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) .~) 5) Establish Land Use Classifications. In general, land use categories will follow those established for existing conditions unless major changes in categories are anticipated. A major influx of new development may require the designation of new categories. Some land use categories may be consolidated if it is found that a more detailed breakdown makes little difference in the calculation of benefits. 6) Establish Land Use Reauirements. The existing land use pattern should, in general, be assumed to continue in similar proportion to current patterns. Growth in demand for land can be determined by the projected change in population and employment. The change in the number of acres required for each type of land use should be determined by applying conversion factors to the projected changes in population and employment. For example, it might be assumed that residential development will occur at the same density as established residential development. If this is the case, the projected population increase can be divided by the current population per residential acre to determine the acreage requirement for new residential development. 7) Allocate Land Use Amon2 Classifications. Land use allocation requires determining a set of requirements or attractiveness factors for each land use and matching these factors with the attributes of available land in the affected area, in and outside the floodplain. The desired attributes for each land use should be based on economic location theory, observation of past development trends in the area, and interviews with local developers and other business leaders. Once this initial research is completed, there are several models to allocate land use requirements among classifications. VI-7