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<br />LAND USE PLAN ELEMENT <br /> <br />The Land Use Plan Element identifies the specific land use categories and strategies for <br />growth management in Centerville. The land use categories are the framework upon <br />which the official controls, such as the zoning ordinance and subdivision regulations, are <br />based and provide implementation for growth management strategies. The plan elements <br />contain the regulatory concepts for residential growth, commercial and industrial <br />development and environmental protection. <br /> <br />Growth management is dependent on a variety of land use strategies, including planned <br />utility improvements, contiguous development patterns, housing alternatives, planned <br />recreational facilities, continued viability of the existing commercial areas and older <br />neighborhoods, commercial and industrial expansion and anticipated fiscal <br />considerations. <br /> <br />. . <br />; <br /> <br />Growth AssumptionsfLand Availability <br />Past and projected population and household growth for Centerville and the surrounding <br />area are shown in Tables #1 and #2. An average of 43 new residential housing units <br />were constructed in the City each year between 1986 and 1995. The Metropolitan <br />Council's 1994 Blueprint forecasted the same rate of growth through the year 2020. The <br />1996 Blueprint forecasts were reduced to an average annual growth rate of 30 <br />households. This plan illustrates a higher rate of growth, similar to the 1994 Blueprint <br />forecasts. <br /> <br />It is estimated there are currently 705 acres of vacant land in CentetVille. This includes <br />residential, commercial and industrial land inside and outside of the MUSA. <br />Approximately 211 acres of this total are encumbered by wetlands and floodplain. <br />Future development in Centerville will be limited to less than 500 acres, before reaching <br />saturation or optimum development. <br /> <br />38 <br />