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Show 400000 U?n ODD 300,000 300400 200.600 200400 100100 75 65 '85 95 Mountains. There are now approximately 53,000 acres of land in the three counties which are developed for residential, commercial, industrial and institutional purposes. With the burgeoning population envisioned during the next twenty years, nearly 27.000 additional acres will have to be developed to accommodate the growth. Approximately 75 of the additional land needed for development will be in Utah County. PPGpcNno for 8400 8400 8400 75 65 '85 '95 Knowing the feeling of the citizens within the three county area toward planning and especially development policies, the elected officials in all three counties over the last several years have supported programs of local planning determination. Thousands of citizens in each county have and are participating in this continuing process either through local city planning commissions or planning advisory committees and planning . commissions in each of the counties. Emphasis is being placed on various types of current and proposed land uses, housing stock, future housing needs, possible urban growth areas, transportation, community and areawide open space (parks and recreation) needs have also been included in this planning process. 85 95 4400 85 75 85 95 This has culminated in a new land development plan for Utah County and new I'JilDFO Will proposed zoning ordinances. Wasatch county has adopted a master plan and recently adopted a new zoning ordinance. Summit County is updating their master plan and has prepared a draft zoning ordinance for public review. Reasonable environmental protection, the kind and type of til OPOWfll OCCUPY past, the major growth has been directed at the central portion of Utah Valley (I.E. in ). However, it is projected that in the will be reversed and the northern this trend future, and southern areas of Utah County will increase their percentage of growth. Compared to other portions of Utah County as well as Summit and Wasatch Counties, Utah Valley will continue to attract the major portion of any future growth. In the Provo-Orem- EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES currant cud future oroivUi end devdopent 75 10400 8400 4400 85 12400 12400 Between 1950 and 1970 the population of the combined counties of Utah, Summit and Wasatch grew approximately 58, reaching 1 49,51 8 by the 10000 1 970 census. Current projections indicate that during the next twenty year period, 1 970-- 1 990, population will nearly double. By 1 990 nearly 286.000 people will reside in the three counties, and by 1 995 approximately 31 5,000 people will , call Summit, Utah and Wasatch Counties "home." By far the biggest part of this growth will occur In the rapidly urbanizing portion of Utah Valley nestled between Utah Lake and the Wasatch 100400 environment we currently have and hope to preserve, and the relationship between land use and water quality, are some of the important questions local elected officials with the help of citizen advisory groups, are attempting to understand and deal with in an era of exploding demand for public growth and an services. In all three counties, the scenic beauty and recreational activities foster employment opportunities. In Summit and Wasatch counties the scenic beauty and recreational activities will continue to provide the primary inducements to growth. Although these two counties will serve large recreation populations, the permanent living ever-increasi- ng population will not grow at a much greater rate than shown in past trends. However, approximately 4.000 acres in Summit County are expected to be converted from agriculture and grazing to urban . use during the next twenty years. Similarly nearly 3.000 acres of land in Wasatch County will be converted to residential, commercial, industrial and institutional use by 1995. |