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2 Water Demand and Historical Demand <br />Management <br />2.1 Service Area Characteristics <br />2.1.1 Land Use <br />Title 17 of the Louisville Municipal Code (LMC) outlines the type of development allowed within the City; the <br />most current plan is summarized in the Louisville Comprehensive Plan (May 7, 2013). A map of the City's <br />service area and the 2012 land use map is shown in Figure 1. A summary of land use and built land use is <br />provided in Table 3. <br />TABLE 3 <br />Land Use Summary <br />Land Use <br />Land Percent of Total Land Area Built Percent of Total Built Area <br />Agricultural <br />3.5 0.1 <br />Entertainment <br />0.2 0.3 <br />Hotel <br />0.4 1.5 <br />Industrial <br />5.2 13.5 <br />Large Format Retail <br />0.5 1.3 <br />Mixed Use Commercial <br />0.7 1.4 <br />Mobile Home <br />0.4 0.0 <br />Multi- Tenant Retail <br />0.6 1.5 <br />Office <br />3.4 9.1 <br />Open Space /Parks <br />26.5 0.0 <br />Public Service /Institutional <br />8.8 1.2 <br />Residential Low Density <br />26.5 53.9 <br />Residential Medium Density <br />1.3 3.7 <br />Residential High Density <br />1.7 6.9 <br />Single Tenant Retail <br />0.8 1.4 <br />Stand Alone Restaurant <br />0.3 0.6 <br />Vacant <br />19.1 3.6 <br />Source: City of Louisville Comprehensive Plan, adopted May 7, 2013. <br />The highest percentages of land use in the City are residential low density and open space /parks, which <br />together make up 53 percent of the total land area in the City. City parks, golf course, and open space total <br />3,335 acres. The highest percentage of built land use is from residential low density at 53.9 percent, <br />followed by industrial (13.5 percent) and office (9.1 percent). The City estimates that residential land use <br />areas will reach build out in 10 years and the remaining land use areas will take longer to develop. <br />Vacant or undeveloped land makes up 19.1 percent of the land use area in the City. There are several vacant <br />areas that are eligible for development, although full development of these eligible areas depends on how <br />much the market can actually support. Three large areas that are planned to have future growth for office <br />and industrial uses include the Centennial Valley Business Park, the Colorado Technology Center (CTC), and <br />the Phillips 66 campus. The areas are also designated as special districts by the City's Comprehensive Plan. It <br />is important to include the potential impact of these areas on future water demand. <br />WBG071714052946BS0 2 -1 <br />