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011 <br /> 2 <br /> Map and Land Use Map by the County, after review and recommenda- <br /> tion by the Town. <br /> Discussion <br /> We believe that both of these amendments are appropriate. <br /> Expansion of Transition Areas: The proposed expansion of the <br /> Transition Area would occur almost totally in Carrboro' s area of <br /> primary interest. However, a small area south of Eubanks Road and <br /> east of Rogers Road is currently part of Chapel Hill' s Rural <br /> Buffer. Since this area would be surrounded by Transition Area to <br /> the east, south, west and part of the north, and since it is <br /> already divided into lots of about 1 acre, it has been included <br /> in this proposed revision. <br /> The Rural Buffer designation includes land adjacent to an Urban <br /> or Transition area and which is rural in character, should remain <br /> rural, contain very low-density residential uses and does not <br /> require urban services. Transition Areas include land that is in <br /> the process of changing from rural to urban, that is suitable for <br /> urban-type densities and should be provided with public utilities <br /> and services. <br /> we think that expansion of the transition area in the Rogers Road <br /> neighborhood north to Duke Forest is desirable for several <br /> reasons: <br /> 1) The southern edge of Duke Forest is a natural barrier <br /> for the "urban services district. " <br /> 2) This area can be easily served by municipal services in <br /> the future. <br /> 3) This amendment would allow area to accommodate future <br /> Carrboro growth, in an area that is less environ- <br /> mentally sensitive than the University Lake Watershed. <br /> 4) This amendment would "smooth out" Chapel Hill' s <br /> transition area, providing slightly more room for <br /> urban-type development, in a pattern that would be more <br /> appropriate than the present plan and which would <br /> recognize a pattern of smaller lot subdivisions already <br /> present south of Eubanks and east of Rogers Roads. <br /> 5) Adopting this amendment would implement part of the <br /> "13-point .Plan" agreed to in principle by Chapel Hill, <br /> Carrboro, and Orange County. <br /> Terminology: Changing the names of the designations of the areas <br /> in the plan will clarify terminology, and make the Joint Planning <br /> Area Land Use Plan consistent in language with the Joint Planning <br /> Agreement and the Orange County Land Use Plan. The proposed <br /> change in terminology is as follows: <br />