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, <br /> 058 - <br /> 'he Rural Buffer Area <br /> • - <br /> Seven catWbOries of Rural Buffer land use have been depicted on <br /> the Land Use Plan. These_catenories include Resource Protection Areas, 410 <br /> Public/Private Open Space Areas, Agricultural Areas, Water Quality <br /> Critical Areas, Rural Residential Areas, Retail Trade Areas. and <br /> Extractive Uses. <br /> Resource Protection Areas <br /> As was the case with Transition Areas, Resource Protection Areas <br /> have been designated on the Land use Plan to include flood plains, and <br /> wetlands along drainage tributaries and steep slope areas (15% or <br /> greater) . These areas form the basis for a comprehensive parks and <br /> open space system which provides the framework within which other land <br /> use categories are to function. Parks have been generally located <br /> throughout the Joint Planning Area using a neighborhood park one-half <br /> mile service radius. The parks, as well as portions of Duke Forest, <br /> are linked together by a system of greenways extending along <br /> drainageways, and pedestrian routes (sidewalks) along thoroughfares. <br /> Public/Private Open Space Areas <br /> Major land areas owned or controlled by both public and private <br /> interests in the Joint Planning Area have been designated on the Land <br /> Use Plan. These Areas include the following: <br /> 1. Duke Forest; <br /> 2. University of North Carolina lands (excluding Horace 410 <br /> Williams Airport and adjacent properties) : <br /> 3. U. S. Government lands associated with conservation areas <br /> around the Jordan Lake Reservoir; <br /> 4. Orange Water and Sewer Authority lands associated with <br /> conservation areas around University Lake and raw water • <br /> storage in the former quarry site on NC Highway 54; and <br /> 5. Camp New Hope conference and recreational center. <br /> A Public/Private Open Space Area has also been designated along <br /> Interstate 40 to recognize the Major Transportation Corridor (MTC) <br /> district established to provide a 100-foot buffer along that route. <br /> The Plan recommends utilization of portions of the buffer to link <br /> proposed park and greenwav areas together. <br /> 110 <br /> _ , _ <br />