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TABLE 3-126 <br /> LAND REQUIREMENTS: 1980-2000 <br /> 1980-1990 1990-2000 1980-2000 <br /> DWELLING UNITS REQUIRED 1 204 d.u. 394 d.u. 598 d.u. <br /> RESIDENTIAL ACREAGE <br /> REQunED 2 571 ac. 1104 ac. 1674 ac. <br /> TOTAL ACREAGE REQUIRED 3 599 ac. 1159 ac. 1758 ac. <br /> 1Based on an average household size of 2.84 persons. <br /> 2 Based on an average subdivided lot size of 2.80 acres. <br /> 3Adjusted for non-residential and commercial uses based on a multiplier <br /> of 1.05 for areas outside of municipal planning limits. Since industrial <br /> development usually has little or no market relationship to local resi- <br /> dential development, it has not been calculated as part of the Township <br /> needs. <br /> The projected population of 5950 persons in Cheeks Township by the year <br /> 2000 would require an estimated 598 additional dwelling units and 1674 <br /> additional acres of residential land. In addition to the residential <br /> acreage, residential development brings in its wake the need for land for <br /> non-residential purposes such as shopping, schools, churches, recreational <br /> facilities, fire stations and other similar uses. The total additional <br /> acreage required during the plan period, therefore, is 1758 acres. <br /> Allocation of Growth <br /> The primary task of the Land Use Plan is to geographically allocate the <br /> anticipated growth throughout the Township in accordance with the County- <br /> wide goals and policies and the Township policy statements. In actuality, <br /> the amount of land allocated to accomodate this growth will be substan <br /> tially greater than the calculated need to allow for variations in the <br /> availability of land and the exercise of market choice. <br /> The following allocation guidelines, which incorporate the descriptive <br /> framework of the County land use classification systen, are derived from <br /> the County and Township policies to facilitate the process of determining <br /> the location of new growth in Cheeks Township: <br /> o Medium and higher intensity commercial and industrial development <br /> that would be most appropriately served by a centralized water <br /> and sewer system should be located within Mebane's Transition <br /> Areas in proximity to the designated activity nodes. <br /> o Low and medium intensity commercial, industrial and residential <br /> development which would create minimal negative impacts on the <br /> Upper Eno water supply watershed should be located in Efland's <br />