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Show Ultimate Holding Capacity The ultimate holding capacity figures estimate maximum population and housing that could be located in Salt Lake County. These figures represent a surficial " ceiling of growth" in the County if development were to take place given the following assumptions: 1. That the coverage of vacant land in each community or area would be maximized at 90 percent. 2. That each community would abandon agriculture and large lots and adopt a density comparable to a totally urbanized area. ( This average urban density is around six to eight units per acre. As a probable average median density, 7.2 units per acre has been selected. If larger lots and open space were maintained, then an average community density of 4.6 units per acre could be used, reducing the projected holding capacity by about 325,000 people). 3. That the average number of persons per household will decrease to 2.7-- a figure more in line with national trends. The holding capacities have been broken down by projected municipal boundaries as well as statistical area. Tables 26 and 27 show the distributions by statistical area, while Tables 28 and 29 show breakdowns by city. To repeat, these projections have not used the same assumptions as those described for expected 1995 growth levels. Here, the areas of the county have been " filled up" by certain reasonable levels of development. 63 |