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14i <br /> eR'ETERTa TEENiY-YBaiR TRANSITION • <br /> ' COMPLIES: The site is within a <br /> (Located within less five-minute drive of Sparger <br /> than a- five:mipute Plaza Shopping Center at <br /> commuting tuna front: Sparger Road and US 70 in <br /> small-scale?commercial Durham, and within 10 minutes <br /> uses,: and 'a-five-ten of Northgate Mall and <br /> .minuteicommute to major Hillsborough Road in Durham. <br /> commercial uses or.>an <br /> urban.;area.:)::. <br /> EXISTING LAND USE COMPLIES: With the exception <br /> (Located. in areas which of the Eno River State Park to <br /> are 1n. tranai:tio4_. roaC the north, adjacent <br /> rural or•low=:density residential areas are within <br /> uses to urban higher- the City and County of Durham <br /> density uses j: at urban/suburban densities. <br /> Townhouses are located at I-85 <br /> and Sparger Road. The mobile <br /> home park is currently four <br /> units per acre (predating R-1 <br /> zoning). <br /> aORICULTDRE RPD STRY COMPLIES: No agricultural <br /> Located away:€rom;areas activities exist in the <br /> where .develop lefl-t wtvl4 immediate area Managed forest <br /> Alave:::A;cletrimentaly, land exists in the Eno River <br /> imiact :on productive State Park, but is buffered <br /> -:...agricultUralrililivand from the mobile home park. <br /> menaced>.sorest< lard::) <br /> POI DENSITY COMPLIES: Areas to the only <br /> (Located 1n. areas Kith adjacent accessible direction, <br /> moderate to hfgh the east, are generally within <br /> pop ,1at3an ds itiee } the Durham city limits and <br /> contain lots of 1/4 to 1/2 <br /> acre. The area to the south is <br /> currently Twenty-Year <br /> Transition, and is part of the <br /> proposed I-85/US 70 Economic <br /> Development District. <br /> HISTORIC END CuLTDRL COMPLIES: There are no <br /> ,(Located::away from araae identified historic or <br /> where development would cultural sites in this area <br /> have a ietrimental The Eno River State Park is <br /> impact on State or classified as a County public <br /> 'TederalliSORrow1:414g*di interest area However, State <br /> hhistoz'ia/ay.Ltural sites Park officials have expressed <br /> or county' i.denti€ied no concerns about the proposed <br /> gubliC, nteregt.areas: } amendment. <br /> E. RELEVANT POLICIES AND INITIATIVES <br /> Although not required by the Zoning Ordinance or Comprehensive <br /> Plan, it is useful to evaluate current policies relevant to this <br /> proposal. Two such areas are listed below: <br /> 1 . Water and Sewer Policy <br /> The County Water and Sewer Policy and the Comprehensive Plan are <br /> consistent in requiring the designation of "Transition" for areas <br /> receiving water/sewer service, except in cases of public health <br /> emergency or an essential public facility. However, there is <br /> currently no means of enforcing this policy where adjacent <br /> municipalities, with whom the County has no inter-local agreement, <br /> agree to extend service into County jurisdiction. Such is the case <br /> 5 <br />