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I <br /> 11 <br /> cf residential densities are appropriate, complemented with commercial <br /> development at the level of intensity provided, for in the following <br /> zoning districts: (Neighborhood Commerc1n1 ); CC-3 (Community <br /> Commercial; and OI (Office/Institutional). <br /> RURAL BUFFER. Only very low density residential and agricultural uses <br /> are appropriate in the Rural Buffer. The approved zoning districts include: <br /> AR (Agriculture/Residential) and R-1 (low density) residential. <br /> RURAL RESIDENTD1. Identifies rural areas to be developed as low intensity <br /> and low density residential. The applied zoning district is R-1 (low density) <br /> residential. <br /> 11 <br /> AGRICULTURAL RESIDENTIAL. Agricultural activities and associated residen- <br /> tial and commercial uses predominate. The applied zoning districts re- <br /> flect this primary land use and include: AR(Agricultural Residential) <br /> and AS (Agricultural Services). <br /> • <br /> RURAL COMMUNITY ACTIVITY NODE. Identifies rural crossroads communities <br /> throughout the County where small scale commercial activities serving the <br /> community and surrounding area are appropriate. The applied zoning districts <br /> include: LC-1 (Local Commercial) and NC-2 (Neighborhood Commercial). <br /> RURAL NEIGHBORHOOD ACTIVITY NODE. Identifies areastin the County where <br /> smAll scale cammercial uses serving the population in the surrounding area <br /> are appropriate. The applied zoning districts include LC-1 (Local CammerciaL) <br /> and NC-2 (Neighborhood Commercial). <br /> RURAL I IBIAL. Identifies rural areas in the County where small scale <br /> industrial activities would be appropriate. The applied zoning district <br /> • is L-1 (Light Industrial). <br /> PUBLIC INTERE2T AREA. These lands are considered valuable for recreational <br /> research pruposes and are afforded special treatment. The applied <br /> zoning district is P/D (Public Interest District). <br /> • <br /> Subdivision Regulations <br /> Subdivision-Regulations govern the conversion of raw land for intensive use. <br /> They serve as the means to secure a well designed and coordinated pattern <br /> • of streets, lots and utilities in advance of subdivision, given the relative i <br /> permanence of the character of the subdivision once completed. This imple- <br /> mentation tool is particularly necessary to coordinate -existing development • <br /> and potential future development with proposed development. As the interest - I <br /> of the developer is generally short term, the application of subdivision <br /> regulation protects not only the individual homeowner, but also the general <br /> public by providing for a review Process which suggests and facilitates coor- <br /> dination of the proposal with the long range specifications of the Plan. By <br /> providing an opportunity for negotiation it likewise allows for the potential <br /> - coordination of public and private activities. • <br /> - - - - <br /> Orange County's Subdivision Regulations were enforced in Chapel Hill and no <br /> Townships in 1967 and 1970 respectively. The Subdivision Regulations were <br /> enforced in the remainder of the townships in the County in 1978. <br /> 4.1-4 <br />