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(Page 3.8-9) 0 S 7 <br /> Organizing Concepts <br /> The following Township policy statements represent the organizing concepts around which the Land <br /> Use Plan for Cheeks Township has been constructed <br /> 1) The Towns' of Mebane and Hillsborough extra-territorial planning jurisdictions are the <br /> designated Ten Year Transition Areas for immediate and near future residential <br /> development at urban densities: <br /> 2) The community of Efland, though unincorporated, is considered to be urban in <br /> character and is designated Ten Year Transition for immediate and near future <br /> residential development at urban densities. <br /> 3) Residential development at urban densities will occur much later in the development <br /> pattern in the area north of US 70 and north of the Town of Mebane's extra-territorial <br /> planning jurisdiction. Such development is also likely to occur along the US 70 corridor <br /> extending both east and west from Efland. <br /> 4) The remainder of the study area is considered appropriate for low density rural <br /> residential development. <br /> 5) The areas in the immediate vicinities of Efland, the I-85Buckhorn Road interchange <br /> and the US 70/Buckhorn Road intersection are suitable for commercial and industrial <br /> uses. These areas are referenced as the Efland Center (CK-1) Miles South (CK-3) and <br /> Miles North (CK-2) Commercial Industrial Transition activity nodes. <br /> 6) , Duke Forest, undeveloped county-owned lands in the Seven Mile Creek drainage basin, <br /> and the Moorefields Estate are considered public interest areas. <br /> 7) The portion of the Upper Eno Watershed in gE? <br /> •:.y:+:+;.yw;•y�r;n:: :::y::•:i•y:4i•' ..ti.•.3}...: ::.v :::::::}:v)iyi}:•}:i:•:�. <br /> t m4og, >' no is designated as a protected water supply watershed <br /> providing public water supplies to Hillsborough and the Efland-Mebane area. <br /> 8) The portion of the Back Creek Watershed in Cheeks <br /> .........•......... .. , :.�....: including, Tow < : ; <br /> Z D ; <br /> u` # Y� : : : : „ : ; � but not limited to, Beck Creek <br /> and Mill <br /> Creek, is designated as a protected water supply watershed providing public water <br /> supplies to Mebane and Graham. <br /> . KGs:':.;:,:.;,:. .:. :}..�.•'`•: <br /> aproiaect d-ImIterittippiy terslt+e p. ►Mdint c water:< p iea t <br /> Population Projections and Land Requirements: 1980-2000 <br /> One of the initial and fundamental steps in the land use planning process is the calculation of the <br /> amount of land required to accommodate projected growth in an area.. Generally, the amount of land <br /> required for residential and associated non-residential and commercial uses is directly related to the <br /> size of the population.. The following tables summarize the population projections and estimated land <br /> requirements for Cheeks Township during the plan period: <br /> Table 6-7 summarizes population estimates and projections, while Table 6-7a projects the number of <br /> new homes required to meet the demands of new residents, and Table 6-7b projects land use <br /> requirements for the plan period. <br /> 7 <br />