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ORANGE COUNTY <br /> Chapel Hill <br /> Existing Conditions <br /> District 14 includes the existing corporate limits of the Town. 11,455 residential <br /> units and 9,514 group housing units were included in the base year survey for <br /> District 14. Employment within this area totaled 29,661. <br /> General Assumptions <br /> The development of population and employment projections for the Town of Chapel <br /> Hill was guided by the principles adopted in the Town's recently revised land use <br /> plan. This plan identifies an urban services area in which Chapel Hill anticipated <br /> the majority of development to take place. District 14 approximately conforms to <br /> the urban services area identified in the land use plan. <br /> Beyond this urban services area an area of rural buffer has been designated. This <br /> rural buffer is anticipated to experience scattered low density residential growth. <br /> Chapel Hill's future growth will be directly related to the anticipated expansion <br /> of the University of North Carolina campus facilities. UNC will continue to play a <br /> dominate role as a primary employer and will generate strong growth patterns. The <br /> majority of this growth will occur in non-academic areas such as medical and <br /> research activities. The UNC student population is expected to grow at a much <br /> slower rate than the medical and research activities. <br /> The growth of the UNC complex will generate considerable associated employment in <br /> the Town Center and at the mixed use areas adjacent to I-40. The growth in <br /> residential population will also generate significant retail and service employ- <br /> ment. <br /> Total employment in the Chapel Hill urban services area will increase to 63,397 by <br /> 2000 and to 78,176 by 2010. Approximately 65% of this employment will be in the <br /> services sector and 19% in office related functions. <br /> This growth in UNC-Town employment will maintain a strong demand for housing <br /> within Chapel Hill. The recently adopted Town land use plan reflects that <br /> expected demand and identifies new areas for residential development. It is <br /> anticipated that 12,608 additional residential units will be added in the Chapel <br /> Hill urban services area by 2000. An additional 3,704 units will be added between <br /> 2000 and 2010. <br /> 4.4 <br />