Or. Admin. R. 660-038-0000

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 8, August 1, 2024

Section 660-038-0000 - Purpose

(1) The purpose of this division is to implement ORS 197A.300 to 197A.325 by providing simplified methods to evaluate and amend an urban growth boundary (UGB) for a city outside Metro.

(Note: ORS 197A.320 regarding the establishment of study areas and the priority of lands for UGB amendment applies both to the "simplified" UGB methods under this division and to the "traditional" UGB method described in OAR chapter 660, division 24. Rules in this division at OAR 660-038-0160 and 660-038-0170 interpret that statute with respect to the simplified methods. Rules at OAR 660-024-0065 and 660-024-0067 interpret ORS 197A.320 for purposes of the traditional UGB method).

(2) The method for UGB evaluation and amendment described in OAR chapter 660, division 24 (the traditional UGB method) is not modified by this division. Cities may choose to apply the methods described in this division instead of division 24 in order to evaluate or amend a UGB, as described in OAR 660-038-0020.

(3) The methods described in this division are intended to achieve the following objectives provided in ORS 197A.302:

(a) Become, as a result of reduced costs, complexity and time, the methods that are used by most cities with growing populations to manage their urban growth boundaries;

(b) Encourage, to the extent practicable given market conditions, the development of urban areas in which individuals desire to live and work and that are increasingly efficient in terms of land uses and in terms of public facilities and services;

(c) Encourage the conservation of important farm and forest lands, particularly lands that are needed to sustain agricultural and forest products industries;

(d) Encourage cities to increase the development capacity within their urban growth boundaries;

(e) Encourage the provision of an adequate supply of serviceable land that is planned for needed urban residential and industrial development; and

(f) Assist residents in understanding the major local government decisions that are likely to determine the form of a city's growth.

Or. Admin. R. 660-038-0000

LCDD 6-2015, f. 12-29-15, cert. ef. 1/1/2016

Stat. Auth.: ORS 197.040, 197A.305, 197A.320 & 197.235

Stats. Implemented: ORS 197A.300, 197A.302, 197A.305, 197A.310, 197A.312, 197A.315, 197A.320 & 197A.325