Arlington Comprehensive Plan Update Adopted 3-17-2015 | Page 116

• residents with access to vibrant

Existing Land Use

destinations, open spaces,
According to the city’s most recent
recreation amenities, and other
land uses that support a sustainable Annual Growth Profile (2013),
Arlington encompasses approximately
community;
99 square miles or roughly 64,000
• development that will strike
acres. As of 2013, approximately
a balance between the city’s
43,118 acres of the city were
economic development goals
developed as well as an additional
and preservation of our natural
10,965 acres for roadways and
resources; and
transportation facilities. Just under 15
percent of the remaining city acreage
• land use policies that address
is categorized as vacant.
future infill and redevelopment
challenges.

Previously, Arlington used six sector
plans to set out development policies
for different areas of the city. This
Comprehensive Plan will supersede
and replace these sector plans and
consolidate strategies into a single
plan to steer continued growth and
development. As necessary, area plans
will be developed to focus on the
needs and issues of specific areas in
the city.

The largest portion of Arlington’s
land area was devoted to single
family land use in 2013 with over 43
percent located south of Interstate
20. Land devoted to multi-family uses
was concentrated primarily in the
north and east areas of the city. East
Arlington also contained the largest
share of the city’s manufacturing/
warehouse/industrial and commercial/
retail uses at 56.3 percent and 39.2
percent, respectively.
Other significant concentrations of use,
specifically parks/open space occur in
the north, southeast and west portions
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