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.131 <br /> The projected population of 23,196 residents in the year 2005 <br /> would require an estimated 4,966 dwelling units beyond what <br /> existed in 1987. This would place an additional 5,363 acres <br /> into residential uses. This is based on an average lot size <br /> of 1.08 acres, the size of an average lot subdivided in all <br /> jurisdictions of the Township from 1980 to 1987. The lot size <br /> used, much smaller than in other townships, reflects the <br /> ability of the infrastructure to serve higher densities. <br /> Total acreage required between 1987 and 2005 takes into <br /> account residential, commercial, institutional, and <br /> industrial needs. Institutional and commercial uses are most <br /> directly tied to residential increases, and a multiplier of <br /> one acre of new commercial/institutional acreage for every <br /> twenty acres of new residential acreage is used. Industrial <br /> acreage requirements do not have the direct association with <br /> residential acreage that other non-residential uses do. Areas <br /> of the Township that are suitable for industrial uses should <br /> be set aside for such purposes. Three hundred acres are set <br /> aside for industrial requirements during the course of the <br /> plan period. <br /> Allocation of Growth <br /> The primary task of the a land use plan is to geographically <br /> allocate the anticipated growth throughout the Township in <br /> accordance with County-wide goals and policies, as well as <br /> the Township organizing concepts. In actuality, the amount of <br /> land allocated to accommodate this growth will be <br /> substantially greater than the calculated need in order to <br /> allow for variations in the availability of land and the <br /> exercise of free market choice. <br /> The following allocation guidelines incorporate the <br /> descriptive framework of the County land use classification <br /> system: <br /> *Higher intensity residential and commercial development, <br /> which would most appropriately be served by a <br /> centralized water and sewer system, should be directed <br /> first to suitable vacant land within the Town of <br /> Hillsborough and secondly to the Town's transition <br /> areas. <br /> *Commercial and industrial development occurring outside <br /> the Town's planning jurisdiction should be located in <br /> 3.9-14 <br />