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Rural Residential . This area of the Township is generally bounded by the University Lake watershed to the east, Dairyland Road to the north, Orange Grove Road to the west and NC54 to the South. This area has characteristics which make it suitable for rural , non-farm residential development. It is adjacent to the major east-west road, NC54 and near the Rural Community of White Cross. A proposed Rural Commercial Activity node at the intersection of NC54 and Orange Chapel Clover Garden Road is also close by. Commercial uses , either existing or future at these nodes will provide the necessary support services for the Rural Residential area. This area is also outside both the University Lake and Cane Creek watersheds. Agricultural Residential . The vast majority of the land area in the Township is classified as Agricultural Residential . This classification is to designate those areas where the land use activities are predominately related to the cultivation of the land or the use of land as pasture. The intent is to provide for the preservation of land suitable for agriculture, silviculture and horti- culture uses. Environmentally Sensitive. This classification applies to the 100-year flood- prone lands which were described in the Township Profile Summary. The purpose is to show those areas where development needs to be controlled so that the loss of property or human life because of flooding is eliminated. Reservoir Protection. In Bingham Township this classification applies to the University Lake and Cane Creek watersheds (In the case of Cane Creek the Reservoir Protection covers the part of the watershed that will drain into the proposed reservoir. ) . This classification includes lands that drain to existing reservoirs which are public water supplies for Orange County or to potential reservoir sites which have been designated for protection. These watersheds need to be protected from the impacts of development which could cause water