The /ND Nodal Development overlay zone is intended to direct and encourage development that is supportive of nodal development and to protect identified nodal development areas from incompatible development prior to adoption of nodal development plans and implementing land use regulations. An adopted development plan for a specific node may recommend the /ND Nodal Development overlay zone as the sole implementing land use regulation for all or part of a nodal development area. It is intended that each node identified by the /ND overlay zone achieve an average overall residential density of at least 12 units per net residential acre.