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(Page 3 . 12-10 ) <br /> 099 <br /> Distribution of Land Use Plan Categories <br /> Land in Chapel Hill Township north of the Joint Planning Area <br /> falls into., six land- classifications. The distribution is based <br /> on expressed policies outlined in the land use plan for the area, <br /> the location criteria contained in the Land Use Component of the <br /> Orange County Comprehensive Plan, and the potential effects of <br /> projected growth on the area; <br /> RESOURCE PROTECTION AREAS: Land classified as such consists <br /> primarily of slopes greater than 15% and floodplains. This land <br /> is 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 <br /> and managed forest lands, as well as for active agricultural <br /> lands not enrolled in the use value taxation program. <br /> PUBLIC INTEREST AREAS: Public Interest Areas are public or quasi- <br /> public lands, such as Duke Forest, that provide significant <br /> educational and recreational opportunities. The Couch Mountain <br /> tract of Duke Forest, in the eastern portion of the area is also <br /> an important component of Orange County's open space system. <br /> NEW HOPE CREEK CORRIDOR OPEN SPACE AREAS: New Hope Creek <br /> Corridor Open Space Areas include some of the Resource Protection <br /> Areas and a portion of the Public/Private Open Space Areas which <br /> were designated as significant and worthy of protection according <br /> to the New Hope Corridor Open Space Master Plan completed in <br /> April of 1991 . (See Master Plan Map in the Appendices) . These <br /> areas are part of a system of open space in Durham and Orange <br /> Counties along New Hope Creek and its tributaries between Eno <br /> River State Park and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers land north of <br /> Jordan Lake. This category is made up of critical environmental <br /> areas such as stream beds, floodplains,' steep slopes, and larger <br /> tracts of historic, educational, or recreational value. <br /> RURAL RESIDENTIAL: Most of the land in Chapel Hill Township north <br /> of the JPA is classified as Rural Residential. The predominant <br /> use under this classification is low density, non-farm <br /> residential- development. <br /> 0 <br /> rte:::« . .:>.. .:,,. ....... <br /> .....,:.::. <br /> tott <br /> • ....y ..,::...•,.G:.:,n;:::.:.::i:• :>. :::•:'S ...::•Si>:•: ::•. <br /> ...,....::.. ::. > Bea �osr�a....... e•>:<:o�aa;.. : ..»:. :::. :....:.• <br /> Tsh :>:>:::: .North::::;oik::: • >:J ::Y. - >::: : :: «<:• : K rOt . .e: :>:ar e: < ::,...:::.:. <br /> thhe Lower Eno watershed: >: are of<:< - i ,< ;.:. .>{t. :->::C. :..ki::o> <br /> v1:;'::v:.vnv::: ?:::::;:::::•�•�:•�'•i:4i•.y.::::v:.•.::.::::::::ice::•}:.:i>::i'::::::::..n:�:::.:i:::::.:• ...:.:...... <br /> TWENTY YEAR TRANSITION AREA: Approximately fifty acres north on <br /> the Southern <br /> Railroad, along the border with Eno Township, lies <br /> in an area that could be served by public water and/or sewer <br /> within the next twenty years. The area is within the Durham <br /> Urban Growth Area, as defined in the Durham 2005 Comprehensive <br /> Plan. <br /> 11 <br />