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The following land use categories constitute the basic framework of the Chapel Hill Township Land Use Plan. Modifications of some of these cate- gories was necessitated by the unique character of Chapel. Hill Township due to the presence of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro urban and urbanizing area. URBAN. Land that is within the corporate litits of the Towns, has been classified as Urban. The Land Use Plans for the Towns will shape the pattern of development in that area. Given the policy of infill develop- ment, most of the:higher intensity growth during the plan period should occur within the designated urban area. The corporate limits define the inner boundary of the Joint Planning Area and the Rural Buffer defines the outer boundary. 10-YEAR TRANSITION. Land adjacent to the Towns which will be developed to urban densities and provided with water and sewer lines during the first 10-year phase of the Plan is designated Ten Year Transition. The desig- nation corresponds with the area extending north from the Chapel Hill- Carrboro planning jurisdictions to Homestead Road west of N.C. 86 and to the electrical power line right of way east of N.C. 86 just north of Weaver Dairy Road. 20-YEAR TRANS4ION. The TWenty-Year Transition area extends north of the area classified as Ten-Year Transition to Whitfield Road and Eubanks Road. Like the Ten-Year Transition area, this area will develop at medium and high density levels and will be provided with water and sewer services during the second ten year phase of the Plan period. RURAL BUFFER. The Rural Buffer extends from the western boundary of the _ Towns' planning jurisdictions to the outer edge of the University take watershed. To the north, the Rural Buffer extends to New Hope Road and includes most of the major Duke Forest tracts in Chapel Hill Township. This area defines the outer boundary of the Joint Planning Area and the Towns' corporate limits defines the inner boundary. , It will remain rural in character, contain very low density rural and agricultural uses and never require urban services during the plan period. RURAL RESIDENTIAL. Areas classified as Rural Residential are appropriate for rural density, non-farm residential development and are generally focused on the northern edge of the Township. AGRICULTURAL RESIDENTIAL. Areas designated Agricultural Residential extend through the western portion of the Township adjacent to Bingham Township and are used primarily for agricultural activities. Designation indicates that the land should remain in agricultural uses with non-farm development limited to those uses which would serve and support the farming population. PUBLIC INTEREST AREAS. The Duke Forest tracts and the buffer area around University Lake are unique because they are, in effect, being held as open space and used for research and recreational purposes by designation as Public Interest Districts. The Duke Forest lands, as a group, form a band across the north central part of the Township generally separating the rural area from the Transition area. Thus, the integrity. of the Duke Forest tracts are an important aspect of the developing land pattern in the Township. WATER SUPPLY WATERSHED. This category applies to the water supply watershed for the University Lake reservoir and seeks to protect the watershed from