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vi 011 FUTURE LAND USE - JOINT PLANNING AREA In this section, anticipated patterns of future land development are outlined for the Joint Planning Area, exclusive of Carrboro and Chapel Hill . 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. Finally, comments received at two public hearings, six public information meetings, and the recom- mendations of town and county advisory and governing boards were con- sidered in the formulation of the plan . The discussion of the Plan centers on four broad categories of land use - Residential , Commercial , Industrial and Resource Conservation. _ Resjlentiai 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 two acres in size or greater. The- Rural Residential designation is identical to the Rural Buffer category - contained in the current Orange County Land Use Plan. The Rural Buffer category is described in the Plan as land adjacent to an Urban or Transition area which is rural in character and which should remain rural , contain very low-density residential uses and not require urban services (water and sewer) during the Plan period. The Town of Carr- boro, while supporting the concept of a Rural Buffer, has gone on record in favor of large tract cluster development as opposed to a two acre lot size restriction . At the time of the second public hearing in April , the entire Bolin Creek Basin was designated as transition area. Plan revisions made following the hearing resulted in a southward extension of the Rural Buffer into a sizable portion of the transition area. Three primary rea- sons are advanced for this redesignation: ( 1 ) Protection of Duke Forest - The Duke Forest Manager requested that all lands bordering Duke Forest be given the lowest In- tensity uses possible to lessen potential impacts. Suburban Residential areas bordering Duke Forest were redesignated as Rural Residential . (2) Deletion of the Calvander Commercial/industrial Node - it was felt that deleting the sizable area designated for light manu- facturing, retail , and Office/Institutional would likewise • 71