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Residential <br />The City has experienced steady growth in the 1980's with accelerated <br />growth in real numbers of new households over the last two years. <br />Figure 2 illustrates the number of building permits issued over the <br />past eight years. As shown, urban service areas have only been avail- <br />able the last four years with all prior development activity in non - <br />sewered areas. <br />Sewer and water systems were constructed in 1985 with an initial 22 <br />homes constructed in the sewered areas. The number of homes built in <br />the urban area nearly doubled in 1986 and again in 1987. In 1988, the <br />total number of permits issued was approximately the same as in 1987 <br />indicating a leveling off of housing activity paralleling other <br />trends. The number of permits issued for urban area development, <br />however, was essentially the same as in 1987. Discussions with con- <br />tractors and developers in the City brought forth the concern that the <br />flattening of growth in the urban area was due primarily to the <br />limited supply of quality lots remaining in the urban service area. <br />It is estimated that fewer than 90 urban lots are currently available <br />in the entire City. <br />Nevertheless, the number of permits issued indicate that the <br />current balance is that approximately 55% of the lots developed <br />are in the non - sewered area and 45% are in the urban area. The <br />City desires to be able to achieve this kind of balance and <br />continues to desire a greater emphasis on development within the <br />urban area. <br />5 <br />