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5 LAND USE PLAN CATEGORY DESCRIPTIONS URBAN. Land that is within the corporate limits of a town and, therefore, under the jurisdiction of the Land Use Plan for the Town. EXISTING URBAN ACTIVITY NODE. Land corresponding to "activity centers" designated by the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro and similarly identified for the Towns of Hillsborough and Mebane. PROPOSED URBAN ACTIVITY NODE. Land corresponding to proposed "activity centers" designated by the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro. 10-YEAR TRANSITION. Land located in areas that are in the process of changing from rural to urban, that are suitable for urban-type densities and should be provided with public utilities and services within the first 10-year phase of the Plan. 20-YEAR TRANSITION. Land located in areas that are in the process of changing from rural to urban, that are suitable for urban-type densities and should be provided with public utilities and services within the second 10-year phase of the Plan. COMMERCIAL TRANSITION ACTIVITY NODE. Land focused on designated road intersections within either a 10-year or 20-year transition area that is appropriate for retail and other commercial uses . COMMERCIAL-INDUSTRIAL TRANSITION ACTIVITY NODE. Land focused on designated road intersections within either a 10-year or 20-year transition area that is appropriate for retail and other commercial uses and/or manufacturing and other industrial uses . RURAL COMMUNITY ACTIVITY NODE. Land focused on designated road intersections which serves as a nodal crossroads for the surrounding rural community and is an appropriate location for any of the following uses: church, fire station, small post office, school, or other similar institutional uses and one or more commercial uses . RURAL BUFFER. Land adjacent to an Urban or Transition area which is rural in character and which should remain rural, contain very low-density residential uses and not require urban services during the plan period. RURAL RESIDENTIAL. Land in the rural areas of the County which is appropriate for low intensity and low-density residential development and which would not be dependent on urban services during the plan period. AGRICULTURAL RESIDENTIAL. Land in the rural areas where the prevailing land use activities are related to the land (agriculture, forestry) and which is an appropriate location for the continuation of these uses. RURAL NEIGHBORHOOD ACTIVITY NODE. Land focused on designated road intersections within a Rural Residential or Agricultural-Residential area that is appropriate for small-scale commercial uses characteristic of "Mom and Pop" convenience stores and gas stations.