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D R A F T <br /> JOINT PLANNING LAND USE PLAN <br /> JANUARY 14, 1986 <br /> TABLE OF CONTENTS <br /> I . INTRODUCTION Page 1 <br /> This section provides an overview of the Joint Planning Process <br /> a summary of the Joint Planning Agreement signed by Chapel Hil <br /> and Orange County , a map showing the boundaries of the Join <br /> Planning', Area , and references to the Orange County Land Us . <br /> Plan . <br /> II . NATURAL ENVIRONMENT Page 8 <br /> This element addresses physical characteristics of th = <br /> environment that suggest where development should or should no <br /> occur . A " Land suitability" model is described , along with . <br /> discussion of water resources . <br /> III . INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUBLIC SERVICES Page 30 <br /> This element addresses components of the built environment thaw <br /> affect development patterns . Water and sewer extension issue= <br /> are key . The adopted Chapel Hill — Carrboro Thoroughfare Pie <br /> forms a base of a transportation network . The link between len . <br /> use and public transit feasibility is drawn , along with the Link <br /> between development patterns and existing public safety <br /> facilities . <br /> IV . SOCIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS Page 38 <br /> This element addresses existing Land use patterns and the <br /> reLations',hips between amount of land in different uses , offers a <br /> set of population projections to the year 2000 that suggest <br /> needs for future Land use, and discusses the employment trends <br /> that will' affect population growth . <br /> V. JOINT PLANNING PRINCIPLES Page 47 <br /> This section describes the context in which this Land use plan <br /> will be drawn . A discussion of regional growth trends is <br /> presentedl followed by a List of Joint Planning Operating <br /> Principles , and a summary of questionnaire responses from the <br /> Public Information meeting in November . The section also <br /> highlights the existing Land Use Plan , and locational standards <br /> and strategies to be used to prepare the Plan . <br /> VI . FUTURE LAND USE — JOINT PLANNING AREA Page 66 <br /> This section high Lights the proposed Joint Planning Area Land <br /> Use Plan . <br /> VII . SUMMARY OF KEY ISSUES . Page 76 <br /> This section highlight issues of process and substance . Whet <br /> are the next steps? In what manner will development be <br /> regulated? Where and at what scale should commercial and <br /> industrial development occur? At what densities should <br /> residential areas be developed? Where should public water and <br /> sewer services be extended? <br />