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7 V :.XCE?D i - SECTION 3 . 10 Elio TO NSH_P PLAN <br /> provide significant educational and recreational <br /> opportunities, should be protected as public interest district <br /> lands. <br /> *Watef-supply watersheds in the Township should be developed <br /> in a manner that minimizes adverse impacts on water quality. <br /> With the allocation guidelines in mind, information about Eno <br /> Township land is filtered through a set of criteria that evaluates <br /> the suitability of certain land uses to specific areas. The <br /> information is then used in the classification of land throughout <br /> the Township. <br /> *Distribution of Land Use Plan Categories <br /> *Amended <br /> 2/3/92 <br /> Land in Eno Township is classified into the land use categories <br /> listed below. Distribution is based on expressed policies outlined <br /> in the Township Land Use Plan, allocation guidelines contained in <br /> the Land Use Component of the Orange County Comprehensive Plan, and <br /> the potential effects of the physical change projected for the <br /> Township. <br /> RESOURCE PROTECTION AREAS: Land classified as such consists <br /> primarily of slopes greater than 15% and floodplains . This land is <br /> considered unsuitable for most development activity. <br /> AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION AREAS: The classification refers to land <br /> assessed under County provisions for use value taxation of farm and <br /> managed forest lands, as well as for active agricultural lands not <br /> enrolled in the use value taxation program. Most of these lands <br /> are concentrated in the northern section of the Township. <br /> PUBLIC INTEREST AREAS: Public Interest Areas are public or quasi- <br /> public lands, such as Duke Forest and Eno River State Park, that <br /> provide significant educational and recreational opportunities. <br /> These lands also form a crucial component of the County' s open <br /> space system. <br /> NEW HOPE CREEK CORRIDOR OPEN SPACE AREAS: New Hope Creek Corridor <br /> Open Space Areas include some of the Resource Protection Areas and <br /> a portion of the Public/Private Open Space Areas which were <br /> designated as significant and worthy of protection according to the <br /> New Hope Corridor Open Space Master Plan completed in April of <br /> 1991. (See Master Plan Map in the Appendices) . These areas are part <br /> of a system of open space in Durham and Orange Counties along New <br /> Hope Creek and its tributaries between Eno River State Park and <br /> U. S . Army Corps of Engineers land north of Jordan Lake. This <br /> category is made up of critical environmental areas such as stream <br /> beds, floodplains, steep slopes, and larger tracts of historic, <br /> educational, or recreational value. <br /> WATER SUPPLY WATERSHED: This classification is applied to areas <br /> draining into the Little River Reservoir in northern Durham County. <br /> These areas are those that should be protected from development <br /> that might cause water quality problems for existing and potential <br /> public drinking water supplies. <br /> 3 . 10-15 <br />