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CHAPTER 2 LAND USE 9 Industrial Uses — in New Brighton are presently divided into three categories: light industry and heavy industry, and limited industrial. 16 1. Light Industrial uses would include warehousing, wholesale business and general light manufacturing. 2. Heavy Industry would include large manufacturing plants, processing plants, foundries, etc. 3. Limited Industrial is a category which includes those industrial lands which because of their location have a high potential for negative effects on adjacent uses. They require stricter development standards controlling such things as permitted uses, appearance of structures and property, and amount of and type of traffic generated. Land Use — The manner in which land is developed to meet the needs of people. Open space, residential, commercial, etc. are terms generally used to qualify specific land use configurations. Control of land use is generally achieved through zoning land. Public Land Uses — Encompass such public areas as parks, schools, and other public buildings. Generally, areas of this type are designed for recreational, educational, cultural or other use. Quasi-Public — Uses are those which are generally open only to members of a - particular group or organization. Characteristically churches, cemeteries, rest homes, hospitals, etc. which are not operated for profit fall into this classification. Residential Land Uses 1. Single Family Residential — Comprises the most extensive land use in the City of New Brighton. Expressed in terms of density, it is a low density category. Within the text of this report, the term "Single Family" refers to all areas of low density development characterized by single family detached housing unit development. Two categories of single family residential land uses are designated in New Brighton. They are: R-1, which corresponds to single family districts with a 75 foot wide, 10,000 square foot minimum and an optimum density of 2.5 units per acre, and the R-lA area, which corresponds primarily to the older residential areas of the City where single family dwellings have been built on lots with a 40 foot minimum width and a 5,000 square foot minimum lot area. 2. Low Density Residential — Those areas in which the density of land uses are essentially the same as in single family residence areas, but not occupied by single- family structures. Characteristically, low density residential areas are occupied by duplex and townhouse structures. The optimum number of dwelling units in these areas should not exceed 2.5 to 5 units per acre of developed land. A higher density is tolerable if Planned Residential or Planned Unit Development methods are employed.