Appendix C - Response to comment letters

Appendix C 2007 Pierce County Buildable Lands Report Comment Letters on the Stakeholder Draft of the 2007 Pierce County Buildable Lands Report and Staff Response 1. City of Milton, August 10, 2007 Milton’s Residential Buildable Lands Methodology Comment: The City of Milton mirrored Pierce County’s methodology and conducted a local housing capacity analysis utilizing more localized information. The results of their analysis indicated the City can accommodate an additional 484 to 811 dwelling units. Response: The local data cited by the City of Milton was obtained and utilized in the analysis of buildable lands as documented in the final report. Considerable time and effort has been taken to incorporate the City’s development constraints and local development regulations. Comment: The 2022 population allocation and resulting housing needs are highly unlikely in terms of both development capacity and historical building trends. Response: RCW 36.70A.215.(3)(a) states that at a minimum the Pierce County Buildable Lands analysis is to “Determine whether there is sufficient suitable land to accommodate the countywide population projection established for the county pursuant to RCW 43.62.035 and the subsequent population allocations within the county and between the county and its cities and requirements of RCW 36.70A.110.” Pierce County in consultation with its cities and towns adopted a 2022 population ...