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CHAPTER 2 LAND USE 21 Approximately 632 acres of land are zoned for industrial use. Of the designated • industrial acreage, approximately 156 acres are vacant, and another 311 acres are considered candidates for redevelopment within the Old Highway 8 Corridor. As an industrial land reserve for the future, this acreage is adequate and not excessive. In the period 1966-1975, 155 acres of industrial land were developed in New Brighton. In the period 1975-1988, 103 acres have been developed. Even assuming that the rate of industrial development in the metropolitan area will decline, New Brighton's supply of developable or redevelopable land will not last for long. The amount of land proposed for industrial use is not excessive, and once it is built upon, it is not likely to change use for a very long time, and without great public effort. Priority should be given to the use of the relatively few remaining developable parcels for tax base generating land uses, such as industrial land use. Furthermore, New Brighton should strive for the highest density and quality of development possible and appropriate to the particular site in question. New Brighton, like all cities, has only a finite land area. The choices of how its limited land area is used must be carefully made to maximize the benefit to the community policies. POLICIES: INDUSTRIAL LAND USE 1. Contribute to a balance of land uses in the community by designating for industrial use or other business use an ample amount of land currently vacant or suitable for redevelopment. 2. Locate and design industrial development to protect residential areas and to provide a high level of aesthetic quality. 3. Encourage more intensive use of industrial land while maintaining a high level of aesthetic quality. 4. Encourage high quality clean industry to locate in New Brighton. 5.- Actively pursue redevelopment of blighted and marginally used industrial areas. 6. Continue to prohibit uses injurious to the public health, safety and welfare through vigorous enforcement of performance standard controls. 7. Assure the availability of adequately sized parcels for industrial use by: a. Encouraging the elimination of small nonconforming land uses through combination with other parcels. b. Allowing commercial uses in industrial districts only by special use permit.