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Natural Environmental Constraints Cheeks Township contains the following natural environmental constraints to development activity: floodplains, a water supply watershed, steep slopes and poor soil conditions. FLOODPLAINS. 100-year floodplains occur along Seven Mile Creek, Crab- tree Creek and. Rocky Run in the southeastern part of the Township; along the Eno River and its tributaries and McGowan Creek in the north- central part of the Township; and along Back Creek (Tributary A) north- east of Mebane. WATER SUPPLY WATERSHED. Most of the Upper Eno watershed, which is drained primarily by the Eno River and Seven Mile Creek, is located in Cheeks Township. In general this watershed encompasses the eastern two-thirds of the Township. Water from this area supplies both the Town of Hillsbo- rough's and the Orange-Alamance water systems. The existence of a water- shed crossed by an important transportation corridor requires serious consideration of the trade-offs between environmental protection and.lindus- trial development opportunities and is the critical issue facing Cheeks Township in the near future. STEEP SLOPES. Steep slopes represent only very limited constraints in the Township, occurring along sections of the Eno River and Seven Mile Creek in the eastern part of Cheeks Township. SOILS. As would be expected poor soil conditions because of flooding are found to generally coincide with the floodplains identified. The only other significant patterns of poor soil conditions exist in the north- central area and on scattered sites in the south-central part of the Town- ship where theneiF some limitation due to heavy clay content and shallow depth to bedrock. PLANNING FRAMEWORK AND APPLICATION Organizing Concepts The following Township policy statements represent the organizing concepts around which the Land Use Plan for Cheeks Township has been constructed: 1) The small, unincorporated community of Efland is appropriate for medium intensity residential and commercial development. 2) The community of Efland is suitable for urban-type services, including the extension of water and sewer lines. 3) The moderately sized TOwn of Mebane is capable of providing urban- type services, when appropriate, to adjacent areas likely to become urban in the plan period. 4) Medium and higher intensity commercial and industrial development is appropriate in the areas within and immediately adjacent to Mebane's planning jurisdiction that are currently served by water or sewer lines.