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<br />Land Use <br /> <br />Analysis of Existing Land Use <br />Elk River contains over 25,000 acres of land. The chart in Figure 5-2 shows the <br />estimated distribution of existing land uses. The numbers in the chart refer to the <br />acres in the land use and its share of the total. <br /> <br />The analysis of existing land use in Elk River illustrates several important issues <br />about current and future development: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The vacant category in this chart includes all of the non-developed land <br />uses. These uses include wetlands, flood plain, open water, other natural <br />areas, and other undeveloped land. Over one-half of all land in Elk River <br />falls into one of these land uses categories. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Residential development is the largest "built" land use. The three <br />residential categories account for 23% of total land use. Residential uses <br />make up 55% all non-vacant land use. <br /> <br />Commercial and industrial uses represent 5% of total land use (11 % of <br />non-vacant uses). <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Covering almost 5% of total land area, the gravel mining area provides a <br /> <br />signifIcant development opportunity for the future. <br /> <br />Mining-I,364-S <br /> <br /> <br />Rural Residential- <br />3.6S7-14% <br /> <br />Highway Business-H4. <br />1% <br /> <br />Central Business <br />District-97 -0% <br /> <br />Community <br />Commercial-26-0% <br /> <br />Yacant-14.S38-S8 <br /> <br />Public/Semi-Public-S H. <br />2% <br /> <br />Figure 5-2 <br />Distribution of Existing Land Use <br /> <br />. '\ <br />EfJA, d <br />ltiver <br /> <br />Building the Future - A Comprehensive Plan for Elk River <br /> <br />5+4 <br />