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Preliminary land‑capacity findings show unincorporated UGA shortfall; cities report mixed capacity
Summary
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.
Spokane County planning staff presented preliminary Land Capacity Analysis (LCA) results, jurisdictional updates and a housing‑allocation (HAPT) update, and municipal representatives summarized initial findings for Millwood, Deer Park and the City of Spokane.
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…
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