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04 7 <br /> - _ <br /> 111 (Only those portions of Section V proposed for amendment are <br /> included. Proposed changes are underlined. ) <br /> SECTION V <br /> JOINT PLANNING OPERATING. PRINCIPLES <br /> Land Use Classification System <br /> One of the fundamental methods used to achieve the <br /> stated goals and policies of a land use plan is the design <br /> and application of a land classification system. Each <br /> category of the classification system is designed to <br /> accommodate certain uses throughout the plan area to achieve <br /> a desired pattern of development. Land in the Joint Planning <br /> Area (JPA) was classified initially into categories according <br /> to the public policies expressed in the "Operating <br /> Principles", the set of location standards defining the <br /> appropriateness of the physical-environmental setting and the <br /> projected population change, and resulting land requirements <br /> in the County. During the evolution of the Joint Planning <br /> Area Land Use Plan, however, changes in the classification <br /> 410 system resulted in response to citizen concerns and <br /> iurisdictional policy decisions. <br /> Orame County Land Use Plan Classification System <br /> The Orange County Land Use Plan served as the starting <br /> point for a land use classification system for the Joint <br /> Planning Area. The Plan adopted in 1981, contains five basic <br /> land use categories which were refined into a more detailed <br /> classification system to meet the needs of the County. The <br /> basic categories and land use plan categories contained in . <br /> the Orange County Land Use Plan are show on the accompanying <br /> page. A map illustrating the application of the categories in <br /> the Joint. Planning Area at the time of Plan adoption in 1981 <br /> is also provided. <br /> Joint, Plannina Area Land Use Classification' System% <br /> Three of the basic categories - Transition, Rural, and <br /> Conservation - have been retained in the Joint Planning Area <br /> Land Use Plan. The categories and refinements to them during <br /> the joint planning process are discussed below. <br /> Transition. Transition areas are located adjacent to the <br /> urban areas of Chapel Hill and Carrboro. They are in the <br /> process of changing from rural to urban uses or are already <br /> 410 urban in use; are developed at or suitable for urban-type <br /> --4ensities; and- are now provided-or-are projected to be <br />