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While the majority of this growth in residential growth will be concentrated in <br /> single family development, multi-family and retirement housing areas have also <br /> been identified. It is anticipated that the Town Center area will provide increased <br /> opportunities for residential development because of its proximity to employment, <br /> entertainment and the UNC campus. <br /> Carrboro <br /> Existing Patterns of Housing and Employment <br /> The population in 1985 of the Carrboro portion of the study area was estimated at <br /> about 14,200 people, who resided in almost 6400 dwelling units. Three-fourths of <br /> these units were located in district 15, which includes most of the incorporated <br /> area of Carrboro north of Morgan Creek, as well as the area north to Eubanks <br /> Road. District 16, also in the Carrboro area, includes the newer housing units <br /> south of NC 54, and continues to the Chatham County border. <br /> Carrboro is considered a bedroom community, with most residents working in Chapel <br /> Hill, the University of North Carolina, and Research Triangle Park. Carrboro's <br /> employment base is centered in six zones in the downtown area. <br /> • <br /> • General Assumptions • <br /> Below are listed the general assumptions that guided the development of housing <br /> and employment projections: <br /> (1) The projections of housing and employment are based upon the policies <br /> and future land use projections made by the Carrboro 2000 Task Force. <br /> (2) Only low density development will be permitted in the University Lake <br /> watershed area. The current zoning will be continued. <br /> (3) Growth and development will generally continue in the existing regions <br /> of the Town, and gradually spread to contiguous areas to the north and <br /> south of the Town. The northern regions will generally grow faster than <br /> the southern area. <br /> (4) Employment will still generally be outside of the Carrboro study area. <br /> Downtown Carrboro will continue to grow modestly. <br /> (5) The persons per unit will decrease slightly from about 2.1 in 1985 to <br /> just over 2 persons per dwelling unit in the year 2010. <br /> 4.5 <br />