Oregon's Local, Regional & State Food & Agriculture Policy - PowerPoint Presentation

Shaping the Regionfor the next 50 years

Urban and Rural ReservesJohn Williams, Metro

URBAN AND RURAL RESERVES

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 landswill 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