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Spokane County steering committee reviews first-round land-capacity analysis; technical refinement planned before reallocations
Summary
Committee members reviewed an initial compilation of land capacity analyses from Spokane County and its cities and towns showing urban growth area capacity exceeding population allocations; staff said jurisdictions will refine numbers through a technical GMA analysis, with an update expected at the May 21 meeting.
Spokane County planning staff presented an initial, countywide compilation of land capacity analyses (LCAs) submitted by cities, towns and the county, and steering committee members discussed the next technical steps before any reallocation of population or housing targets.
The packet showed that, as a raw measure of developable capacity within the urban growth area, jurisdictions currently report room for roughly 25,000 more people than the Office of Financial Management (OFM) medium population allocation through 2046. Graham, the planning staff member who…
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