Jordan Lake Boundaries

As I was doing some research for the case study, I came across the map that is seen below. Since the map is animated, I liked how it helped me understand the changing watershed boundaries. The map makes the controversial issues easier to understand and visualize. There are certain laws that prohibit high density development within a one mile boundary of Jordan Lake. This one mile boundary is called the watershed boundary. As the map shows, the yellow block is the proposed development. The red boundary line is the proposed line, while the blue line is the existing watershed boundary. The proposed development cannot be continued until the watershed boundary is adjusted to the red line. In October of this year, the Southern Development Inc succeeded in changing the watershed boundaries. This map is a little old. So the red line is now the actual watershed boundary of Lake Jordan. The next step for the developing company is to rezone the area. The company wants to change the zoning from low density development to high density development. The process of rezoning has turned into a debate within Durham County.