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039 <br />RURAL AREAS <br />1) The rural residential and agricultural character of the <br />Township outside the Towns and adjacent transition areas <br />should be maintained. (OC) <br />OUESTIONABLE. The development on this site, both existing and <br />proposed, must be closely monitored to prevent negative <br />impacts on adjoining residential and agricultural land uses. <br />The current uses on this site, due to their intensity, could <br />negatively impact the surrounding rural area without controls <br />offered under the Zoning Ordinance and the Rural Industrial <br />Activity Node classification. <br />The Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan, which <br />designates the extractive use designation to the American <br />Stone quarry operation, sought answers to the possible re -uses <br />of this site in a manner acceptable to meet the Land Use Goals <br />of the Joint Planning Area and the County. This site, if <br />properly developed and monitored, may present a viable reuse <br />option for the existing quarry and asphalt plant. <br />2) Rural lands currently existing between the Chapel <br />Hill /Carrboro urban area and Hillsborough should be preserved. <br />NOT ARPLICABL E. This site does not lie between the Chapel <br />Hill /Carrboro Urban area and Hillsborough. <br />1) A compact form of development should be achieved avoiding <br />urban sprawl. (0C) <br />2) The urbanizing areas of the Towns are the major growth centers <br />of the Township. (C) <br />NOT APPLICABLE. This development is proposed to occur in the <br />Rural Buffer. <br />UTILITY EXTENSION <br />1) The timing of utility extensions and the pace of growth should <br />be coordinated. (C) <br />2) Water and sewer service should not be extended outside the <br />boundaries of the Joint Planning Area. (C) <br />COMPLIES. No water or sewer services are proposed to be <br />extended inside the Rural Buffer. <br />15 <br />