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�/ �; important growth management tool in the future as a clearly defined buffer between Efland and the water supplies on the Eno River and Hillsborough beyond. C. PROPOSED LAND USE PLAN As outlined in Section I (B) of this study, the Efland area is under the jurisdiction of Orange County as an unincorporated village. As such the Land Use-Element -of the Orange County Com rehensive Plan, adopted in 1981, contains land use policies and goals for the county as a whole, with individual Township components. The vast majority of Efland is designated on the Land Use Element as Ten and Twenty Year Transition, a category that is applied to land in conversion from rural to suburban or urban uses, that are suitable for urban-type densities and will therefore be provided with public utilities and services with the 20--year plan period. In addition, portions of Efland are recognized as a Commercial Activity Node, which means that the transition to urban uses can include residential and non-residential development. Although these categories do not truly represent the Efland situation, it is the closest match an unincorporated village would have on the rural-oriented county plan. A portion of Efland (about 1/5 of the community to the east and south) is not designated transition because of its proximity in regard to the Upper Eno water supplies. This area is designated Agricultural-Residential, with an additional overlay category of Water Quality Critical Area. In general, these categories mean that development must be of low-density and require special protection measures regulating land uses and ground coverage, among others. The recommendations of the Efland Area Study, as discussed in the previous section, would not alter the current land use plan categories. The primary change would come in the re-definition of the existing Commercial/Industrial Node to reflect the service and market areas of the Community Foci - centered around three strategic intersections: Efland-Cedar Grove Road and US 70, Mount Willing Road and Forrest Drive, and the I-85/40 interchange at Mount Willing Road. A one-quarter mile radius around these three locations would be the extent of the node, with the remainder of the community outside of water quality areas being designated Ten or Twenty Year Transition. The Proposed Land Use Plan (Map 9) shows the strategic importance of the three intersections that comprise the core or foci of Efland. 35