He spoke about urban growth boundaries in oregon, the 2040 growth concept for the region and the issue of housing affordability in portland. Most of the urban growth boundary maps in this collection were created in 1978, but some updated versions are included. That means that even if the boundary wasnt expanded for two decades, all of the growth we expect in greater portland can fit inside the existing boundary. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Powells books the worlds largest independent bookstore. Legislating for an urban growth boundary is one way, among many others, of managing the major challenges posed by. The missoula floods helped shape the columbia river basin and the large, flat floodplain in the lents area of the johnson creek watershed. The effects of portland s urban growth boundary on urban development patterns and commuting article pdf available in urban studies 417.
Oregon has a very special land use program, which provides a framework for cities and counties to plan for population growth using the principles of compact development to meet the needs of urban areas cities while protecting farm and forest land. Under oregon law, each of the states cities and metropolitan areas has created an urban growth boundary around its perimeter a land use planning line to control urban expansion onto farm and forest lands. Mar 29, 2017 portland, orever since portland adopted an urban growth boundary ugb, there have been numerous and very legitimate criticisms of the policy. The data only contains additions for the current ugb. Jun 12, 2016 he spoke about urban growth boundaries in oregon, the 2040 growth concept for the region and the issue of housing affordability in portland.
His wholesale nursery is close enough, just barely, to fall inside portland s urban growth boundary ugb, a line surrounding the metropolitan area that determines where, precisely, land can be developed and where it cannot. Urban growth boundary maps oregon sustainable community. State law requires metro to keep enough land in the urban growth boundary for 20 years of increased population and employment. With the portland area facing a severe housing shortage, five cities intend to ask the metro council to increase the urban growth boundary it administers, to allow more room for development. Property values 11 times higher across portland s urban growth boundary by wendell cox 10122010 one of the starkest impacts of smart growth policies is the huge differentials in property prices that occur on virtually adjacent properties on either side of an urban growth boundary. In these physical terms, the policy has been quite. In 1979, the portland metropolitan region adopted an urban growth boundary, complying with an oregon law mandating the creation of such boundaries across the state.
City limits osu press oregon state university press. Oregon s land use planning program relies on population forecasts as a primary tool for determining urban growth boundary ugb expansions, as well as for creating planning policy. The ugb has been expanded by 31,400 acres 14 percent since 1979. Metro expanded the portland area boundary in 2002 by 18,867 acres, its largest expansion to date. Urban growth boundary lookup this tool performs a query to look up whether an address is in the ugb or one of the urban or rural reserves on feb. Urban growth boundary major streets salem city limits other streets 1 0. Metro is the regional government for the oregon portion of the portland metropolitan area. Portlands urban growth boundary ugb was designed to hold the bursting metropolitan area in check while protecting willamette valley orchards and fields from sprawling suburbia. The city of sandy council approved the ugb expansion proposal on february 6, 2017.
The boundary has increased housing prices, devalued. With its population, economic domination, and the sheer size of its landmass,17 metro is unique. The urban growth boundary was not intended to be static. While most cities stretch out as they grow, turning rural areas into suburban sprawl, oregon law as established an urban growth boundary to control urban expansion, and protect farms and forest that surround oregons cities.
The boundary is an element of an urban containment system to promote farm and forest protection and encourage the development of dense, walkable urban spaces. In 1973, the oregon state legislature passed a landuse planning law requiring all counties to develop growth management plans that met a series of statewide goals, including citizen involvement, preserving agricultural and forest lands, energy conservation, and concentrating developments within urban growth boundaries. Jan 22, 2018 portlanders take it for granted that we can be surrounded by nature in literally a matter of minutes. The expansion added 2,380 acres of land for housing and employment to the citys ugb. Official website for the city of sandy, oregon ugb expansion. Urban growth boundary by david oates each urban area in oregon is required to define an urban growth boundary ugb. Since the inception of growth boundaries as a key component of oregons progressive landuse system in the 1970s, portland has evolved into one of the nations most successful and distinctive cities. Three urban growth boundaries in the metropolitan region of portland, oregon. On sunday, oregon lawmakers gave their final approval to house bill 2001, which would eliminate singlefamily zoning around the state. Definition of urban growth boundary oregon legal glossary. A line to control urban expansion into farm and forest lands and promote the efficient use of land, public facilities and services inside the boundary. Reject change of king countys urbangrowth boundary the. The line work was created by various sources including the oregon department of land conservation and development dlcd, the oregon department of transportation odot, metro regional council of governments metro, county and city gis. Each oregon city is surrounded by an urban growth boundary ugb.
With tuesdays release of the 2018 urban growth report, greater portland is getting a clear look at what it can expect growth to look like in 20 years and whether urban growth boundary expansions are necessary. Portlands urban growth boundary ugb was designed to hold the bursting. Just north of portland, across the columbia river and. Feb 21, 2000 red dots in these images indicate areas of growth between 1986 and 1996. Land inside that boundary is available for construction of homes, employment centers and shopping areas for our regions residents. Red dots in these images indicate areas of growth between 1986 and 1996. Areas that were added to the ugb are attributed with the year they were added.
Under oregon law, greater portland must have enough land inside its urban growth boundary for 20 years of growth. Intended to contain urban sprawl and accommodate population growth, oregon is one of few states that require each jurisdiction to establish and maintain an urban growth boundary ugb. The ugb preserved the distinctive character of 19thcentury farming techniques on nearby agricultural lands, while in most areas of america, new development occurred along. A few interesting points came out of the discussion. Portlands urban growth boundary plots city versus country. This file contains the history of the current urban growth boundary for the portland metro region. In 1980, the population of the 3county area was about 1. View changes to urban growth boundaries through time.
Thanks to the urban growth boundary, a short drive will land you in the countryside where fresh air, trees, and farms abound. The county has a wonderful, rich history and the cities located here contribute to the background of the county. Video by keltie shantz with help from evan dudzik and. Each urban area in oregon is required to define an urban growth boundary ugb. Funded by a state planning grant and supported by additional local resources, the team prepared an urbanization study to determine the available supply of residential, commercial, and. This growth can occur with new houses, industrial facilities, businesses, or public facilities such as parks and utilities. The line work was created by various sources including the oregon department of land conservation and development dlcd, the oregon department of transportation odot, metro regional council of governments metro, county and city gis departments, and the oregon department of administrative services geospatial enterprise office dasgeo. These urban growth boundaries ugbs separate urbanizable land from rural land and are intended to provide a 20year supply of buildable land to accommodate growth. Under oregon law, each city or metropolitan area in the state has an urban growth boundary that separates urban land from rural land. The remaining chapters will be developed as future phases. Property values 11 times higher across portlands urban.
At the same time, the ugb does, periodically, need to be expanded. Oregon placed growth boundaries around its urban areas. Portlands urban growth boundary explained living in portland. Perhaps the best evidence of this is the fact that the state law requiring urban growth boundaries been in place for some 40 years now. Urban growth boundaries ugbs are an essential tool of this program, and every city in oregon is required by state law to have one. Wastewise holidays stop junk mail opt out of phone books back to school tips. The topic area pages have additional information about the urban growth boundary and the clear lake expansion area.
Metro is responsible for managing the portland metropolitan regions urban growth boundary. The primary purpose of the coburg urbanization study was to update the 2004 study which estimated the land needed to accommodate residentially and employment growth over the next 20 years and to determine whether the city has sufficient land within its current urban growth boundary ugb to meet. Sep 26, 2016 his wholesale nursery is close enough, just barely, to fall inside portlands urban growth boundary ugb, a line surrounding the metropolitan area that determines where, precisely, land can be developed and where it cannot. Bend city maps bend street map shows a detailed view of bends city streets. The metro council approved four expansions to the regions urban growth boundary thursday, opening 2,200 acres just outside four cities for development. An urban growth boundary, or ugb, is a regional boundary, set in an attempt to control urban sprawl by, in its simplest form, mandating that the area inside the. The urban growth boundary is a way to keep the costs of those pipes and roads in check. Metro is responsible for managing the portland regions solid waste system, coordinating the growth of the cities in the region, managing a regional parks and natural areas system, and. Portland s problem is the rate of change, especially at the lower end of the rental market. The clackamas county board of commissioners then approved the ugb expansion proposal on march 15, 2017. A map showing the eugenespecific ugb will also be adopted as part of the first phase. A map of the boundary s expansion history is also available. During that same year, the metropolitan area took the additional step of creating a powerful regional government, metro, to oversee the ugb and plan for urban growth. From 19982012, 94 percent of new homes in the region were built inside the original 1979 urban growth boundary.
Housing tracts, shopping malls, and other kinds of urban development are not allowed to sprawl past that boundary, while agricultural lands and open space outside a ugb are preserved. Starting with a view of portland, oregon, and its vicinity, with the boundary visible, we push in to the southern area and pan around the city moving clockwise, eventually pulling out to view the entire city again. Redmond urban growth boundary expansion city of redmond, oregon. The first statewide urban growth boundary policy was implemented in oregon, under then governor tom mccall, as part of the states landuse planning program in the early 1970s. An urban growth boundary, or ugb, is a regional boundary, set in an attempt to control urban sprawl by, in its simplest form, mandating that the area inside the boundary be used for urban development and the area outside be preserved in its natural state or used for agriculture.
Perhaps no city in the united states is cited as often as portland, oregon in the urban planning literature for its progressive transportation and land use policies, downtown redevelopment efforts, and purported success in containing urban sprawl. Sep 11, 2017 this theme delineates urban growth boundaries ugbs in the state of oregon. David oates traveled the 260mile boundary that defines portland to discover how the ugb. Weve reported before about the use of ugbs see beth humstones building invisible walls but actually visiting the portland metro area and having the chance to drive across several of its suburbs, hammered home the dramatic impact at least visually these lines on a map can have.
There are twentyfive cities in the portland metro region that fall within an urban growth boundary. The official website of the oregon secretary of state. Its the law and an essential part of where we live. Portlanders take it for granted that we can be surrounded by nature in literally a matter of minutes. Metro is a regional government responsible for managing issues that cross city and county lines, serving more than 1. Bend enterprise zone map depicts the light industrial zoned land, through the middle corridor of the city, which offers tradedsector employers, and other eligible companies 3 5 year. Pdf the effects of portlands urban growth boundary on. Portlands urban growth boundary ugb was designed to hold the bursting metropolitan area in. The community vision explores the history, the values, and the goals that inform how and where eugene should grow, which laid an important foundation for decisions about the ugb. Every six years, metro prepares a forecast of population and employment growth for the region for the next 20 years and, if necessary, adjusts the boundary to meet the needs of growth forecast. Urban growth boundary ugb history, portland metro region. The webpage for the isa and esa components of the urban growth boundary amendment project latest update. Tom mccall and his allies convinced the oregon legislature in 1973 to adopt the nations first set of statewide land use planning laws. Since that time the city centre has undergone extensive renovation and revitalization, and most areas.
Oregon land use laws limit development outside of urban growth boundaries. It is the only directly elected regional government and metropolitan planning organization in the united states. Although portland s population increased by 50 percent between 1973 and 2008, new construction was contained within the urban growth boundary. Eugene specific urban growth boundary map including expansion areas.
In greater portland, metro manages the shared urban growth boundary for the 24 cities in the area, from troutdale in the east to wilsonville in the south, to forest grove in the west. Inside of an urban growth boundary, cities around oregon can plan. Urban growth boundary means an acknowledged urban growth boundary contained in a city or county comprehensive plan or an acknowledged urban growth boundary that has been adopted by a metropolitan service district council under ors 268. For example, 2 of oregon s 4 fastestgrowing cities are small onessandy and canbythat sit about 10 miles beyond the growth boundary. The battle over growth in portland news planetizen. Since 1997, oregon law also requires metro to maintain a 20year supply of land for future residential development inside the boundary. Its up to metro, with the blessing of state regulators, to ensure that the expansions are meeting the regions needs.
Oregons landuse system and ugbs are an attempt to make development choices intentional. On december 6, 2016 the bend urban growth boundary ugb expansion was acknowledged by the oregon department of land conservation and development. Portland, orever since portland adopted an urban growth boundary ugb, there have been numerous and very legitimate criticisms of the policy. The portland area urban growth boundary has been expanded about three dozen times since it was first drawn. Oregon urban growth boundary history map oregonexplorer. Incorporated cities within umatilla county, oregon. How oregons urban growth boundary will soon make portland.
View a map of the urban growth boundary a land use planning line to control urban expansion onto farm and forest lands. Urban growth boundary remand city of bend bend, oregon. One of the many draws to living in portland, oregon, is how quickly you can escape the urban area. An area of land suitable for accommodating new development during the next 50 years. State law established the urban growth boundary in 1979. Nearly four decades ago, the state of oregon adopted strong urban planning requirements, including the requirement of an urban growth boundary. While most cities stretch out as they grow, turning rural areas into suburban sprawl, oregon law as established an urban growth boundary to control urban expansion, and protect farms and forest that surround oregon s cities. The floodplain of johnson creek is thought to be a remnant of large glacial floods that occurred about 15,000 years ago. At the center of the state of oregons land use regulations is the complex and ongoing issue of urban growth boundaries. The portland metropolitan area and its core urban area, principally located in oregon, stretches across the columbia river into the state of washington figure 1. In the last year, apartment rents have increased by 12.
The comprehensive plan is the statemandated land use policy plan for the city of eugene. Dlcd partners with the portland state university population research center to create population forecasts for cities and counties in oregon. Department of land conservation and development oregon. Everything you wanted to know about the urban growth. Umatilla county covers a large area 3,200 square miles which is the location of 12 incorporated cities. Bend zoning map shows zoning designations for the city of bend, oregon. The line work was created by various sources including the oregon department of land conservation and development dlcd, the oregon department of transportation odot, metro regional council of governments metro. Apg led a multidisciplinary team to support a 2,300acre urban growth boundary expansion. Reject change of king countys urbangrowth boundary originally published january 2, 2016 at 4. This theme delineates urban growth boundaries ugbs in the state of oregon. Feb 06, 2020 each urban area in oregon is required to define an urban growth boundary ugb.
But it was mostly just a long walk on city streets and rural twolanes. The urban growth boundary has a major role in several of these documents. The county is now responsible for the urban growth boundary. An urban growth boundary is a tool used for growth management in land use planning, and it is intended to create an orderly divide between urban and rural spaces to aid in creating a more compact urban. The boundary has increased housing prices, devalued the properties of certain land owners, and robbed consumers of. Sandys existing urban growth boundary ugb has accommodated our housing, employment, park and school needs for nearly 20 years. That year, the oregon legislature gave metro responsibility for managing the portland metropolitan areas urban growth boundary. In 2008, the county adopted vision 2040, which redefined the urban growth boundary and rewrote county planning policies. Oregon s urban growth boundaries are not intended to be static. World geography study questions flashcards quizlet. Portland, oregon s urban growth boundary ugb has been an iconic policy for the urban planning profession in the past 40 years. Portlandarea cities to ask metro for more room to grow. Powells is an independent bookstore based in portland, oregon. Contact osu press staff mission historyawards editorial board.
View a map of the urban boundaries in the portland metro area. Every city in oregon is required to have one, although in portland one boundary covers all f. With the growth management act, there are now just three land uses urban, rural, and resource. State law requires that each oregon municipality essentially draw a circle around its perimeter. City of salem urban growth boundary map created date. If the urban growth report indicates that the existing urban growth boundary does not have sufficient capacity to accommodate the 20year growth that is forecast, the metro council will first work with local governments to determine whether steps can be taken to enhance the efficiency of land inside the existing boundary to accommodate more growth. Following the passage of oregon s landmark land use planning system in 1973, portland established an urban growth boundary containing development within a 22squaremile area, protecting surrounding farmland and open space. Portland s urban growth boundary and those used around smaller cities throughout oregon seem to be fairly widely accepted, if not uniformly loved as you saw in the lincoln land institute video. Metro is responsible for managing the portland metropolitan areas urban growth boundary.
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