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19 Techniques for reducing noise levels are highlighted in 2.4-Environmental Factors. Access to the four quadrants of this district is generally available from Old N.C. Highway 86 or by-way-of service roads paralleling 1-40. Primary Development Areas on the north side of 1-40 are focused on these thoroughfares because they link directly with 1-40 and provide the most efficient means of moving people, goods, and services in and out of the area,Nevertheless, because of the potential for strip commercial development,access is limited to certain locations.These access points as well as a collector road system and transit access point are identified on the schematic plan for the district. Standards for intersection and roadway design are explained in greater detail in section 3.3, Circulation & Parking. To the south of 1-40, a Secondary II Development Area has been designated adjacent to the interstate highway and its intersection with Old N,C. Highway 86.While the range of permitted uses is similar to that of the Primary Development Area,, retail uses are limited, and higher landscape-to-building ratios are required.These ratios and their application are explained in detail in section 2,3 -Land Use Intensity. Two significant resources existing within the boundaries of the district include a bottomland hardwood forest bordering Cates Creek and the remnants of the "New Chapel Hill Road". The old roadway, illustrated on George Tate's 1891 map of the county,is also shown on the USGS quadrangle map of the area,The forest,identified in the Inventory of Natural Areas and Wildlife Habitats as Site#E07,is located on the west side of Old N,C.86 where it intersects with Cates Creek.Ratherthan eliminating such features from design consideration,they should be recognized and used as a focal point for the development.Criteriaforthis purpose are discussed in section 3.2- Landscape Design. Economic Development Districts Design Manual Page 2.t.7