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9t <br /> EXCERPT - SECTION 3 . 11 BINGHAM TOWNSHIP PLAN <br /> *Commercial develepmer.- will be allocated to <br /> desicr..ted activity nc•ies which provide a more <br /> • reasonable and e== _ient alternative to strip <br /> development, es_ _ially along NC34 .. <br /> In light of these allocation c.:idelines , information <br /> about land in Bingham Township was ' filtered ' throuch a set <br /> of locational criteria, including these g•.: ..de__nes , to <br /> determine which land use is appropriate for a specific <br /> area . The resulting analysis creates the basis for the <br /> classification of land in Bingham Township . <br /> Distribution of Land Use Plan Categories <br /> Land in Bingham Township has been classified according <br /> to the public policies expressed in the Plan, the <br /> allocation guidelines , and the effects of growth on the <br /> Township . • <br /> AGRICULTURAL AREAS : This is the predominant classification <br /> in the Township. It refers to land assessed for • farm use <br /> under County provisions allowing for use value taxation <br /> and for active farm and forestry land not enrolled in the <br /> program. While lands in this category are distributed <br /> township-wide, the bulk is in the western and southern parts <br /> of the Township. <br /> RURAL BUFFER: The purpose of this classif ication is to <br /> designate land adjacent to the urbanizing area of Chapel <br /> Hill and Ca_rboro that should remain rural . in character and <br /> not recuire urban services . This classification encompasses <br /> the New Hope Creek and University Lake drainage basins . <br /> AGRICULTURAL RESIDENTIAL: While 'limited low density <br /> residential development occurs in land categorized as <br /> agricultural residential, the prevailing land use is <br /> • agricultural. Land in this category is fairly evenly <br /> distributed throughout the western two-thirds of the <br /> Township. <br /> RURAL RESIDENTIAL: This category of land refers to areas <br /> which have characteristics that make it suitable for rural , <br /> non-farm residential development . The major portion of this <br /> category is bounded by the Cane Creek watershed on the <br /> north, the University Lake watershed on the east, Orange <br /> Grove •Road (north of NC54 ) and White Cross Road ( south of <br /> NC54 ) on the west, to a point about one-half mile south of <br /> NC54 . The Township' s major arterial, NC54 , passes through <br /> • <br /> 3 . 11-17 <br />