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087 <br /> limit proscribed in the plan. <br /> Subsection of this same section relates that _a <br /> correction of an error or omission" to the plan is also a <br /> secondary amendment. <br /> Using the rationale given previously for creating a plan <br /> amendment, a case can also be made on this criteria. <br /> Pursuant to Article 20.3.2, any amendment to the Plan should <br /> provide a map and legal description and also indicate the <br /> manner in which the proposed amendment will carry out the <br /> intent and purpose of the adopted Comprehensive Plan. <br /> This amendment does carry out the intent and purpose of the <br /> Plan. In the adopted 1988 amendment to the Land Use Element, <br /> Eno Township component, the following statement is found in <br /> regard to the Eno-2 Commercial/Industrial Transition Area: <br /> 'New commercial and industrial uses should aenerally be <br /> confined to the areas south of the (Interstate 85 and U.S. <br /> 70} highways in order to reduce negative impacts on Eno River <br /> State Park. ' <br /> In reading this statement carefully, the term <br /> "environmentally-sensitive development" appears to exemplify <br /> the intent and purpose of the Plan on this northeast quadrant <br /> of the interchange area. By using the words "should <br /> generally", the plan recognizes the absolute need to protect <br /> the integrity of the nearby Eno River - but doing so without <br /> categorically denying any non-residential land use on this <br /> quadrant. This amendment would achieve a level of cautious <br /> compromise between the environmentally-sensitive areas to the <br /> north and the strategic location of an interchange for two <br /> major thoroughfares. Furthermore, this amendment conforms to <br /> this concept by achieving a desired level of consistency <br /> between the Plan and the Zoning Atlas. In an area where a <br /> node and 20-Year Transition Area designations exist, this <br /> amendment might define in a more comprehensive manner the <br /> transition area. The entirety of the area is located at an <br /> interstate interchange, which by itself introduces tremendous <br /> growth pressures. It is further located in an area that is <br /> currently used for non-residential purposes almost entirely. <br /> The City of Durham's future growth boundary could introduce a <br /> third development factor into the equation, that of municipal <br /> services. <br /> • <br /> The map and legal description required are provided. <br /> COMPARISON WITS LOCATION STANDARDS <br /> All Comprehensive Plan amendments are to be measured and <br /> evaluated for compatibility with the Locational Criteria set <br />