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Land Use <br />Chapter 3. Housing Element <br />Tables showing specific data on housing shown in the Comprehensive Plan are available from the <br />Kittitas County Community Development Services Department. <br />3.1 . Introduction <br />This Housing Element describes existing housing conditions and needs in Kittitas County, and <br />projected housing needs for the period 2005-2025 . This element, to the extent possible, includes <br />information on the plans, goals and specific housing needs of the incorporated cities, towns, and <br />subarea plans within Kittitas County. The purpose of this element is to identify Kittitas County 's <br />goals, policies and strategies for the preservation, improvement and development of housing, and <br />the mechanisms that will lead to affordable housing choices for all economic segments of the <br />population. <br />Element Organization <br />The Housing Element consists of three main sections. The first section, ''Housing Conditions and <br />Needs" includes statistics, which support the County's housing goals and policies. It summarizes <br />existing housing conditions and needs, and projected housing needs within the County. It focuses <br />on inventory data, which support the County's policy orientation on growth management. The <br />second section, "Goals and Policies" presents a general set of comprehensive goals and policies <br />to guide the implementation of the comprehensive plan. The final section, "Housing Strategies" <br />consists of a set of strategies related to implementation of the Housing Element, end to address <br />future issues that may arise. <br />3.2. Housing Conditions and Needs <br />In order to effectively plan for the housing needs of Kittitas County residents, and future <br />residents, it is necessary to assess the existing housing conditions and needs in 1he County. This <br />section of the Housing Element describes the number, type and other characteristics of housing <br />units within Kittitas County. It also describes the population of Kittitas County as it relates to <br />housing needs. <br />Kittitas County <br />Comprehensive Plan 3-1 <br />---~-~-- <br />December 2016