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Section III reviews physical planning elements with respect to where growth has and may occur. Land use and zoning provide background information that can be used for developing the City's physical plan for growth through annexation. These two planning elements show where the urban area presently extends, and provides insight into where future urban expansion may occur. They show the location of undeveloped territory that could be developed in the future in order to meet the City's growth needs and, also, what presently developed territory may need to be annexed to attain the annexation goals. Additionally, these two planning elements can be a primary requirement for compliance with certain aspects of the State annexation law. Twenty years of expansion of the City's corporate boundary through annexation and major residential developments outside of the City are reviewed. Also addressed is the physical capability of land to support future urban growth. South Bend will be required to extend certain municipal services to annexed territory. Section IV provides a brief review of these services on a departmental basis and identifies what involvement each department will have with respect to future annexation. The need for potential major capital and non -capital expenditures for certain services will also be identified along with the need for formulating coordinated, long-range plans for extending services to annexed territory. Section V consolidates the informational foundation of the previous sections of the study and establishes the City's annexation policy. The annexation policy states the goal the City desires through annexation, formulates objectives that can be used to achieve these goals, and presents guidelines to be used for implementing annexation actions and for decision -making in the planning process. The annexation plan, presented as Section VI, is the graphic presentation of the planned physical expansion of the City through annexation. It identifies both developed land having urbanized characteristics similar to the City, as well as undeveloped land where future growth is anticipated. This study relies heavily upon the collection and analysis of planning data. The presentation of this data, along with the City's Annexation Plan, is made on several maps which are consolidated in a companion binder titled Map Appendix. C. ANNEXATION STUDY AREA Where should annexation occur? This is one of the ultimate objectives to be addressed by this study. In order to begin studying for future annexation, a defined spatial area was needed. The annexation study area was established for planning purposes only. The boundary of the study area is not intended to represent the ultimate long-range limits of future annexation. As a study area, it was important not to place restric- 11