The location of the urban growth boundary and changes to the boundary shall be determined by <br />evaluating alternative boundary locations consistent with ORS 197.298 and with consideration of the <br />following factors: <br />(1) Efficient accommodation of identified land needs; <br />(2) Orderly and economic provision of public facilities and services; <br />(3) Comparative environmental, energy, economic and social consequences; and <br />(4) Compatibility of the proposed urban uses with nearby agricultural and forest activities <br />occurring on farm and forest land outside the UGB. <br />OAR 660-024-0060 provides: <br />(1) When considering a UGB amendment, a local government must determine which land to add by <br />evaluating alternative boundary locations. This determination must be consistent with the priority of <br />land specified in ORS 197.298 and the boundary location factors of Goal 14, as follows: <br />(a) Beginning with the highest priority of land available, a local government must determine <br />which land in that priority is suitable to accommodate the need deficiency determined under <br />OAR 660-024-0050. <br />(b) If the amount of suitable land in the first priority category exceeds the amount necessary to <br />satisfy the need deficiency, a local government must apply the location factors of Goal 14 to <br />choose which land in that priority to include in the UGB. <br />(c) If the amount of suitable land in the first priority category is not adequate to satisfy the <br />identified need deficiency, a local government must determine which land in the next priority <br />is suitable to accommodate the remaining need, and proceed using the same method <br />specified in subsections (a) and (b) of this section until the land need is accommodated. <br />(d) Notwithstanding subsection (a) to (c) of this section, a local government may consider land of <br />lower priority as specified in ORS 197.298(3). <br />(e) For purposes of this rule, the determination of suitable land to accommodate land needs must <br />include consideration of any suitability characteristics specified under section (5) of this rule, <br />as well as other provisions of law applicable in determining whether land is buildable or <br />suitable. <br />(5) If a local government has specified characteristics such as parcel size, topography, or proximity that <br />are necessary for land to be suitable for an identified need, the local government may limit its <br />consideration to land that has the specified characteristics when it conducts the boundary location <br />alternatives analysis and applies ORS 197.298. <br />(6) The adopted findings for UGB adoption or amendment must describe or map all of the alternative <br />areas evaluated in the boundary location alternatives analysis. If the analysis involves more than one <br />parcel or area within a particular priority category in ORS 197.298 for which circumstances are the <br />same, these parcels or areas may be considered and evaluated as a single group. <br />Because the City needs two community parks, to serve two different areas, the UGB expansion study is <br />necessarily split into two sections, below. <br />a. Establish the Study Area / Candidate Land for Evaluation <br />Appendix C to Findings May 2017 Page 9 <br />