POULSBO — Residential construction is planned on 1,572 lots or parcels in Poulsbo’s near future, which means the city’s projected population for 2035 could be reached early.

Mayor Becky Erickson said the average occupancy of a single-family home is 2.45 people. If  a single-family home were built on each of those 1,572 lots and parcels — some will be multi-family — that would mean about 3,851 new residents.

That means, if each of those lots is developed by 2025, the city’s population will be at least 13,801, up from the current 9,950.

“We are supposed to be at 14,808 by the year 2035, so we have planned for increases in population,” Erickson said.

“We might get to the 14,808 sooner than 2035, but we have planned for the level of increase in population.”

Erickson said of potential new residents, “They’re coming, but they won’t be here tomorrow. It will take at least a decade.”

She said developers complete the process of building these subdivisions “over a long period of time,” because of the expense, and also to avoid flooding the housing market.

“Right now, we’ve got four subdivisions actively being worked on,” Erickson said. “These other developments will be done probably over the next 10 years. It takes a long time to go from a plan to a house.”

Of the 1,572 lots, 977 have been recorded by the county assessor; applications are pending on 333 lots. There are 262 lots with recorded plans, meaning land-use applications have been received and recorded by the county assessor, and can be sold or developed after obtaining appropriate permits.

Here’s a look at some of the approved new neighborhoods popping up in Poulsbo, according to their respective Notice of Decisions with the City of Poulsbo:

— Whitford Strand Preliminary Plat: Located at 17492 Fjord Drive NE, this 1.91-acre parcel, bisected by Fjord Drive, will have seven residential lots. The plan is for stormwater to be collected and treated onsite, then discharged directly at an existing stormwater outfall to Liberty Bay.

The portion of the parcel south of Fjord Drive, adjacent to the shoreline, will remain undeveloped as a private, open-space tract.

Trent Whitford, of Salem, Oregon, owns the parcel.

— Caldart Preliminary Plat: Located at 19620 Caldart Ave., the 2.96-acre subdivision will have 13 single-family residential lots. Lots will range in size from about 5,132 square feet to about 10,800 square feet. Stormwater runoff is proposed to be infiltrated.

Caldart Avenue LLC owns the parcel.

— Pugh Road Preliminary Plat: Located at 20155 Pugh Road, the 5.05-acre site will be developed into 19 single-family residential lots. The subdivision will feature onsite stormwater detention facilities, and will be served by a cul-de-sac off of Pugh Road, with a north and south road stub for future connectivity.

Thomas Wolter, WNV LLC, owns the parcel.

— Summerset PUD Preliminary Plat: Located east of Vetter Road NE and north of the Vetter Homestead Plat, in the northeast corner of the Poulsbo city limits.

Summerset Development LLC owns the parcel.