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47 <br /> COMPATIBILITY OF AMENDMENT WITH EXISTING JPA POLICY, <br /> The applicant has indicated that the amendment is not in <br /> response to a change in policies, objectives, principles, or <br /> standards governing the physical development of the County. <br /> It is therefore appropriate to analyze the amendment within <br /> the framework of the Operating Principles of the Joint <br /> Planning Area Land Use Plan. These policy statements are <br /> listed on pages 52 and 53 of the Plan. <br /> As with the location standards analysis, COMPLIES means that <br /> the area being evaluated is compatible with the policy or <br /> policies. DOES NOT COMPLY means it is not. Additional <br /> explanation is provided where the response is not clear cut. <br /> OPEN SPACE <br /> 1) The existing open space system in Chapel Hill Township, <br /> which includes Duke Forest Lands, the UNC buffer around <br /> University Lake, the Morgan Creek Wildlife area, and <br /> existing agricultural and forest land, should be <br /> protected from intrusion by incompatible land uses. (OC) <br /> QUESTIONABLE. The proposed Commercial Activity Transition <br /> Node is bordered on the south by a Duke Forest tract. <br /> UNIVERSITY LAKE WATERSHED <br /> 1) University Lake water supply watershed should be <br /> developed in a manner which will protect the quality of <br /> the water supply. very low density residential, low <br /> intensity commercial, and agricultural land uses are <br /> appropriate in this area. (OC) <br /> 2) The University Lake Watershed should be protected for <br /> reasons of water quality; development should occur only <br /> at low densities, and water and sewer lines should not be <br /> extended into this watershed. (CH) <br /> QUESTIONABLS. On its face, the policies are not applicable <br /> because the property is in the New Hope Creek watershed. The <br /> presence of a transition activity node in the Rural Buffer, <br /> however, with its potential for water and sewer extension, <br /> will likely place increased development pressure on other <br /> portions of the Rural Buffer, including the University Lake <br /> Watershed. <br /> HIGHER INTENSITY USES/TRANSITION AREAS <br /> 1) The more intensive uses are most appropriately located <br /> 9 . <br />