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Grenada County Build Better Together 2040 Plan

Some uses are highly market-driven, with their timing and particular location dictated by the extent and pace of
other types of development. As noted above, this includes the typical pattern of retail uses locating near new
residential “rooftops” and often at key roadway intersections. The location and extent of various forms of
residential development can also be difficult to predict amid broader housing market cycles and regional needs,
combined with developer areas of expertise and interest in bringing single-family detached dwellings, patio
homes, townhomes or multi-family products to market.

Residential Acreage Outlook

The yellow-delineated Primarily Residential areas on the Housing and Development Opportunities map
encompass these estimated land quantities:
 Approximately 5,600 acres in Primarily Residential areas assigned a "1" in the potential development
sequencing, resulting in a net quantity of approximately 4,200 acres after reducing the total acreage by
25% to account for land that is undevelopable (due to floodplain or other constraints) and land that will be
needed for roads, utilities, easements, storm water management, etc. As a rough example, 4,200 acres
developed at a "suburban" density of four dwelling units per acre would yield 16,800 housing units (and
the population projections discussion in the Growth Capacity section of this Plan indicates that 3,420 new
dwelling units would be needed to accommodate nearly 8,500 added residents by 2040).
 Approximately 8,000 acres in Primarily Residential areas assigned a "2" in the potential development
sequencing, resulting in a net quantity of approximately 6,000 acres after reducing the total acreage by
25%.
 Approximately 5,000 acres in Primarily Residential areas assigned a "3" in the potential development
sequencing, resulting in a net quantity of approximately 3,750 acres after reducing the total acreage by
25%.
The net acreage figures above total just under 14,000 acres of area delineated for potential Primarily Residential
development in central Grenada County in the decades ahead.

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