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Mrs. Dora Mae Trampe Page Five Apri 116, 1981 • Vacant Housing Units in Crawford - A question from Delta County arose concerning t e use of 1980 pre iminary census data for vacant housing, This concern was manifested in Table ll-9, Page 20, which displays the census vacant housing counts for all areas, The census data indicates 53 vacant units in Crawford. The District 10 Regional Planning Commis- sion reported only 16 vacant units in Crawford. We used the Region 10 Planning Commission numbers when discussing vacancies on Page 21 and when determining impacts on Page 49, It is our opinion that the 1980 Preliminary Census figures were too high pnd noted this concern on Page 21. The presentation of Census data was used to point out this discrepancy and ro obtain figures on total housing stock. • Housing Mix in Delta County -Delta County commented that the study imp ied the tacit acceptance of mobile homes as a means of resolving housing problems. In fact the study does not imply this assumption, but points out (on Page 25) that mobile home developments result in a lower tax base, but with the same public service requirements of "stick-built" housing. The concern over housing mix is indeed proper. However, local government already has a tool at hand to direct the desired housing mix in the form of zoning ordinances. Zoning ordinances can be revised or created to reduce the possibility of large numbers of mobile home developments and to control the housing mix of the area. • Housing Demand Projections - A comment was made by Delta County con- cerning t e rea ism of t e projection of only 4 housing units being demanded in unincorporated Delta County, white 74 were projected to be demanded in incorporated areas. It is pointed out by Delta County that current settle- ment patterns indicate the prevailing mode is to live in the unincorporated area of the county. In our analysis, it was assumed that future migrants will settle in areas which, first, have vacancies, second, have access to existing public services, and third, where the current Western Slope Carbon work force and secondary business workers live, Since the District 10 Regional Planning Commission data indicate that there exists sufficient vacancies to handle much of the anticipated growth from Western Slope Carbon's expansion in incorporated areas, it was assumed this was a reasonable scenario. The exceptions to this are Paonia and Hotchkiss, where future demand may exceed current supply by approximately 11 housing units. However, several potential developments, such as Pan American's subdivision, may relieve this pressure. If the county is zoned to prevent further spread of mobile units and dispersal of housing developments in unincorporated areas, growth could be limited to incorporated areas where sufficient housing may be available.