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106 <br /> provide significant educational and recreational <br /> opportunities, should be protected as public interest <br /> district lands. <br /> *Water supply watersheds in the Township should be <br /> developed in a manner that minimizes adverse impacts on <br /> water quality. <br /> With the allocation guidelines in mind, information about Eno <br /> Township land is filtered through a set of criteria that <br /> • evaluates the suitability of certain land uses to specific <br /> areas. The information is then used in the classification of <br /> land throughout the Township. <br /> Distribution of Land Use Plan Categories <br /> Land in Eno Township is classified into the land use <br /> categories listed below. Distribution is based on expressed <br /> policies outlined in the Township Land Use Plan, allocation <br /> guidelines contained in the Land Use Component of the Orange <br /> County Comprehensive Plan, and the potential effects of the <br /> • physical change projected for the Township. <br /> RESOURCE PROTECTION AREAS: Land classified as such consists <br /> primarily of slopes greater than 15% and floodplains. This <br /> land is considered unsuitable for most development activity. <br /> AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION AREAS: The classification refers to <br /> land assessed under County provisions for use value taxation <br /> of farm and managed forest lands, as well as for active <br /> agricultural lands not enrolled in the use value taxation <br /> program. Most of these lands are concentrated in the northern <br /> section of the Township. <br /> PUBLIC INTEREST AREAS: Public Interests Areas are public or <br /> quasi-public lands, such as Duke Forest and Eno River State <br /> Park, that provide significant educational and recreational <br /> opportunities. These lands also form a crucial component of <br /> the County's open space system. <br /> WATER SUPPLY WATERSHED: This classification is applied to <br /> areas draining into the Little River Reservoir in northern <br /> Durham County. These areas are those that should be protected <br /> from development that might cause water quality problems for <br /> existing and potential public drinking water supplies. <br /> AGRICULTURAL RESIDENTIAL: The central and northern areas of <br /> the Township, where agriculture and forestry are important <br /> land uses, are classified in this manner. Areas to the west <br /> of Pleasant Green Road and south of the Cate's Ford portion <br /> of Eno River State Park are also classified in this manner as <br /> a means of buffering the Park. <br /> 3.10-15 <br />