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41 <br />without adversely affecting watershed status or water quality. <br />Staff recommends that future consideration be given to <br />"allotments" of non - residential development to be focused on <br />existing nodes such as the two mentioned above. It should be <br />noted if all the nodes were built out completely for non- <br />residential purposes (beyond current acreage limits) , they <br />would still comply with WS -II standards by comprising less <br />than 10% of the watershed. <br />It should further be noted that the proposed regional transit <br />corridor concept could be compromised by the lower density of <br />residential development required for a WS -3 watershed. <br />• The mandated watershed standards will require zoning of Cedar <br />Grove and Little River Townships. Staff recommends that <br />integration of the watershed classifications and other related <br />studies (such as the Rural Character Study) be completed prior <br />to zoning of these townships in order to ensure that once <br />zoning is applied it will not be altered substantially by <br />these other studies' recommendations. <br />• Staff recognizes the reservations of the University of North <br />Carolina administration about the proposed Jordan Lake WS -IV <br />protected area which covers much of the "south campus" area. <br />However, since Jordan Lake is a future water supply source for <br />Orange County, Hillsborough, and OWASA, staff is hesitant to <br />recommend relaxing the WS -IV standards in this area. <br />