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<br /> PAGE 60 – JPA LAND USE PLAN <br /> <br /> *Suburban Residential Areas are designated for housing densities ranging from one (1) to five (5) <br />dwelling units per acre. Such areas are located where land is changing from rural to urban, suitable for urban <br />densities, and to be provided with public utilities and services. Housing types range from single-family to <br />duplexes to multi-family dwellings. <br /> <br /> *However, densities may be lower than one dwelling unit per acre in Suburban Residential Areas. <br />Chapel Hill as part of its Southern Small Area Plan has identified certain areas in the Southern Triangle as <br />being suitable for densities not exceeding one (1) unit per acre for areas immediately east of U.S. 15-501 and <br />densities not exceeding one (1) unit per five (5) acres for areas immediately west of Old Lystra Road. <br /> <br />*Amended 2/1/93 <br /> <br /> Urban Residential Areas are similar to Suburban Residential Area in terms of both housing types <br />and public services availability. However, densities are higher, ranging from six (6) to thirteen (13) dwelling <br />units per acre. <br /> <br /> Office-Institutional Areas is a category consisting of establishments which offer an array of <br />financial, insurance, real estate, legal, medical, and business services. Such areas generally have public <br />utilities and services available and are located adjacent to heavily traveled streets. <br /> <br /> Future UNC Development is a category established for lands owned by the University of North <br />Carolina, including Horace Williams Airport and adjacent parcels. Such lands are contemplated for expansion <br />of the UNC campus, provided the Airport is relocated. <br /> <br /> Retail Trade Areas are limited in Transition Areas, including existing establishments at Starpoint and <br />Calvander. Modest room for expansion was projected in Transition Areas. <br /> <br /> Light Industrial Areas are singular, consisting of the Chapel Hill Industrial Park on Eubanks Road <br />and the proposed site between Eubanks Road and Homestead Road are included in this category. <br /> <br /> Disposal Use Areas consist of landfill sites, either existing or future. The existing landfill on Eubanks <br />Road and the proposed site between Eubanks Road and Homestead Road are included in this category. <br /> <br />*Rural Buffer and Conservation <br /> <br />*Amended <br />4/2/90 <br />2/3/92 (effective 2/24/92) <br /> <br /> The basic categories of Rural Buffer and Conservation have been combined in the Joint Planning <br />Area Land Use Plan to form a single land use classification – Rural Buffer. <br /> <br />123