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County planner Graham (presenting the LCA) told the steering committee the numbers shown were preliminary and not final and emphasized many assumptions used to convert vacant, partially used, platted and underutilized land into dwelling‑unit capacity. He said the unincorporated UGAs currently show a capacity shortfall relative to the county's population allocation: \"the unincorporated UGAs ... do not have enough capacity for our population allocation, which is right around, 30,500. Right now, we're seeing, that we have capacity for closer to 24,000,\" the presenter said.

Jurisdiction summaries:
- Kevin Freeman, Mayor of the City of Millwood, said Millwood's LCA (completed by Upward 7 Consulting) found adequate capacity within existing boundaries to meet its allocation of 49 people and the related housing need of roughly 106 additional housing units. Freeman noted challenges accommodating permanent supportive and temporary emergency housing because the city lacks hotels/motels and some of the infrastructure needed for temporary emergency housing.

- Justin Berlacher (JEV Engineers), representing Deer Park, said Deer Park's preliminary analysis indicates the city can meet its 20‑year population allocation using the same metrics; more property-level refinements are pending.

- City of Spokane staff summarized a larger, conservative LCA that includes vacant, partially used and underutilized land. City staff said underutilized parcels are numerous and that a full parcel‑by‑parcel redevelopment analysis is time‑intensive; staff noted that even if underutilized capacity were removed from the city's totals, Spokane still shows sufficient capacity under current assumptions.

Public comment and concerns: Several members of the public and developers raised concerns that the LCA's theoretical capacity figures do not reflect real market availability, infrastructure constraints or the economics of redevelopment. Jim Frank, a builder and neighborhood practitioner in West Central, said market realities limit redevelopment: \"The idea that those houses would be torn down and replaced with apartments, is not going to happen economically,\" he said, noting steep lot-price increases in core neighborhoods and the limited number of observed demolitions converted to multifamily in recent years.

Underutilized land: County staff described the difference between partially used and underutilized land and said an initial review in the unincorporated county identified roughly 370 candidate underutilized parcels but that about 80% of those were in established single‑family subdivisions and were not considered likely to redevelop; staff said only about 65 parcels remained that could be considered underutilized and that, given the county parcel base, those parcels had a negligible effect on the county LCA totals.

HAPT/housing allocation update: Staff said Commerce advised using housing shares (housing allocation) as HAPT inputs rather than population share. Staff and PTAC adjusted methodology accordingly; the change altered allocations for some jurisdictions (for example, the City of Spokane's housing allocation increased while other cities saw decreases). Staff said the total county‑wide housing number does not change, but distribution across jurisdictions shifts and that a second round of allocations would be returned to the steering committee in March.

Why it matters: the LCA and HAPT results help determine whether jurisdictions must consider boundary expansions, zoning changes or other measures to accommodate their 20‑year growth allocations under the Growth Management Act. County staff warned the LCA is conservative and academic in nature and not a site‑by‑site guarantee of near‑term development.

Ending: Staff said final LCA reports and round‑2 allocations would be presented in the coming month and that a broader public engagement and environmental review process is planned as jurisdictions proceed to comprehensive‑plan updates.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","2025.29.01 Growth Management Steering Committee","oneSentenceSummary","Spokane County staff presented preliminary Land Capacity Analysis (LCA) results and a HAPT housing‑allocation update, reporting an apparent capacity shortfall in unincorporated urban growth areas while several cities reported sufficient preliminary capacity.","taxTitle","Spokane County, Washington","taxId",2643,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6345508,"Steering committee hears climate and resiliency CPP update; March public hearing planned",578,857000,1435000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2249123-75af53f0d69859bb98b59c8693524b0d&start=857&end=1435","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2249123-75af53f0d69859bb98b59c8693524b0d/thumbnail_857000.jpg","/articles/6345508/Spokane-County/Washington/Steering-committee-hears-climate-and-resiliency-CPP-update-March-public-hearing-planned","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6345508-ddbf13b4d4b9dbbb2079164a4a9574c8/orig.mp4?Expires=1775176774&Signature=O1BvIfLEg5v9-r62b1QEQ7BuBMnsD7XrPJemvhlm~U6leSRnmIHL1HVv4qHYzjE0YKHfM6hZEwdmN-aejhLL-Xn-nuC6qGRDlOsdwKSPA4GYWpI4wWBZYZFrnJclTanq~m-z-znxhKGi37gOYKgElThwWdnYdECi0T50WpSo1rUiw5yzNlmDMiFHpIBuptvkSU-tIaV6mhEiThJEMjDDFar7B1xjyKqTO7jEuzgl8r74ZbtQyakNyLXV3ymclimiZJa-mToGAGNvUyxvVDBeKpGeuJyde~rVmiT2uRsSldXckVy7ombQ0jB139o3NrTMN5ZrIkOqu4wMRkSoCo1Y0A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Spokane County planning staff presented an update on the draft climate and resiliency countywide planning policies and said the draft incorporates recent comments from the tribe, Spokane County Public Works and the PTAC climate subcommittee.

Grama Zitkafoos, county planning staff, led the climate update and explained that the committee previously reviewed the item in November and that the draft will be revised based on steering‑committee feedback before being returned on March 19 for a public hearing and possible adoption. \"The next steps for the climate and resiliency countywide planning policies... will just be to revise based on any feedback that the steering committee has today. And then we will, again, bring this before the steering committee, in on the March 19 meeting for public hearing and potential adoption,\" Zitkafoos said.

Committee members asked about advisory committees and roles. Commissioner Waldriff and others asked about subcommittee membership; staff said the climate subcommittee includes seven or eight PTAC members and that a separate Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) is advising the county's climate element for the comprehensive plan. Heather Troutman, representing the City of Airway Heights and a PTAC participant, explained that agencies and cities are using their own advisory committees to develop climate elements that align with county goals and that SRTC (the regional transportation planning organization) will supply vehicle-mile travel targets as a related technical input.

Why it matters: the climate and resiliency CPPs will inform how jurisdictions incorporate climate targets and resiliency strategies into their comprehensive-plan elements. Staff said SRTC has a grant to establish vehicle‑miles‑traveled targets that will be recommended to agencies in 2025 and noted not every jurisdiction is legally required to meet greenhouse‑gas requirements under the state act; the draft intends to be scaled to the varying obligations of Spokane County jurisdictions.

Ending: Staff will revise the draft based on steering‑committee feedback and return it to the March 19 steering committee meeting for public hearing and potential adoption.","County planning staff updated the steering committee on the draft climate and resiliency countywide planning policies and said the draft will return for a public hearing and possible adoption on March 19 after additional revisions.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6345513,"Spokane County steering committee adopts recommended countywide planning policies on housing",122,388000,510000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2249123-75af53f0d69859bb98b59c8693524b0d&start=388&end=510","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2249123-75af53f0d69859bb98b59c8693524b0d/thumbnail_388000.jpg","/articles/6345513/Spokane-County/Washington/Spokane-County-steering-committee-adopts-recommended-countywide-planning-policies-on-housing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6345513-cbb1c1a6c7098258e285e630cd2a0fec/orig.mp4?Expires=1775176774&Signature=lKOc7fUzpF9mdhpAIe-ciVYDGbEMUq8wXcpy6JL7pTIR9rQb0e5xdcUixV6JXLk6xHQUL7M1eaw58yzmxdSvv0P8GDW~65JutuxftLnZIk8JPi8KnR-Svp7ub0uICHmYz84Tty-crsDnS~t9M5d0XKWCymEHn67qTQCVyA0zFWl60iL3nFV-9wsj9Y8qyVXZkS9v3a~y-zNsEPWlyBBjAN2wC5ocTzr2eGI6TtVdMioad-1QrEqdS7KL10tIr0HDkfN55rAdSAB1UsP-so77hoHuSYcL8uLeTm9yGVEpcy49rIYFTUeriAbAFAlAehokNho9CObGPxbgQgyVKSdErQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Spokane County Steering Committee voted to adopt recommended countywide planning policies (CPP) related to affordable housing and agreed to forward the package to the Board of County Commissioners for consideration.

Tate Andre, county planning staff, presented the CPP update and said the current draft incorporates changes made after public and technical review and that PTAC recommended approval. \"PTAC recommends that the steering committee approve and recommend these for adoption to the board of county commissioners with consideration of the latest amendments,\" Andre said.

The steering committee discussed the draft briefly, opened a public hearing, received two public comments of support and then considered the motion. No substantive amendments were made at the meeting. After a motion and second, the committee recorded an affirmative vote; members voiced multiple \"aye\" responses and the chair declared the motion carried.

Why it matters: the CPPs provide countywide policy guidance intended to make local comprehensive-plan elements more consistent with recent state housing legislation and Growth Management Act requirements. The adopted language retains \"may\" for strategies and uses \"should\" where the policy is intended as a recommendation, a change the staff said was intended to preserve discretionary flexibility for jurisdictions.

What was said and next steps: Andre and staff told the committee the draft version 5 was posted January 14 and summarized the staff and PTAC deliberations, noting the steering committee had previously deferred final wording to accommodate legal definitions. Public comment at the hearing included expressions of appreciation for the reconsideration and the subcommittee's work. The steering committee voted to adopt the recommended CPPs and will forward the adopted recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners for its consideration and any final action.

No effective date or adoption ordinance was specified during the steering committee meeting; the steering committee action was a recommendation to the county commission.

Ending: The steering committee moved on to additional agenda items. The committee plans to continue related hearings and review work on other CPP elements, including climate and resiliency, at future meetings.","The Spokane County steering committee voted to adopt recommended countywide planning policies (CPP) updating affordable-housing guidance; the steering committee will forward the package to the Board of County Commissioners for final consideration.","actionData","errors"]

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