1. Shaping the Region
for the next 50 years
Urban and Rural Reserves
John Williams, Metro

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Urban Growth Boundary
The longstanding system of planning for growth
• establishes 20-year supply of land
• must be reviewed every 5 years

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Challenges of existing system
• No certainty for landowners outside UGB
• Soil type only consideration
• Limited ability to consider how newly added lands
will be developed

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Shape of the Region Study
• Agricultural lands assessment
• Natural landscape features inventory
• Great communities study

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Senate Bill 1011
• Rural and urban together
• Long-term vision
• New approach to agricultural lands
• Focus on great communities
• Consider suitability of lands for uses
• Collaborative approach

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Urban Reserves
Areas most suitable for urban development

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Rural Reserves
Areas that won’t be developed for 40-50 years

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Who makes the decision?
• Core 4:
• Clackamas County
• Multnomah County
• Washington County
• Metro
With help from:
• Regional Steering Committee
• County advisory committees

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Population forecast

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Defined 405,000 acre study area

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•Suitability analysis and recommendations

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May 2011 Reserves agreement

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Why does this matter?
This process will determine the shape and scale
of our urban areas and rural landscapes
for the next half century

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For more information
www.oregonmetro.gov/reserves
john.williams@oregonmetro.gov