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021 <br /> C <br /> Source: 1980 U . S . Census of Housing <br /> d • <br /> Based on building permits issued by the Orange County <br /> Planning Department <br /> TABLE 3-2b <br /> CEDAR GROVE TOWNSHIP LAND USE REQUIREMENTS, 1987-2005 <br /> time period 1987-1995 1995-2005 1987-2005 <br /> a <br /> DWELLING UNITS REQUIRED 223 266 489 <br /> b <br /> RESIDENTIAL ACREAGE REQUIRED 608 727 1 ,334 <br /> C <br /> TOTAL ACREAGE REQUIRED 638 763 1 ,401 <br /> a <br /> From Table 3 <br /> b <br /> Based on a density of 2 .77 acres/unit, the average size of a <br /> lot subdivided between 1980 and 1986. <br /> c <br /> Based on a commercial/ institutional multiplier of 0 .05 <br /> The projected population of 4,852 residents in the year <br /> 2005 would require an estimated 765 dwelling units beyond _ <br /> the housing stock that existed in 1980 . This would place an <br /> additional 1 ,334 acres of land into residential use based on <br /> the average size of a lot subdivided from 1980 to 1987 . <br /> In addition to acreage needed for homes, residential <br /> development creates in its wake the need for land to <br /> accommodate institutional and commercial uses, such as <br /> churches, shopping facilities, and recreational areas. The <br /> 1986 ratio of commercial and institutional land to <br /> residential land was 1 : 15 . The rate of residential growth, <br /> however, grew faster than the rate of commercial growtTi <br /> between 1980 and 1987 . Hence, a ratio of 1 :20, or 0 .05 acres <br /> of non-residential land for every acre of residential land, <br /> is used. This brings the total land requirements to 1 ,401 <br /> acres. <br /> Ai1ocation of Groh <br /> The primary task of the Land Use Plan is to geographi- <br /> cally allocate growth throughout the Township in accordance <br /> with the County-wide goals and policies and the Township <br /> organizing concepts. In actuality, the amount of land <br /> allocated to accommodate projected growth is substantially <br /> greater than the calculated need. This allows for varia- <br /> tions in the availabi fty of land and the exercise of market <br /> forces. <br /> The following allocation guidelines, which incorporate <br /> the descriptive framework of the County land use classifica- <br /> tion system, are derived from the County and Township <br /> 3 .6-9 <br />