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L -� ` 61 lessen the amount of land required for residential expansion. (3) Public Comments - At the public hearing and a subsequent pub- 1.Ic information meeting, a sizable contingent of Calvander and Homestead Road residents spoke strongly against "urbanization" in this area. The buffer was extended southward, in part, to reflect their concerns too. ' The Town of Carrboro has requested that this area be designated transition once again to recognize the fact that the entire basin could be served by gravity sewer. In this manner, future development at suburban densities of an easily severable area would not be precluded. To the north of Chapel Hill in the New Hope Creek drainage basin, 4 low-density residential development has taken place along Whitfield Road, Sunrise Road and Erwin Road. Residential developments similar to Sedgefield, Stoneridge, Oak Hills, Birchwood Lake Estates and Falls of the New Hope are expected to continue, relying on wells and septic tanks IIfor water supply and sewage disposal . i To the west of Carrboro, Rural Residential development is also pipexpected In University Lake Watershed. Adopted County policies prohibit . the extension of public water and sewer services into the watershed 16 except in emergency situations. For this reason, residential development will continue to rely on wells and septic tanks. Current County zoning regulations require a minimum lot size of two acres in designated Water 16 Quality Critical •Areas, while allowing a one-acre minimum lot size in other portions of the watershed. • The remaining area designated for Rural Residential development is the Southern Triangle area In the extreme southeastern portion of the County. The area drains to the southeast toward Jordan Lake and is beyond the ridge line of the Morgan Creek basin, an area which can be served by gravity sewer lines. The Southern Triangle Is also characterized by environmental constraints such as steep slopes, flood plains and soils with poor stability, so low-density development is jl projected. There are approximately 10,435 acres of land designated for Rural ill,.: Residential purposes In the Land Use Plan. If developed at an average density of one dwelling unit per two acres with 15$ of the area sub- tracted out for streets and roads, the holding capacity of the area in terms of dwellings ' is 4,435. If multiplied by the 1980 Census figure • for population per household (2.6) , the estimated population would be 11 ,531 . Suburban ReBntial . The second category of residential land is IIISuburban Residential and includes single-family homes, duplexes, , apartments, condominium and townhouse projects. Areas designated as Suburban Residential are located in the Transition areas where land is in the process of changing from rural to urban, suitable for urban-type Idensities and should be provided with public utilities and services. Housing densities in the Suburban Residential category would range from one to five units per acre. The Town of Carrboro has requested that j ill 79 .