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L * r 6 <br />Population projections, employment projections, and <br />housing projections were prepared representing the best <br />available technical information about long- -range urban <br />growth in, the metropolitan area. These projections were <br />translated into total land use needs. The Plan diagram <br />was then constructed to accommodate projected residential <br />growth, assuming new residential construction over the <br />planning period would, on an overall metropolitan -wide <br />basis , average approximately six dwelling units per <br />_gross acre. <br />Factor 2. "Need for housing, employment opportunities, and l i v -- <br />ability - " <br />3 <br />The population and employment projections were. translated <br />into need for residential, commercial, and industrial land <br />in response to local and state --wide goals, objectives, and <br />pol i ci es . Extreme care has been taken to consider the <br />demand (projections) when analyzing the land supply in <br />an effort to provide adequate housing and employment <br />opportunities. <br />Translation of the identified natural assets and constraints <br />into limitations and prohibitions to development in most <br />instances was done to .preserve the livability of the metro- <br />politan area. These prohibitions and limitations were <br />considered as refinements to the vacant land supply. <br />Factor 3. "orderly and economic provision for public facilities and <br />services;" <br />The urban growth boundary is based partly on the cost of <br />providing urban services to the metropolitan area (for <br />example, ridgel ines, and other topographic features were <br />considered) . The diagram reflects. the concept of compact <br />urban growth, sequential development, and opportunities <br />for the least ' costly provision of public services and <br />facilities. <br />Factor 4. "Maximum efficiency of land uses within and on the fringe <br />of existing urban area;" <br />Again, the diagram reflects compact urban growth which, <br />i <br />in turn, should achieve maximum efficiency of land uses <br />within and on the fringe of the existing urban area. <br />Factor 5. "Environmental, energy, economic, and social consequences;" <br />The diagram represents a balancing of all environmental, <br />energy, economic , and social impacts as addressed by . L CDC <br />II -E--10 <br />