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z <br />1 <br />PLANNING FRAMEWORK AND ANALYSIS <br />The structure of the Plan's framework begins with the <br />organizing concepts - policy statements around which the Land <br />Use Plan for Hillsborough Township is constructed. These <br />concepts state a general consensus as to what are the <br />desirable patterns of growth for the area and take into <br />account patterns.of development, environmental constraints, <br />and the stated desires of area residents. <br />The second component of the framework consists of future <br />projections for population, housing stock, and land <br />requirements. These projections are not a comment on the <br />desirability of expected growth. They merely indicate the <br />amount of growth expected based on historical trends. <br />The organizing concepts and projections are then used to <br />create allocation guidelines. Criteria are established which <br />distribute land into Land Use Plan categories initially <br />defined in the body of the Land Use element of the Orange <br />County Comprehensive Plan. Distribution is reflected in both <br />text and map form. <br />organizing conce is <br />The following policy statements regarding Hillsborough <br />Township represent the organizing concepts around which the <br />Land Use Plan for Hillsborough Township is constructed: <br />1) The Town of Hillsborough is the major growth and <br />development center in the Township. <br />2) The more intensive- commercial, industrial, and <br />residential land uses are most appropriately located <br />within the Town's corporate limits and areas adjacent to <br />the Town likely to.become urban. <br />3) The agricultural and rural character of the northern <br />tier of Hillsborough Township shou -ld be maintained and <br />protected from adverse environmental and economic <br />impacts. <br />Township south of <br />4) The rur a To <br />5) Duke Forest <br />lands, which are valuable for their <br />M1541 <br />120 <br />