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Memo to Steering Committee Page 2 February 9, 1995 ill Land Use Evaluation Exhibit No. 1 is a chart outlining the percent of land dedicated to each zoning district found in the community. Approximately 90 percent of the land in Elk River is zoned for residential purposes. Of this 90 percent, approximately 16 percent is zoned for urban (city water and sewer) residential development, while the balance is agricultural (31%) and a single family zone allowing 2- 1/2 acre lots (41%). The Rlc zoning district (10,000 sq. ft. lot) is the predominant (11% of the 16%) of those residential districts within the urban service area. Single Family Consumption Rates/Inventory In the past six (6) years, there has been a shift towards residential plats within the urban service area. Exhibit No. 2 lists all the single family residential plats that have been recorded with Sherburne County since 1989. Based on this information certain trends relating to the amount of residential activity may be projected for the upcoming years. Furthermore, land available for development and a current inventory of the number of years supply are both important factors when designing a growth management strategy. In summary, within the urban service area there is approximately • a 22-year supply of vacant land that can be developed as single family. On the other hand, if no further subdivisions were to occur, the number of available platted lots that have been created since 1989 would take approximately 6 years to develop. It is important to understand that both of these numbers are based on activity only within platted property within the urban service area. There will continue to be activity within the unsewered area, therefore, this information is slightly misleading. What we have tried to do is start at "ground zero" in 1989 and determine current activity from this point on. Certainly a factor to consider when reviewing this information is that development activity is expected to generally increase. This is a result of MUSA line restrictions on some of the northwest suburbs, improvements to Highway 101, enhancing access to Elk River and extension of utilities within the community. Typically, a population growth factor of 3% has been used for other long range projections (i.e., wastewater treatment). Further discussion on this item will be provided at Thursday's meeting. HousinM Characteristics • Exhibit No. 3 presents an overview of the number of residential units in the City and the respective percentages of land consumed by each type of housing s:steering:2-9memo