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II VI FUTURE LAND USE — JOINT PLANNING AREA • In this section , anticipated patterns of future land development are ' out lined for the Joint Planning Area , exclusive of Carrboro and Chapel HiLI . The future land use patterns described in this section are based , in part , on the population , economic and existing Land use trends identified in background studies . Also considered in the formulation of these patterns were environmental features , infrastructure and service concerns , operating principles , Locational standards and concept/strategy maps developed for the Joint Planning Area or currently existing in the Orange County Land Use Plan . The discussion of the Plan centers on four broad categories of Land use — Residential , Commercial , Industrial and Resource Conservation . Residential Land Three categories of residential land have been depicted on the Land Use Plan — Rural Residential , Suburban Residential and Urban Residential . The three categories are discussed below. Rural Residential . The first of the categories is Rural Residential , a Low—density area consisting of single--family homes situated on Large lots ranging from one to five acres in size . The Rural Residential designation is identical to the Rural Buffer categorylcontained in the current Orange County Land Use P Lan . The Rura l Buffer category is described in the Plan as lend adjacent to an Urban or Transition area which is rural in character and which should remain rural , contain very low—density residential uses and would not require urban services (water and sewer] during the Plan period . To the northiof Chapel Hill in the New Hope Creek drainage basin , Low—density residential development has taken place along Whitfield Road, Sunrise Road and Erwin Road . Residential developments similar to Sedgefield , Stoneridge , Oak Hills , Bi rchwood Lake Estates and Falls of the New Hope are expected to continue , relying on wells and septic tanks for water supply and sewage disposal . Proximity to Interstate 40 and future office and research areas will create additional demand for such sites . To the west of Carrboro , Rural Residential development p is also expected in University Lake Watershed . Adopted County policies prohibit the extension of public water and sewer services into the watershed except in emergency situations . For this reason , residential development will continue to rely on wells and septic tanks . Current County zoning regulations require a minimum lot size of' two acres in designated Water Quality Critical Areas , while allowing a one—acre minimum lot size in other portions of the watershed . 66