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05,-4 _ - • • (Proposed changes are underlined. ) _ SECTION VI FUTURE LAND USE - JOINT PLANNING AREA In this section, anticipated patterns of future land development are outlined for the Joint Planning Area, exclusive of Carrboro and Chapel Hill. The future land use patterns described in this section are based, in part, on the population, economic and existing land use trends identified in background studies. Also considered in the formulation of these patterns were environmental features, infrastructure and service .concerns, operating principles, locational standards and concept/strategy maps developed for the Joint Planning Area or currently existing in the Orange County Land Use Plan. Finally, comments received at public hearings, public information meetings, and the recommendations of town and county advisory and governing boards were considered in the formulation of the plan. The discussion ef the Plan centers on two broad categories of land use Transition Areas and the Rural Buffer. Transition Areas Transition areas are located adjacent to the urban areas of Chapel 411 F411 and Carrboro. They are in the process of changing from rural to urban uses or are already urban in use; are developed at or suitable for urban-type densities; and are now provided or are projected to be provided with urban services. The portion of the Transition Area located north of Carrboro has been further divided into Transition Area I and Transition Area II designations on the Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan. Transition Area I may be developed at densities and for uses identified in the underlying land use plan categories described below. Within Transition Area II._ however, no tract may be approved for development at a density that exceeds one 11) housing unit per gross acre until at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the gross land area of Transition Area I has developed. (See Section V for specific details. ) Nine categories of Transition Area have been depicted on the Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan. These categories include Resource Protection, Public-Private Open Space. Suburban Residential, Urban Residentiall_ Office-Institutional, Future UNC Development, Retail Trade, Light Industrial, and Disposal Use. These categories are described below. Resource Protection Areas Resource Protection Areas in Transition Areas have been designated on the Land use Plan to include flood plains, and wetlands along drainage tributaries and steep slope areas (15% or greater). These •