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..- . 'u '' <br />RURAL BUFFER FACT SHEET <br />Rural Buffer is split into two sections: <br />1. New Hope Creek Basin (north of Chapel Hill /Carrboro) <br />2. University Lake Basin (west of Carrboro) <br />THE RURAL CHARACTER STRATEGIES DEAL ONLY WITH THE NEW HOPE BASIN! <br />Facts on the New Hope_Basin of Rural Buffer <br />Land Area: <br />19,000 <br />acres <br />(30 square miles) <br />(10,000 <br />acres <br />east of 1 -40, <br />9,000 <br />acres <br />west of 1-40) <br />Developable land: <br />10,500 <br />acres <br />Rate of septic <br />tank percolation: <br />approx. <br />55% of <br />land "perks "* <br />Population: <br />approx. <br />5,500 <br />persons (1990) <br />Dwellings: <br />approx. <br />2000 <br />Current density: <br />3.5 acres <br />for <br />every person <br />Number of lots: <br />1,850 <br />Number of lots <br />that could be <br />subdivided: 450 <br />Number of 1987 <br />lots of record <br />"subdividable ": 350. <br />75% of lots, 5?`z of acreage and 80% of population east of I -40. <br />60% of larger lots (4 acres) and 48,, acreage west of I -40. <br />80% of the New Hope Rural Buffer is in Chapel Hill TtiIP <br />20% of the New Hope Rural Buffer is in Bingham TWP. <br />* - Soil Scientists, Orange County Health Department. <br />Figures provided are rounded. <br />