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(Page 3.9-16) -' l l� ,�'�L 0 9 U With the allocation guidelines in mind, information about Hillsborough Township land is filtered through a set of criteria that evaluates the suitability of certain land uses to specific areas. The information is then used in the classification of land in the Township outside the municipal boundary and extraterritorial jurisdiction of the Town of Hillsborough. Distribution of Land Use Plan CateEories Land in Hillsborough Township outside to Town's planning jurisdiction is classified into the land use categories listed below. Distribution is based on expressed policies outlined in the Township Land Use Plan, allocation guidelines contained in the Land Use Component of the Orange County Comprehensive Plan, and the potential effects of the physical change projected for the Township. ' RESOURCE PROTECTION AREAS: Land classified as such consists primarily of slopes greater than 15% and floodplains. This land is considered unsuitable for most development activity. AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION AREAS: The classification refers to land assessed under County provisions for use value taxation of farm and managed forest lands, as well as for active agricultural lands not enrolled in the use value taxation program. Most of these lands are concentrated in the northern section of the Township. These lands are not identified within transition areas. PUBLIC INTEREST AREAS: Public Interest Areas are public or quasi-public lands, such as Duke Forest, that provide significant educational and recreational opportunities. These lands also form a crucial component of the County's open space system. • WATER SUPPLY WATERSHED: A portion of the Upper Eno watershed, which furnishes the Town of Hillsborough and the Orange- 1AmAnce Water System with its water supply, lies along the western boundary of the Township. Additionally, a small portion of the Little River Watershed, which drains into the Little River Reservoir in northern Durham County, lies along the northern boundary of the Township. This classification refers to land that should be protected from development that might cause water quality problems for existing and potential drinking water supplies. WATERSHERCRITICAL ARE .: .._:r:.:<;.:v.;.>:••:.:: :.>::<;:...:.::............::.........:;.:.:....:::.::... 1 es o the # p <DELETED>Land in the Water Supply Watershed that drains directly into water supply impoundments and feeder streams below the first tributary prior to entering the impoundment are designated as Water Quality Critical Areas.<DELETED> These lands require an even greater degree of protection from the adverse impacts of development. AGRICULTURAL RESIDENTIAL: The northern area of the Township, where agriculture is an important land use, is classified in this manner. RURAL RESIDE TIAL: Much of the land in the southern third of the Township is classified as Rural Residential, which indicates that the most suitable land use is low density, non-farm residential development. TEN YEAR TRANSITION: Land c1Asmifled in this manner indicates that public services from the Town of Hillsborough are likely within ten years. Most of the land adjacent to the Town's planning jurisdiction on the south and east and in close proximity to major intersections is designated as Ten Year Transition. Approximately nine acres north of the Town, adjacent to the Highland Woods subdivision, is also classified in this manner. The land use in much of Ten Year Transition area consists of medium density subdivisions already served with a public water supply from the Town of Hillsborough. TWENTY YEAR TRANSITION: Most of the land adjacent to the Town's planning jurisdiction that is less developed than land in the Ten Year Transition areas is designated as Twenty Year Transition. This land is predominantly to the south and east of Town. 11