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LAND USE PLAN ELEMENT The Land Use Plan Element identifies the specific land use categories and strategies for growth management in Centerville. The land use categories are the framework upon which the official controls, such as the zoning ordinance and subdivision regulations, are based and provide implementation for growth management strategies. The plan elements contain the regulatory concepts for residential growth, commercial and industrial development and environmental protection. Growth management is dependent on a variety of land use strategies, including planned utility improvements, contiguous development patterns, housing alternatives, planned recreational facilities, continued viability of the existing commercial areas and older neighborhoods, commercial and industrial expanSIOn and anticipated fiscal considerations. Growth AssumotionslLand A vailabilitv Past and projected population and household growth for Centerville and the surrounding area are shown in Tables #1 and #2. An average of 43 new residential housing units was constructed in the City each year between 1986 and 1995. The Metropolitan Council's 1994 Blueprint forecasted the same rate of growth through the year 2020. The 1996 Blueprint forecasts were reduced to an average annual growth rate of 30 households. This plan illustrates a higher rate of growth, similar to the 1994 Blueprint forecasts. It is estimated there are currently 705 acres of vacant land in Centerville. This includes residential, commercial and industrial land inside and outside of the MUSA. Wetlands and floodplain encumber approximately 211 acres of this total. Future development in Centerville will be limited to less than 500 acres, before reaching saturation or optimum development. The Growth Management Plan (Figure #11) identifies the land use designations for optimum development in the City. Nearly 80% of the remaining gross vacant land will 38