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-2.. Mr. McGuire tried to explain that there to o difference between s Lend -Vas Plen end the honing (.lan. Land -u a plenn ng to to study use of land on the ground. ex. If you have a commercial business QP one pert, you beck it up with another leaser type, but not homes. Land-teas planning is to esy whet we like, whet we think locks beet, but once the decision is made for the are. it id not as rigidly'eet es a zoning designation is since zoning le done by Lsw in the form of ordinencse. The to presented here tonight in to make New ortghton a better community to live tn. The stetintiosl oeekgr and was done before 19701 they used field surveys, also projected for long -term population. New Brighton has set 35,00C to 57,000 populatton es their goal with this new Lend -Use Flan they presented. Wtth the present zoning laws in New Brighton, they figure on a msximur of population of only 32,000 (although their newer plan allows for 42,000). The morel planning procedures they followed wee to evaluate the entire community on a section by section basis, to see whet exists on the ground end from theta whet they could get out of the community. The third part of their program was handled by Robert Mann, the Chairman of their Planning Commission. His presentation Mss not to talk in generelitiee but to present the specifics as they applied to New Brighton. He defined whet the Planners had Corn up with for New Brighton. Much of the Planners work could have been euhieved with common sensa. He said they triad to locate industry near their heavily traveled roads. They also considered what ell their bordering communities had zoned or built adjacent tp their village limits to keep their plane compatible with these neighbors. They figured on the following unite per acres 2i Unite of residential per ears, 5 Unita per sort of low density buildings 12 Units per sore for medium density. 4r. Kann listed the elements of a Comprehensive Plant 1.) Bove Peps, 2. Field Studies 3. Map of existing. charset.r:etLee 4. Economic bese end population etudy 5. Housing 6. Policy guide plan 7. Lend -Ueo Plats 8. Traffic end traaeportetion plan 9. Oommunity facilities end Perk Plan 10. Subdivision regulations 11. Zoning ordinance .12. Capitol improvements program. A Lend -Use Plan con only be effectuated by changing or up -dsttn Subdivision Regulations and the Zoning Ordinances.