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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 UDO 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 />