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23 <br /> c) Why combine Rural Activity Nodes? <br /> • The preliminary draft Land Use Plan 2050 included a Future Land <br /> Use Map (FLUM) that classified all rural nodes into one type, "Rural <br /> Activity Node", described as follows: <br /> "Rural Activity Nodes are key intersections of larger rural roads and state <br /> highways that can or do already serve the surrounding community with <br /> commercial retail and service uses. Nodes are located at strategic <br /> crossroads to provide daily commercial and service needs within a short <br /> drive of rural neighborhoods and home sites in the county. Existing <br /> development varies greatly by location but generally includes single-family <br /> homes, neighborhood-scale commercial uses such as service stations and <br /> convenience stores, farms, forestry, and undeveloped parcels" <br /> • The concept of combing was introduced because of the similarities of <br /> compatible zoning districts permitted among the RNAN , RCAN , and <br /> RIAN . <br /> • Simplifying the number of land use categories will help create a more <br /> user-friendly plan. <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> NORTH CAROLINA <br />