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` II Chatham County , and a major retirement community has been planned on the Orange/Chatham line . We can expect to see increased development activity in northern Chatham , especially residential development with a Chapel Hill/Carrboro orientation . Duke Forest,: At present , growth to the north of Chapel Hill and Carrboro faces an eventual barrier : 3600 acres of Duke Forest land . These major tracts represent both an opportunity and a threat . For supporters of the concept of a "rural buffer" around Chapel Hill/Carrboro , Duke Forest presents an opportunity to be the core of such a buffer , a physical limit to growth ; the threat is that the property will not remain in its present ownership . For those favoring development, the prospect of developing Duke Forest lands is an attractilve one . Jordan Lake: The construction of Jordan and Falls Lakes have added majors amenities to the recreation—poor Triangle Area . As such these Lakes have enhanced the attractiveness of the Triangle apes , and will serve as "development magnets , " attracting growth . For Chapel Hill , Jordan Lake presents both an amenity , and a barrier to growth on the southeast side of Town . Drainage asins : Last is the subject of basins , and limitations', on extension of water and sewer service . This issue. .is discussed in more detail elsewhere . In summary , natural topography renders extension of sewer service to the west , into the University Lake watershed . The most likely areas for extension are south , northwest , and east . INITIAL LIST OF PRINCIPLES The following Operating Principles are a compilation o P of guidelines taken from the Chapel HiLL Township section of the adopted Orange County Land Use Plan IOC) and from the discussion paper on Land Use Plan Assumptions prepared by the Chapel Hill Planning Board (CH) . The purpose of this compilation ' is to provide a starting point for a statement of the principles which will be used to formulate the Joint Planning Land Use Plan . Of course each jurisdiction has an extensive set of Goals and Objectives , but this compilation utilizes two available smaller lists which seem to identify some of the important policy issues . The compilation was done by classifying tha uidelines which h appeared in the two documents cited . The Orange County guidelines deal with Chapel Hill Township rather than the Joint Planning Area , but in fact the two areas are very similar (see Orange County Land Use Map) and the guidelines are therefore instructive . This brief compilation shows a great deal of similarity in the thinking of the two jurisdictions , as does a comparison of their stated Goals and Objectives . 49