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DRAFT Housing City of Centervllle 2030 Comprehensive Plan . Allow residential lot divisions only when adequate utilities are Immediately available and are consIstent with public utility sequencing. . Prohibit leapfrog or non-contiguous residential development. . Prohibit residential development without publiC utilities. . Establish areas suitable for step-up or higher income residential homes. . Require the installation of sidewalks on at least one side of the street in new neighborhoods. . Explore opportunities to install sidewalks in existing neighborhoods that lack them. . Maintain standards for landscaping end screening to ensure adequate aesthetic controls. . Maintain adequate standards for site access, parkIng, and structure setbacks. . Enforce standards for structure upkeep and site maIntenance to ensure long- term aesthetic controls. . Revisit all established standards as appropriate. The Metropolitan Council issues forecasts for population and household growth. In Table 21 below the Household Forecasts are displayed. Actual EstImate Forecasts" 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2020 2030 Centervllle 147 214 519 1.077 1,295 1,340 1,600 1,850 Increase " 45.58% 142.52% 107.51% 20.24% 3.47"/0 19.40% 15.63% Make Co. 39,668 60,716 82,437 106,428 117.409 135,670 157,760 168,690 Increasa " 53.06% 35.77% 29.10% 10.32% 15.55% 16.28% 6.93% Table 21 . Households, Actual and Forecasts Source: 2000 U.S. Census, "Metropolitan Council forecasts estimates, April 1, 2005. This table shows that there are approximately 1,295 eXisting housing units In the City according to the Metropolitan Council. The City's inventory totel as of January 2008 Is 1.352 units. In addition to the total amount of units it is important to understand housing tenure and amount of owner and rental occupancy. Data from the 2000 Census finds that the community has a 66.2% owner-occupied and 33.8% rental occupied housing mix. Each new household added to a city requires an additional housing unit and results In Increasing residential land uses. Centervllla presently has a faster growth rata than tha county, increasing by approximately 155 households per year between 1990 and 2005. The city added 558 households in the 1990s. The Met Council forecast shows that Centerville will be adding an additional 555 households between 2005 and 2030. Since the City has determined that it is Important to exceed a population of 5,000. the City has adopted land use policies that will Increase the population after full build-out. The forecests for household and popUlation figures based on these new land uses are shown In Table 22 balow. The ratio of persons per household In Centerville Is expected to dacline by 2030 due to an aging population and the larger genaral demographic trend of 64