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54 <br /> Techniques for reducing noise levels are highlighted in <br /> 2.4-Environmental Factors. <br /> Access to the four quadrants of this district is generally <br /> available from Old N.C. Highway 86 or by-way-of service <br /> roads paralleling 1-40, Primary I Development Areas on <br /> the north side of 1-40 are focused on these thoroughfares <br /> because they link directly with 1-40 and provide the most <br /> efficient means of moving people, goods, and services in <br /> and out of the area, Nevertheless, because of the <br /> potential for strip commercial development, access is <br /> limited to certain locations. These access points as well <br /> as a collector road system and transit access point are <br /> identified on the schematic plan for the district, <br /> Standards for intersection and roadway design are <br /> explained in greater detail in section 3.3, Circulation & <br /> Parking, <br /> To the south of 1-40, a Primary II Development Area has <br /> been designated adjacent to the interstate highway and <br /> its intersection with Old N,C. Highway 86, While the <br /> range of permitted uses is similar to that of the Primary 1 <br /> Development Area., retail uses are limited, and higher <br /> landscape-to-building ratios are required. These ratios <br /> and their application are explained in detail in section 2,3 <br /> - Land Use Intensity. <br /> Two significant resources existing within the boundaries <br /> of the district include a bottomland hardwood forest <br /> bordering Cates Creek and the remnants of the "New <br /> Chapel Hill Road". The old roadway, illustrated on George <br /> Tate's 1891 map of the county, is also shown on the <br /> USGS quadrangle map of the area. The forest, identified <br /> in the Inventory of Natural Areas and Wildlife Habitats as <br /> Site#E07, is located on the west side of Old N.C.86 <br /> where it intersects with Cates Creek, Ratherthan <br /> eliminating such features from design consideration,they <br /> should be recognized and used as a focal point for the <br /> development.Criteriaforthis purpose are discussed in <br /> section 3,2-Landscape Design. <br /> Ecorormc Development Districts Design Mama/ Page 2.7.7 <br />