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1. Land Use Matrix and Future Network <br />As part of the 2017 Transportation Study, the planning area was divided into eighteen potential development <br />sites called “pods”. These sites were analyzed and their maximum buildable area was determined APPENDIX B. <br />Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) trip generations were also evaluated to ascertain development impact <br />on the transportation network. The Pod analysis, street cross sections and intersection improvements were <br />developed to help identify and mitigate the traffic impact through this process and made as part of updated <br />AMP. <br /> <br />2. Pod Delineation and Analysis <br />The analysis completed as part of the Study estimates a total 638.2 buildable acres (27.73% of 2301.5 gross <br />acres), due to environmental constraints and other factors. Pods range in size from 22 to 362 acres. A summary <br />of each pod’s buildable acres is shown below (TABLE 2 & FIGURE 11). Refer to the 2017 Transportation Study <br />in APPENDIX B for additional information and assumptions used in the analysis. <br /> <br />Pod Gross <br />Acres <br />Buildable <br />Acres <br />Constraints/ <br />Attributes <br />Percentage <br />Buildable <br />1 343.41 86.79 256.62 25.27% <br />2 75.35 19.06 56.29 25.29% <br />3 257.53 81.01 176.52 31.46% <br />4 362.35 135.16 227.19 37.30% <br />5 138.95 0.00 138.95 0.00% <br />6 109.73 19.65 90.08 17.91% <br />7 22.01 7.47 14.54 33.94% <br />8 243.19 70.07 173.12 28.81% <br />9 55.96 18.15 37.81 32.43% <br />10 192.12 48.60 143.52 25.30% <br />11 62.20 7.14 55.06 11.48% <br />12 35.32 4.91 30.41 13.92% <br />13 49.26 15.23 34.03 30.91% <br />14 63.26 8.52 54.74 13.47% <br />15 49.91 11.07 38.84 22.19% <br />16 23.59 1.76 21.83 7.44% <br />17 144.61 79.31 65.30 54.84% <br />18 72.77 24.28 48.49 33.36% <br />Total 2301.52 638.17 1663.35 27.73% <br />Table 2: POD Buildable Acreage <br /> <br />Total acres <br />Minus current development <br />Minus environmental <br />constraints <br />Minus other attributes <br />Buildable acres <br />Figure 11: POD Delineation Process <br /> 35