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3. Capacity for C....ves According to the Cemetery's manager, there are approximately 200 recorded vacant burial spaces currently for sale. In addition, the manager states that approximately 1,000 additional single burials could be accommodated on the site by developing the remaining undeveloped portions oflbe Cemelery. Based on Ibe Cemetery management's maps with undeveloped land shown (approximately a half-acre), ~ estimates that ~pproximatel~ 800 more single burials might be accommodated on the Cc:merery Site. Most ccmetenes are now usmg double vaults, which layer onc burial vault on top of anorher, to use land more efficiently and to maximize revenues. Using double vaults. the capacity 4;)f the Cemetery could be enhanced further, The projected nwnber of deaths in Pleasanton is approximately 600 deaths a year ...nth thaI number slightly inc:n:asing as Ibe population grows.IO Based on national and state statistics,. 60 percent of people choose full body burials and 40 percent choose cremation. According to one cemetery expert that staff consulted, of the 60 peTtcnt wbo choose full body burials, up to 65 percent would be buried in secular (non.affiliated) cemeteries in Ibeir local area. This means that a cemetery in Pleasa:nton might have a demand for up to 23S body burials per year. Based on the above estimates of undeveloped square foo. and grave capacity as well as cutTenl burial trends, the Cemetery may fill cemetery needs for the entin: City for three and a half years using single burials. Grave capacity could be further increased using a combination of single and double vault burials. For example, 1,200 graves could be accommodated if split equally between single and double vault burials.lbus serving Pleasanton's cemetery needs for approximately 5 years. However, as staled before, staffhas been. unable to determine the exact location and size oflbe potter's field containing Ibe County burials which may impact the estimated figures given above. Other ways the Cemetery's capacity could be enhanced include constructing a colUOlbar:ium for nicbe spaces (St. Augustine's currently has one) and accommodating more cremation burials, which use less space. In addition. the Memorial Gardens management indicates other Wlderused space within the Cemetery could be developed. such a.~ walkWllYs. 4. Possible PhysicaJ LimitatioDS (A) Slope Most of the ideal cemetery space (i.e.. the flatter scctiOllS) in Memorial Gardens bas already bec:n. developed for gravcs. The undeveloped portions have steeper slopes, particularly at the south end (approximately 18% slope). Near the temporary offices it is very steep (approximately 36% slope). According to cemetery experts that staff bas consulted, slope docsn't have a great impact on whether graves can be developed. Steeper slopes do require more careful planning and may hinder access by visitors when slopes are wet or if visitors are elderly, Steep slopes also may decrco..<c: the total number of "raves that can be developed since burials must he done at level grade. .. · Stlff dh'ided the estimate of unde,.eJoped land (21.800 sq. fi.) b)'lJle size of a standard singk gmu:n.d bDrial (24 sq. ft). Staff theD ,uQuiIM,;&J:;LIIO r"'~u ofdi..,. ~QtAJ to a~r.;.OWll (or h>>) 1JfJ;;lavc .,;.aptllCi'ty due to ,tcep:r sl?pca in rb.c undc"Wclopcd sccnoDS. 10 Mort2lity esh!ll.1lC calculated by multiplying I'tOjected Ple~lon P<'pulalioo (The 2002 GrD",llI M~g.ment Report) by natiou:al mortality rille of .8S~. Ple""",ton Memorial Gardens Cemetery Rcpon Page7ofJ6