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The next areas of residential concentration are north of the City between Orange Road and the St. Joseph River, the area southwest of the City extending west of Locust Road generally between S.R. 23 and Kern Road, and the area extending east along Ireland Road. The boundaries for a proposed annexation in this area will need to be carefully drawn to satisfy the annexation criteria, if annexed under Option 1. Three generalized portions of the study area probably will not meet the residential density requirements, although small sub -areas can be expected to meet the annexation criteria. The first such area is in the northwest, bordered on the south by U.S. 20 and on the east by U.S. 31. This area, however, is adjacent to the City's major industrial park area -and should be considered for annexation under the criteria that the area is needed for development in the reasonably near future (Option 2). The second area is southwest between the Crumstown Highway and S.R. 23. The third area is south/southeast generally east of Miami Highway and south of Kern Road/U.S. 20 Bypass. Commercial and industrial land uses are scattered throughout the study area with the principal concentration along major transportation routes. Such concentrations occur in the northern part of the County along U.S. 33, to the west along S.R. 2, and to the south along U.S. 31. The undeveloped areas along U.S. 20 Bypass south of the present corporate limits could be be prime targets for future commercial and/or industrial development. The largest area classified as institutional and recreational property consists of the primary campus areas of the University of Notre Dame, St. Mary's College and Holy Cross Junior College. Other areas mapped under this land use are St. Patrick's Farm County Park, Clay Township Park, Clay High School, Clay Middle School, Eggleston School, Darden School, Swanson School and three cemeteries. Although not mapped, township fire stations, Healthwin Hospital and other smaller institutional properties, such as churches, are located in the study area. Agriculture and undeveloped property is the final land classification. The higher concentrations of this land use, most of which is agriculture, are generally located along the northwest, west and southeast perimeters of the study area and a large area southwest of the corporate limits, generally between Crumstown Highway and S.R. 23. Annexing this land will have to be performed in a manner similar to that of recreational or institutional land, unless the undeveloped land is zoned for commercial or industrial use or if it can be justified for annexation under Option 2. B. ZONING Zoning in the study area includes six (6) different classifications. These are Residential, Business, Commercial, Manufacturing, Office and Agricultural. Zoning districts are shown on Map 3. 20