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Working group clarifies vacant‑lot statistics: sold vs. available
Summary
The CWG clarified that 228 vacant lots were MLS‑listed and sold during a five‑year sample while a separate inventory figure (1,454) represents broader listings; members cautioned against interpreting sales as current buildable supply.
Members reviewed the report's vacant‑land analysis and distinguished between historical sales and the existing inventory. The group noted that the report's 228 figure represented lots sold during a five‑year period (MLS transactions) while a larger count (1,454) cited elsewhere was an inventory snapshot; participants emphasized that many lots identified in inventories are not buildable due to topography, lack of utilities, covenants or other constraints.
The CWG asked staff to add language clarifying that the 228 sales are historical transactions, not a measure of current buildable supply, and to cite MLS as the data source; members also suggested plotting the subset of lots on a map to show geographic distribution and zoning context.
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