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- - The projected population of 8168 persons in Eno Township by the year 2000 would require an estimated 1482 additional dwelling units and 3157 acres of additional residential- land. In addition to the residential acreage, residential development brings in its wake the need for land for non-residential facilities, fire stations and other similar uses. The total additional acreage required during the plan period, therefore is 3315 acres. Allocation of Growth The primary task of the Land Use Plan is to geographically allocate the anticipated growth throughout the Township in accordance with the County- wide goals and policies and the Township policy statements. In actuality, the amount of land allocated to acconixiate this growth will be substan tially greater than the calculated need to allow for variation in the availability of land and the exercise of market choice. The following allocation guidelines which incorporate the descriptive framework of the County land use clLsificati6n system, are derived from the County and Township policies to facilitate the process of determining the location of new growth in Eno Township: o The areas in the northern and central portions of Eno Township contain the prime agricultural soils in the County and should be maintained in this use. o Low density rural non-farm residential development is most appro- priate in the southern tier of Eno Township. o 1414 and medium intensity commercial, and industrial development should be located at the activity node in and around the intersection of U.S. 70 and Interstate 85. o Medium and high intensity residential development is appropriate in the area focused on the intersection of U.S. 70 and 1-85 and the area extending southeast to the Durham line. o The Duke Forest and Eno State Park lands, which are associated with prime educational and recreational opportunities, should be protected as public interest lands. In light of these allocation guidelines, information about land in Eno Township was "filtered" through the set of location criteria in order to evaluate the suitability of cevLain locations to contain various land uses. This information was then utilized in the classification of land throughout Eno Township. Distribution of Land Use Plan Categories Land in. Eno Township has been classified into the following Land Use Plan categories according to the public policies expressed in the Plan, the set of locational criteria defining the appropriateness of the physical environmental, context, and the Township's projected population change and resulting space requirements: