EXHIBITS Page 29 <br />C. Growth Management Goals, Findings, and Policies <br />To effectively control the potential for urban sprawl and scattered urbanization, compact growth <br />within the--urban growth boundary (UGB)-afe is, and will remain, the primary growth <br />management techniques for directing geographic patterns of urbanization in the metropolitan <br />community. In general, this means the filling in of vacant and underutilized lands, as well as <br />redevelopment inside the UGB. <br />Outward expansion of the UGB will occur only when the home city and Lane County determine <br />such expansion 4-is proven necessary according to state law and applicable <br />Metro Plan, and city-specific comprehensive plan provisions. <br />Goals <br />Use urban, urbanizable, and rural lands efficiently. <br />2. Encourage orderly and efficient conversion of land from rural to urban uses in response <br />to urban needs, taking into account metropolitan and statewide goals. <br />Protect rural lands best suited for non-urban uses from incompatible urban encroachment. <br />Findings and Policies <br />Findings <br />Many metropolitan areas within the United States that have not implemented geographic <br />growth management techniques suffer from scattered or leapfrog urban growth that <br />leaves vacant and underutilized land in its path and encourages isolated residential <br />developments far from metropolitan centers. Until adoption of the 1990 Plan's urban <br />service area concept, portions of this metropolitan area were characterized by these <br />phenomena. <br />2. Beneficial results of compact urban growth include: <br />a. Use of most vacant leftover parcels where utilities assessed to abutting property <br />owners are already in place. <br />b. Protection of productive forest lands, agricultural lands, and open space from <br />premature urban development. <br />C. More efficient use of limited fuel energy resources and greater use of bicycle and <br />pedestrian facilities due to less miles of streets and less auto dependence than <br />otherwise would be required. <br />Laurel Ridge Record (Z 15-5) Page 592 <br />