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102 <br /> PLANNING AND FRAMEWORK ANALYSIS <br /> The structure of the Plan's framework begins with the <br /> organizing concepts - policy statements around which the Land <br /> Use. Plan for Eno Township is constructed. These concepts <br /> state a general consensus as to what are the desirable <br /> patterns of growth for the area and take into account <br /> patterns of development, environmental constraints, and the <br /> stated desires of area residents. <br /> The second component of the framework consists of future <br /> projections for population, housing stock, and land <br /> requirements. These projections are not a comment on the <br /> desirability of expected growth. They merely indicate the <br /> amount of growth expected based on historical trends. <br /> The organizing concepts and projections are then used to <br /> create allocation guidelines. Criteria are established which <br /> distribute land into Land Use Plan categories initially <br /> defined in the body of the Land Use element of the Orange <br /> County Comprehensive Plan. Distribution is reflected in both <br /> text and map form. <br /> Organfzing Concepts <br /> The following policy statements regarding Eno Township <br /> represent the organizing concepts around which the Land Use <br /> Plan for Eno Township is constructed: <br /> 1) The agricultural and rural character of the northern <br /> tier of Eno Township should be maintained and protected <br /> from adverse environmental and economic impacts. <br /> 2) Low density residential development should be the <br /> predominant land use in the southern portion of the <br /> Township. <br /> 3) Commercial and Industrial development is appropriate in <br /> areas around major intersections within the major <br /> transportation corridor. <br /> 4) Existing Eno River State Park lands and land designated <br /> for future development in the Eno River State Park <br /> Master Plan should be protected from adverse development <br /> pressures. <br /> 5) Duke Forest tracts in southern Eno Township, which are a <br /> valuable research, teaching, and recreational asset, <br /> should be protected from the negative impacts of <br /> surrounding development. <br /> 6) Existing water supply watersheds in the Township should <br /> 3.10-11 <br />