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LAND USE PLAN <br />Vacant Land <br />The Vacant Land Map displays parcels in the City that are currently vacant or have potential for <br />further development. There are currently 51 vacant or underdeveloped parcels zoned R -I, Low <br />Density Residential totaling 65.6 acres. There are 4 vacant industrially zoned parcels totaling 8.5 <br />acres. <br />Number <br />of <br />Parcels <br />Current <br />Zoning <br />Acres <br />Estimated <br />Development <br />Potential <br />Household <br />Size <br />Number of <br />Additional <br />Residents <br />51 <br />R -1, Low Density <br />Residential <br />65.6 <br />164 units <br />X <br />2.2 <br />361 <br />The City estimates that the 65.6 acres of vacant or under - developed parcels zoned R -1 could <br />potentially create an additional 26 single family units based on an assumed density of 2.5 units <br />per acre. Multiplying this potential number of units by the current household size estimate for <br />the City yields the possibility of an additional 361 people. Upon development of these vacant <br />residential parcels, the City will be fully developed. The State Demographer estimates that Little <br />Canada had a population of 10,082 as of 2006. Adding another 361 people results in a total <br />population of approximately 10,500 people. This total population is significantly lower than the <br />Metropolitan Council's population forecasts for 2010, 2020 and 2030. Based on the vacant land <br />analysis, the City can only support another 361 residents. <br />Land Use Issues <br />The Issues Map, shown on the following page, identifies certain land use issues that currently <br />exist in the City. <br />City of Little Canada — 2030 Comprehensive Plan <br />20 <br />