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A 011 4. Concerns of urban expansion and subsequent annexation by Carrboro. Duke Forest The northern boundary of Bolin Creek basin extends through the Blackwood Division of Duke Forest. At the 17 April 1987 public hearing, Judson Edeburn, Duke Forest Resource Manager, offered the following comments: "The Duke Forest is best able to operate as a natural outdoor laboratory in a completely rural setting. Development of land surrounding the Forest is. however, inevitable. In that the Rural Residential, Agricultural Residential and Rural Buffer categories seem the most compatible with Duke Forest uses. all lands surrounding the Duke Forest should receive one of these designations. This would require a change in the proposed plan south of Eubanks Road and west of Old N.C. 86 Neal Bald Mountain. The R-1 zone. which permits one dwelling per acre may be too dense to allow for a true rural buffer. A density of fewer than one dwelling per acre may be more appropriate for the Rural Buffer. " Density 1tandards Three categories of residential land use were proposed initially in the JPA Land Use Flan: Urban (6-13 units/acre) ; Suburban (2-5 units/acre) ; and Rural (one unit/acre) . The standards ultimately adopted included a two-acre minimum lot size requirement in the Rural Residential category. resulting in the Suburban Residential density range expanding to 1-5 units/acre. The adopted standards did create another problem - some existing subdivisions and others under construction were initially in compliance with the proposed standards. With adoption of the Plan, they became nonconforming in terms of the two-acre lot size requirement. As an example. Fox Meadow Subdivision was developed partially before adoption of the Plan. The average lot size was approximately one acre. After adoption of the Plan. Fox Meadow remained in the Rural Residential land use category but subsequent phases were confronted with adherence to the two-acre lot size standard. Implications Approval of the proposed expansion of the Suburban Residential classification to the boundaries of the Bolin Creek basin would be consistent with the following: 1. The expansion allows for the logical extension of gravity sewer systems; 2. The expansion is consistent with growth strategy maps for urban development;