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5 6 Excerpt - Section 3 . 5 Land Use & Draft Policies <br /> Industrial activity nodes . <br /> 5 . 19 Designate land in water <br /> encircles the water supply upply watersheds wr.ic:^, <br /> Amended .drains directly into tmpoundmentnand ninto ythe main <br /> 4/2/84 channels of trunk streams feeding the impoundment as <br /> Water Quality Critical Areas , not suitable for <br /> moderate to high density residential development or <br /> non-residential development . <br /> GOAL SIX: The promotion of economic development which emphasizes <br /> employment meeting local needs while preserving the <br /> character of communities and protecting the natural <br /> environment. <br /> 6. 1 Provide for a sufficient amount of suitable land to <br /> accommodate the expansion and growth of commercial and <br /> industrial uses in the County. <br /> 6 . 2 Select industrial sites in the Transition Areas on. the <br /> basis of the capacity of supporting systems , such as <br /> water and sewer lines and good highway or rail access , <br /> and the absence of detrimental environmental or social <br /> impacts . <br /> 6 . 3 Locate industrial sites in the Rural Residential and <br /> Agricultural-Residential areas along the U. S . 70/:-85 <br /> highway and rail corridor to take advantage of the <br /> corridor' s locational attributes . A limited number cf <br /> small scale industrial nodes, not requiring urban-tye <br /> services, are appropriate elsewhere in the County <br /> where good access exists . <br /> 6 . 4 Prohibit new industrial uses in the area designated <br /> Rural Buffer. <br /> 6 . 5 The Economic Development zoning district is not <br /> appropriate in the area designated Rural Buffer . <br /> 6. 6 The following areas in the County are identified as <br /> appropriate for commercial uses and have been <br /> designated as Commercial Transition Activity Nodes : <br /> St. Mary's (HB-3 ) ; and Duke Forest (Eno-3 ) . <br /> 6 . 7 The following areas in the County are identified as <br /> appropriate for industrial uses and have been <br /> designated as Commercial-Industrial Nodes : Efland <br /> Center (CK-1 ) ; Miles North (CK-2 ) ; Miles South ( CK-3 ) ; <br /> Eno (ENO-2 ) ; and Harmon-Young (HB-4 ) . <br /> 6 . 8 Five Rural Community activity nodes have been <br /> designated: White Cross (BH-2 )-; Caldwell (LR-1 ) ; <br /> Schley (LR-2 ) ; Carr (CG-1 ) ; and Village (CG-2 ) . <br /> 6 . 9 The following Rural Neighborhood Activity Nodes have <br /> been designated: Toler' s Store (CG-3 ) ; Villines ' Store <br /> (CG-4 ) ; Walnut Grove (CG-5 ) ; Underwood' s Store (LR-3 ) ; <br /> 3 . 5-5 <br />