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<br />Inventory (Draft July 7) Page 1 <br />INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />The starting point for the Little Canada Comprehensive Plan Update is to document existing <br />conditions and trends within the City that influence the City’s future growth. The purpose of the <br />Little Canada Inventory is to identify the type, amount, and pattern of growth that has taken place <br />within the City. To this end, an inventory of existing conditions has been conducted. This <br />Inventory encompasses seven general categories of information: <br /> <br />Socio-Economic Profile – This profile provides demographic information on population, <br />households, age characteristics, income and employment. <br /> <br />Housing Profile – This profile describes the Little Canada housing stock by age, tenure, housing <br />costs, and type. <br /> <br />Natural Environment Profile - This profile identifies the characteristics of Little Canada’s natural <br />environment that influences land use development including topography, soils, watershed, lakes, <br />rivers, and wetlands. <br /> <br />Community Facilities Profile – This profile provides insight on public utilities, service regulations <br />addressing wastewater, water supply, schools, and public safety. <br /> <br />Transportation Profile – This profile describes the transportation infrastructure available in Little <br />Canada. The transportation profile includes functional classification of roadways and transit <br />opportunities. <br /> <br />Land Use Profile – This profile describes, locates, and quantifies the various land uses within the <br />City of Little Canada. <br /> <br />The sources of Inventory data have been gathered from a wide range of agencies, printed <br />documents, and interviews. All the maps and tables have been provided with a source. Additional <br />information regarding the source of any of the Inventory data can be obtained by contacting the <br />City. <br /> <br />Together, these categories that make up the Little Canada Inventory provide an informational base <br />which will be used to identify issues and set up a hierarchy of planning policies. These policies <br />will help the community address a broad base of land use and development issues. With the help <br />of a solid information base, decision-makers can evaluate and guide proposals in the short term to <br />benefit the residents of Little Canada and the surrounding area, while fulfilling the City’s long- <br />term goals and objectives. <br />