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between Homestead Road and railroad, and east <br /> of railroad, from "Urban Residential" to <br /> "Suburban Residential " . 038 <br /> 8. Retain designation of "Extractive/Disposal" <br /> on landfill site south of Eubanks Road and <br /> adjacent to railroad . Label site as <br /> "Potential Landfill - Pending Further Study" <br /> to alert people of potential for development <br /> as landfill . Actual use of site could not be <br /> commenced until acceptance of Class A Special <br /> Use Permit and following public hearing. <br /> 9 . Retain proposed "Urban" activity node <br /> designation at Star Point to reflect existing <br /> commercial uses only. <br /> 10. Designate the area bounded by US 15-501 , <br /> Chatham County line, Old Lystra Road, White <br /> Rock Church Road and Wave Road as "Rural <br /> Residential " instead of "Suburban <br /> Residential" . <br /> In addition to the above, the Planning Board also <br /> recommended that the allowable density in the <br /> Rural Residential (Rural Buffer) be retained at <br /> one dwelling unit per acre ( Vote: 6 in favor; 4 <br /> opposed) . The recommendation was adopted <br /> following denial of a previous motion to <br /> recommend a density of one dwelling unit per two <br /> acres ( Vote: 4 in favor; 6 opposed) . <br /> The Planning Board also adopted a five-part <br /> resolution regarding its commitment to joint <br /> planning . The parts and the Board 's vote on each <br /> was as follows: <br /> 1 . The Planning Board endorses the principles of <br /> cooperation embodied in joint planning as the <br /> most sensible response to pressing mutual <br /> planning concerns ( Vote: 9 in favor; 1 <br /> opposed) . <br /> 2. The Planning Board endorses the concept of <br /> rural buffers as a mechanism for rural <br /> neighborhood protection, for environmental <br /> protection and as an urban planning tool . <br /> The Board also supports expressed concerns of <br /> the Carrboro Planning Board regarding overall <br /> densities in the buffer and endorses minimum <br /> acreages per unit of no less than one unit <br /> per two acres as a starting point for future <br /> discussion . The Planning Board also endorses <br /> clustering of units though not exclusively <br /> ( Vote: 6 in favor; 4 opposed) . <br /> 3. The Planning Board finds it inappropriate <br /> for Carrboro to pursue unilateral policies <br /> affecting the University Lake watershed in <br />