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(Page 3 . 12-6 ) 83 PLANNING FRAMEWORK ANALYSIS The structure of the Plan's framework begins with the organizing concepts - .policy statements around which the Land Use Plan for Chapel Hill Township north of the Joint Planning Area is constructed. These concepts state a general consensus as to what are the desirable patterns of growth for the area. Because of the region's close interrelationship with surrounding townships, some of the policy statements for the region will mirror those of Hillsborough Township, Eno Township, and the Joint Planning Area. Other variables represented in the policy statements reflect existing patterns of development, environmental constraints, and the stated desires of area residents. The second component of the framework consists of future projections for population, housing stock, and land requirements. These projections are not a comment on the desirability of expected growth. They merely indicate the amount of growth expected based on historical trends. The organizing concepts and projections are then used to create allocation guidelines. Criteria are established which distribute land into Land Use Plan categories initially defined in the body of the Land Use Element of the Orange County Comprehensive Plan. Distribution is reflected in both text and map form. Organizing Concepts The following policy statements represent the organizing concepts around which the Land Use Plan for Chapel Hill Township north of the Joint Planning Area is constructed: 1) The rural residential character of the area should be maintained and be the predominant land use. 2 ) Duke Forest tracts, which are a valuable research and teaching facility and are available for public use, should be protected from adverse development pressures. 3 ) The existing open space system in Chapel Hill Township, including the area north of the Joint Planning Area, which includes Duke Forest and existing agricultural and forest lands, as well as areas identified in the New Hope Corridor Open Space Master Plan, should be protected from intrusion by incompatible land uses. 4 ) Rural lands currently existing between the Chapel Hill/Carrboro urban area and Hillsborough should be preserved and maintained. : T tet c'ip,.at' 'iai tetiede at el Vi .1 ' W ip c U Q tiie a should bs..devo, co d:.:ice s. m na�1,,,tha :.. imtz .... adverseact ....:;:.......:..:. :;:: ..., ; .;:;.: ::::.:::.:_::: . .:::: :: ><';::.. .:;::;.::. ,:.:: 6