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�� Land Use Plan Compatibility. For the Jordan Reservoir, all of the land that would be delineated as Critical Area under the State's rules is outside of the City's Urban Growth Area and, therefore, projected for rural land uses. The area is indicated on the County's General Development Plan 2005 Future Land Use Map as appropriate for open space and low density residential, less than three units per acre. The density required by the State's rules is reasonably compatible with the County and City Plans. The area that would be delineated as Protected Area is mostly inside the City's Urban Growth Area. As indicated on the future land use maps of Durham's adopted small area plans, projected land uses for this area included residential uses at various densities and commercial and office uses. Under the low density option, many of these high density residential and non - residential uses would be limited, but under the high density option, development restrictions are easier to accommodate. Research and associated developments in and around RTP would also be affected, but present RTP development restrictions are similar to the State's built -upon area limits. 3. Lake Michie and Little River Reservoirs. The EMC has proposed classifying these two reservoirs as WS -II. These are relatively high classifications, indicating their. desirability for water supply. Under the adopted rules, Durham would delineate a one mile Critical Area around each reservoir. The remainder of the watershed would also be subject to new State rules. The State's Critical Areas would cover about the same area as Durham County's presently defined Critical Areas. Consequently, the areas regulated would remain the same. The Critical Area for Lake Michie is about 11 square miles, and the remainder of the watershed in Durham County is about 22 square miles. The Critical Area for the Little River Reservoir is about 13 square miles, and the remainder of the watershed in Durham County is about 21 square miles. Again, these figures exclude the water surface of the reservoirs and the City land purchased for the reservoirs. Land Use Plan Compatibility. Very little of the watershed for the Lake Michie and Little River Reservoirs is inside the City's Urban Growth Boundary. However, approximately 2 square miles in the areas of Mason Road and the east and west batik of the Little River Reservoir are within the Urban Growth Boundary. Land uses in these area are projected on City and County Plans to be almost exclusively low density residential uses. Due to the zoning restrictions already applicable to development there and the low density character, there are no significant problems with land use compatibility. (Several landfill sites have been proposed for these watersheds; note that no new discharging landfills are permitted under the State rules.) 4. Eno River Emergency Raw Water Intake. Under the proposed rules and classifications, a Critical Area of about 1 square mile and a Protected Area of about 22 square miles would be established for the area upstream of and draining to the City's emergency raw water intake on the Eno River. This intake is located near the river oxbow between Roxboro Road and Old Oxford Highway. 11