer Authority has committed to serve this parcel with water and sewer lines. See letter of Everett Billingsley to George Rose, dated March 23, 1985, a copy of which is attached. This fact, perhaps more than other, evidences the rapid changes occurring in this area of the county! In 1984, the Orange County Planning Board had recommended that this property be classified as a 10 year transition area rather than a 20 year transition area. Its recommendations were based on the development charac- teristics of the immediate area. One of the reasons the commissioners place the property in a 20 year transition area was that water and sewer would not be available there until 1993 to 1998. (Minutes of the Board of Commissioners of June 4, 1984). However, growth in the area has continued to the point that it is feasible to extend water and sewer to this parcel now. One of the chief differences between the rural residential district and an R-4 district is the availability of water distribution and sewage collections in the area. One of the two application criteria for the rural residential district is that "urban services, including water distribution and sewage collection mains are not likely within 10-20 years." (4.2.2(b)(2), Orange County Zoning Ordinance). This criteria no longer applies to thas parcel since those services are available now. Likewise, one of the prpncipal application criteria for the R-3 zone is that "water and sewer line should exist at the site or be assured of installation as