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<br />match to the demand. Ideally, both supply and demand are evaluated <br />simultaneously. <br /> <br />Figure A-2 shows that land can be classified in different ways depending on <br />its state. Land inventories are primarily concerned with lands that will be <br />available for development during the planning period. There are many ways that <br />"vacant land" and "buildable land" can be defined. Figure A-2 shows one way <br />that is internally consistent and transferable to any urban area. <br /> <br />Figure A-2. Classification scheme for urban land <br /> <br /> All land <br /> I <br /> + + <br />Developed Land Vacant Land (No <br />(Structures or - significant <br />other man-made improvements) <br />improvements) <br />I I <br />t . <br />Public and Land that is <br />Institutional Land Constrained Land <br />(e.g., park, road, NOT available <br />school, church) to support new <br /> -,r development . <br />Land with during the <br />Development planning period. Policy Constraints <br />likely to stay (e.g., Zoning) <br />during the <br />planning period .,r <br /> Physical Constraints <br /> (e.g., wetlands, <br /> flood plain, steep <br /> slope) <br />Land that IS available .,r <br />to support new <br />development during Buildable Land <br />the planning period. <br /> ." . . <br /> Redevelopable Partially Vacant Totally Vacant <br /> Land Land Land <br /> <br />Source: ECONorthwest <br /> <br />Figure A-2 illustrates that vacant land means land without structures or other <br />significant man-made improvements. In general, "vacancy" is not a difficult <br />determination to make, provided vacancy is defined as the relative absence of <br />human constructions. Most people walking the land or looking at an aerial <br />photograph could agree on what land should be classified as "developed" (and <br />thus precluded new development unless the existing development were <br /> <br />DRAFT: Commercial and Industrial Lands Database <br /> <br />ECONorthwest <br /> <br />July 2006 <br /> <br />Page 20 <br />