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Planning Board Minutes October 20, 1980 Page 2 lots as substandard. Cleary seconded the motion. Motion unanimously approved. Agenda Item 5. Mr. Benson thanked the Planning Board for an enjoyable experience working with Orange County and the Planning Board. Mr. Benson then presented a status report on the County Land Use Plan. A County wide summary is in the final pre- paration stages. The various township components are in draft form and have been distributed to both the Planning Board and Board of County Commissioners. Mr. Benson began a township by township discussion of the Land Use Plan. Cedar Grove - Mr. Benson indicated that this vonld be a primarily rural township zoned Agricultural Residential. The water supply watershed for the Upper Eno is partly within this township and a reservior protection district would probably overlay the primary zoning. The Planning Staff will recommend Aliadditional development requirements for a water supply watershed district. He IMF indicated that there are two rural community activity nodes in Cedar Grove Town- ship and also several rural commercial nodes. • . Dr. Kizer asked what the basis for the growth projections were. Mr. Benson answered that a field survey of homes was done in 1975 and this was supplemented by Building Permit information and a projection formula for future growth. -•• Mr. Benson made a brief statement about the Land Use Plan for Little River Township. Dr. Gordon made the' statement that there was a mistake on page 39 concerning the Chapel Hill Township Plan. The Parker Road activity center designated in the Chapel Hill Land Use Plan does not correspond to a County Activity node and should be removed from the Orange County Plan. Dr. Wilson made the comment that the population figures should also include 410 absolute or maximum population figures. Mr. Gates observed that there were sever4 dairy farms in Little River and one egg farm. Cheeks Township was presented by Mr. Benson with the following comments; the Town of Mebane had a large extraterritorial planning jurisdiction and that the I-85 - 70 corridor through the townshiprwould. be considered part of the ten- twenty year transistion area. The township advisory council felt that similar types of development as presently exists should be allowed in the corridor. The Council was also concerned about the marketability of the land for residential purposes. Dr. Gordon asked if commercial and industrial uses could be allowed in the area and still protect the water supply watershed. Mr. Benson answered yes it was possible, that certain uses would not be appropriate but that standards fox development could alleviate many possible problems for other uses that were basic- ally acceptable. Hillsborough Township. There were no comments or questions about the Land Use Plan. Eno Township was discussed next and Mr. Benson indicated that part of Durham city's urban transition area will encrouch on Eno Township.