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LAND USE PLAN <br />Little Canada is approximately 2,880 acres, or 4.5 square miles in size. As shown on the <br />following map, existing land use in the City is predominately low density residential, <br />encompassing nearly 40 percent of the total area. Road right -of -way, lakes and ponds cover <br />another large portion of the City's area, totaling 961 acres or 33 percent. <br />Existing Land Use <br />Land Use <br />Acres <br />% of <br />Total <br />Low Density Residential <br />1,057 <br />36.7% <br />Medium Density Residential <br />51 <br />1.8% <br />High Density Residential <br />93 <br />3.2% <br />Commercial <br />115 <br />4.0% <br />Industrial <br />208 <br />7.2% <br />Planned Unit Development (PUD) <br />197 <br />6.8% <br />Public /Semi - Public <br />198 <br />6.9% <br />ROW /Water <br />961 <br />33.4% <br />Total <br />2,880 <br />100.0% <br />Key findings related to Little Canada's existing land use patterns are: <br />• Low Density Residential is the dominate land use <br />• Commercial areas are primarily concentrated along Rice Street and the intersection of <br />Little Canada Road and County Road C <br />• Road right -of -way takes up a significant portion of the City due to the location of I -694, <br />I -35E and Highway 36 <br />• There are very few vacant parcels remaining in the City <br />Little Canada's existing land use patterns are generally consistent with the 2020 Future Land <br />Plan proposed in the 1998 Comprehensive Plan Update. Future land use plan maps used in the <br />1998 plan can be found in the Appendix section of this plan. <br />City of Little Canada — 2030 Comprehensive Plan <br />18 <br />