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migrated to the area during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, after completion of the Arizona Canal, which provided irrigation for the area’s arid but fertile lands, and access to railroad lines.  Several families migrated from Peoria, Illinois, and named the new community for their hometown.  These settlers developed a thriving agricultural community, which incorporated in 1954.  
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mile in 1954, Peoria now extends into Yavapai County encompassing all of the regionally renowned Lake Pleasant to the north and comprises a total of 177.9 square miles.  Panoramic vistas, ecology, and topography of the Sonoran Desert make Peoria a coveted location for master-planned communities like the award-winning Vistancia.  To address the need for consolidating the data needed to plan future services and infrastructure to support this burgeoning growth, the City now incorporates demographic, permitting, and planned development data into a single document, the Peoria Growth Trends manual.  
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the timing and costs of associated public facilities.  The Growth Trends manual is based on ongoing discussions of trends, issues, and events and provides a common, definitive source of information related to Peoria’s planned development activity.  This information forms the basis for Peoria’s 10-year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for planning and constructing major capital projects.  Initially developed to aid Peoria staff who are responsible for identifying facility and infrastructure needs in the near future, the Growth Trends manual is now also available to individuals and organizations who wish to better understand development trends and facilities planning in Peoria.  Peoria Growth Trends (GT) 2008 (published in November 2007) is the fifth publication.  (*Please see disclaimer at the bottom of the following page.)  
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and future residents of Peoria.  General Plan policies conform to recognized best practices for the development of cities, and serve as guides for zoning regulations, housing provision, environmental protection, and infrastructure planning.  The City’s Master Plans, Specific Area Plans, and Level of Service (LOS) standards are developed within the framework of Goals, Objectives, and Policies set forth in the General Plan.  
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services, such as roads, water, sewer, parks and open space, to mention a few; and also serve as a benchmark against which to measure existing and changing service levels as the City grows.  City policies require that services be provided in accordance with established LOS standards as development occurs and that development pays its fair share to achieve the LOS standards.    
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and Information Technology Departments collaborate to examine an array of data types and sources, compile information most pertinent to our targeted audiences and produce the Growth Trends document.  This document provides an array of development-related information, including maps, graphs, facts, and statistics related to development activity within Peoria for use in the City’s forecasting models.  The intent of this document is to provide the most reliable, up-to-date data and a common set of assumptions to be used in the City’s capital planning process.  
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Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG), as noted in the TRENDS section of this document.  Additionally, the Peoria Economic Development Department provides more detailed and up-to-date demographic information using the Real Estate Geographic Information System, REGIS. This information is available to developers and the general public.  
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relationship between the Growth Trends document and the General Plan, and bases for generation of population / demographic information.  
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facilities, including streets, parks, and public safety facilities.   
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including expected acreage, lot numbers and land use information for each of these areas.  A copy of the General Plan Land Use Map is included.  
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information, a summary of outstanding debt and maps of the City’s impact fee zones.  
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patterns within Peoria.  As production of this document continues to be a work in progress, we welcome any feedback and recommendations regarding format or content.  Please contact representatives in the Community Development or Budget Department with any suggestions for improving this guide.   
 
 
 
Faith effort to provide the most reliable and up-to-date information to aid in forecasting future eeds.  The City will in no way be held responsible for inaccuracies of information, calculationsor presentation of data or information contained herein.  Moreover, while information provided is the most up-to-date and reliable at the time of printing, forecasting is a dynamic process, continuously responding to new trends and incorporating new data.  For more up-to-date information, please contact the appropriate City department.