December 3-4, 2015 - LCDC Salem <br />Agenda Item 4, Attachment A <br />Proposed New Rules to Implement ORS 197A <br />Public Draft 3 November 23, 2015 <br />OAR CHAPTER 660, DIVISION 38 <br />Simplified Urban Growth Boundary Method <br />1 OAR 660-038-0000 <br />2 Purpose <br />3 (1) The purpose of this division is to implement ORS 197A.300 to 197A.325 by providing <br />4 simplified methods to evaluate and amend an urban growth boundary (UGB) for a city outside <br />5 Metro. (Note: ORS 197A.320 regarding the establishment of study areas and the priority of lands <br />6 for UGB amendment applies both to the "simplified" UGB methods under this rule and to the <br />7 "traditional" UGB method described in OAR chapter 660, division 24. This division interprets <br />8 that statute only with respect to the simplified methods. OAR 660-024-0065 and 660-024-0067 <br />9 interpret ORS 197A.320 for purposes of the traditional method). <br />10 (2) The method for UGB evaluation and amendment described in OAR chapter 660, division 24 <br />11 (the traditional UGB method) is not modified by this division. Cities may choose to apply the <br />12 methods described in this division instead of division 24 in order to evaluate or amend a UGB, as <br />13 described in OAR 660-038-0020. <br />14 (3) The methods described in this division are intended to achieve the following objectives <br />15 provided in ORS 197A.302: <br />16 (a) Become, as a result of reduced costs, complexity and time, the methods that are used by <br />17 most cities with growing populations to manage their urban growth boundaries; <br />18 (b) Encourage, to the extent practicable given market conditions, the development of urban <br />19 areas in which individuals desire to live and work and that are increasingly efficient in terms <br />20 of land uses and in terms of public facilities and services; <br />21 (c) Encourage the conservation of important farm and forest lands, particularly lands that are <br />22 needed to sustain agricultural and forest products industries; <br />23 (d) Encourage cities to increase the development capacity within their urban growth <br />24 boundaries; <br />25 (e) Encourage the provision of an adequate supply of serviceable land that is planned for <br />26 needed urban residential and industrial development; and <br />27 (f) Assist residents in understanding the major local government decisions that are likely to <br />28 determine the form of a city's growth. <br />1 <br />