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_ r . 81 OPEN SPACE 1) The existing open space system in Chapel Hill Township, which includes Duke Forest Lands, the UNC buffer around University Lake, the Morgan Creek Wildlife area, and existing agricultural and forest land, should be protected from intrusion by incompatible land uses. (OC) COMPLIES. The property does not border any portion of the existing open space system. UNIVERSITY LAKE WATERSHED 1) University Lake water supply watershed should be developed in a manner which will protect the quality of the water supply. Very low density residential, low intensity commercial, and agricultural land uses are appropriate in this area. (OC) 2) The University Lake Watershed should be protected for reasons of water quality; development should occur only at low densities, and water and sewer lines should not be extended into this watershed. (CH) Not applicable. The property is not in the University Lake watershed. HIGHER INTENSITY USES/TRANSITION AREAS 1) The more intensive uses are most appropriately located within the Towns and then the areas adjacent to the Towns likely to become urban. (OC) 2) A transition area should be designated, between existing developed areas and the rural buffer, as a target for new development to occur. (CH) QUESTIONABLE. Although 94% of the subdivision is within the Durham Urban Growth Area, an area that would be classified as transition area in the JPA Land Use Plan, an expansion of transition area into the Rural Buffer could be considered a precedent setting intrusion. RURAL AREAS 1) The rural residential and agricultural character of the Township outside the Towns and adjacent transition areas should be maintained. (OC) 2) Rural lands currently existing between the Chapel Hill/Carrboro urban area and Hillsborough should be 8