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<br />I, <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />The current trend is for a fairly constant acreage of land devoted to agriculture over the next <br />fifteen years with a slight decrease resulting from urbanization through the year 2045. Total land <br />use devoted to agriculture will most likely not decrease below 427,600 acres by 2045 (490,000 <br />farmable acres, less projected increase (62,400 acres) in M&I land use in 2045 = 427,600 <br />acres: see Table IlIA. 1-1 and last paragraph of Chapter IIlA.4.b onpages 13 & 14). <br /> <br />IILA.4b Municipal & Industrial <br />Some increased growth of urbanized areas can be expected in Imperial Valley. Residential <br />communities, primarily single-family units, will add the greatest percentage of urban growth, <br />with lesser growth expected for commercial and manufacturing activities. Urban growth is <br />expected to remain concentrated in the currently established urban centers. Smaller <br />unincorporated communities such as Niland and Seeley might also experience more rapid <br />expansion as a result of the construction and expansion plans for two existing state prisons and <br />the Naval Air Facility. The completion of an additional MexicolUSA border crossing and the <br />passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) may also contribute to <br />increased growth within the Valley. <br /> <br />The majority of urban growth, as previously stated, is anticipated to occur in and around the ten <br />incorporated and unincorporated cities. The amount of additional land projected by the County's <br />General Plan (Plan) to be urbanized by these cities is identified in Table III.AAb-l. While the <br />time frame for development of these lands was not cited in the Plan, this study assumes <br />development by 2045. It is anticipated that these areas will eventually be annexed or <br />incorporated and should be provided with the full range of public infrastructure normally <br />associated with the cities. The majority of these lands are currently farmed. Six other areas <br />within the Valley that are also designated for future residential, commercial and industrial <br />development are presented in Table III.AAb-2. The County General Plan identifies these areas <br />as Specific Plan Areas. <br /> <br />Draft: Subject To Revision 12/21/95 <br /> <br /> <br />14 <br />