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adjacent to an Urban or Transition area and which is Q- 2 a rural in character , should remain rural , contain very low-density residential uses and not require urban services. Transition areas include land that is in the process of changing from rural to urban , that is suitable for urban-type densities and should be provided with public utilities and services. ORANGE GOUNTy-CARRBORO ZONING ,JURISDICTION BOUNDARY The Town of Carrboro currently exercises zoning, subdivision and building inspection authority in approximately 1 ,800 acres of the University Lake watershed. Orange County exercises similar authority in the remaining portion of the watershed in the county. Proposals will be made which would permit Orange County to incorporate all of the watershed into its jurisdiction and exercise zoning, subdivision and building inspection authority therein . In return, Orange County would release to the Town of Carrboro' s jurisdiction an area northwest of and adjacent to the Town ' s current planning jurisdiction line. The first proposal would be based on development densities equivalent to that currently permitted in the University Lake portion of Carrboro' s Jurisdiction, involving approximately 230 acres of land. The second proposal would be based on an acre-for-acre exchange, involving approximately 1 ,800 acres. ZONING QEDINANCE AMENDMENTS The proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance under consideration are as follows: 1 . Amend Article 11 .7 NONCONFORMING LOTS by deleting provisions which require the combination of contiguous nonconforming lots to create conforming lots. The amendment would allow owners of lots which do not meet lot area and width requirements and which existed prior to the adoption of zoning regulations to build a one-family detached dwelling on each such lot in their ownership, provided setback and applicable Health Department regulations are met. 2 . Amend Article 7 .20 PD-MHP PLANNED DEVELOPMENT MOBILE HOME PARK DISTRICT by revising current design standards for new mobile home parks. The design standards proposed include , but are not limited to, a minimum lot size of 5 ,000 square feet; a minimum spacing between units of 20 feet/22 feet between units and the street ; requirements for unit/street numbering; hard surfaced streets/minimum of 18 feet in width; solid skirting or foundation enclosures around each unit base; a 100-foot buffer strip requirement along the project perimeter ; and recreation areas as required by zoning and subdivision regulations. ORANGE COUNIY ZONING ATLAS The proposed amendment to the Zoning Atlas under