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215 Consistency with Joint Planning Area (JPA) Land Use Plan A portion of the subject property is located within the Rural Buffer and Chapel Hill Joint Development Area of the JPA. As a result, the SUP application was provided to Chapel Hill Town staff for review and comment. Town staff courtesy review comments are available in Attachment 5. The JPA Land Use Plan identifies the subject parcel as "Rural Residential," which is defined as: Rural Residential Rural Residential designation is identical to the Rural Buffer category contained in the current Orange County Land Use Plan. The Rural Buffer category is described in the Plan as land adjacent to an Urban or Transition area which is rural in character and which should remain rural; contain very low-density residential uses, agricultural uses exempt from zoning regulations, and low-intensity agricultural support uses; and not require urban services (water and sewer) during the Plan period. Staff Comment: The portion of the property that is within the Rural Buffer is proposed to be dedicated entirely as Open Space, which is consistent with the Rural Residential land use classification of the JPA. The applicant further proposes to place that Open Space element within a conservation easement. The conservation easement is not a proposed condition of this Special Use Permit modification, but it would align the Special Use Permit elements with rural preservation goals established by the JPA. Consistency with Central Orange Coordinated Area Land Use Plan A portion of the subject property is located within the Town of Hillsborough/Orange County Central Orange Coordinated Area Land Use Plan (COCA). As a result, the SUP major modification application was provided to Hillsborough Town staff for review and comment. Town staff courtesy review comments are available in Attachment 5. The COCA identifies the subject parcel as "Mixed Residential Neighborhood," which is defined as: Mixed Residential Neighborhood The dominant land use in any proposed development is expected to be residential based on square footage of proposed structures. Developments may contain a single or variety of dwelling types and densities or may integrate a variety of supportive commercial, public and semi-public uses and open or public space. Small developments that provide only supportive non-residential land uses in an infill arrangement serving more than 50 dwelling units in a walkable manner may also be considered. Staff Comment: The proposed modifications retain the development's land use as a Mobile Home Park. As such, the subject property would remain as primarily residential in nature. The proposed modifications are in keeping with the above defined Mixed Residential Neighborhood land use designation.