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72 <br /> the properties are located in the Upper Eno Protected Watershed. Due to the <br /> availability of City of Mebane sewer access, no septic treatment will be required, <br /> further reducing potential impacts to the surrounding waters. While these properties <br /> have no direct access to transit services, the properties are immediately adjacent to <br /> the Orange-Durham Connector (ODX) fixed-route transit service line and <br /> accessibility could be explored in the future, if warranted by analysis. <br /> • Land Use Objective LU-1.1: Coordinate the location of higher intensity/high density <br /> residential and non-residential development with existing or planned locations of <br /> public transportation, commercial and community services, and adequate supporting <br /> infrastructure (i.e., water and sewer, high-speed internet access, streets, and <br /> sidewalks), while avoiding areas with protected natural and cultural resources. This <br /> could be achieved by increasing allowable densities and creating new mixed-use <br /> zoning districts where adequate public services are available. <br /> The Efland Village Zoning Overlay District, which is defined in the LIDO as "...an <br /> urban village style of development in an area of the county served, or intended to <br /> be served, by public water and sewer systems." The rezoning of these properties <br /> will enable their redevelopment for commercial purposes, which is how they have <br /> been historically used, so that they may better serve the needs of the Efland <br /> community. Redevelopment of existing impervious area will result in no new <br /> impacts to the watershed or receiving waters, should the redevelopment occur <br /> within this existing impervious area. Development exceeding that developed area <br /> would be subject to regulation under the County's stormwater and water supply <br /> watershed regulations; the properties are located in the Upper Eno Protected <br /> Watershed. Due to the availability of City of Mebane sewer access, no septic <br /> treatment will be required, further reducing potential impacts to the surrounding <br /> waters. While these properties have no direct access to transit services, the <br /> properties are immediately adjacent to the Orange-Durham Connector (ODX) fixed- <br /> route transit service line and accessibility could be explored in the future, if <br /> warranted by analysis. All development standards required by the UDO will be <br /> applied to any applications for construction on these properties, serving many of the <br /> stated objective purposes. <br /> • Land Use Goal 2: Land uses that are appropriate to on-site environmental conditions <br /> and features, and that protect natural resources, cultural resources, and community <br /> character. <br /> The rezoning of these properties will enable their redevelopment for commercial <br /> purposes, which is how they have been historically used, so that they may better <br /> serve the needs of the Efland community. Redevelopment of existing impervious area <br /> will result in no new impacts to the watershed or receiving waters, should the <br /> redevelopment occur within this existing impervious area. Development exceeding <br /> that developed area would be subject to regulation under the County's stormwater <br /> and water supply watershed regulations; the properties are located in the Upper Eno <br /> Protected Watershed. Due to the availability of City of Mebane sewer access, no <br /> septic treatment will be required, further reducing potential impacts to the surrounding <br /> waters. <br /> By supporting the rezoning and redevelopment of these properties in Efland, the <br /> owners can provide for goods and services in an area designated to do so, filling a <br />