Goal9rulesatOAR660009alsoapply.Termsofthestatuteandrulesarereferencedthroughoutthis <br />overviewofthelegalstandardsandprocedure. <br />TheprimarydirectivesforUGBexpansionsaresetoutinORS197.298: <br />(1)Inadditiontoanyrequirementsestablishedbyruleaddressingurbanization,landmaynotbe <br />includedwithinanurbangrowthboundaryexceptunderthefollowingpriorities: <br />(a)FirstpriorityislandthatisdesignatedurbanreservelandunderORS195.145,ruleor <br />metropolitanservicedistrictactionplan. <br />(b)Iflandunderparagraph(a)ofthissubsectionisinadequatetoaccommodatetheamountof <br />landneeded,secondpriorityislandadjacenttoanurbangrowthboundarythatisidentified <br />inanacknowledgedcomprehensiveplanasanexceptionareaornonresourceland.Second <br />prioritymayincluderesourcelandthatiscompletelysurroundedbyexceptionareasunless <br />suchresourcelandishighvaluefarmlandasdescribedinORS215.710. <br />(c)Iflandunderparagraphs(a)and(b)ofthissubsectionisinadequatetoaccommodatethe <br />amountoflandneeded,thirdpriorityislanddesignatedasmarginallandpursuanttoORS <br />197.247(1991Edition). <br />(d)Iflandunderparagraphs(a)to(c)ofthissubsectionisinadequatetoaccommodatethe <br />amountoflandneeded,fourthpriorityislanddesignatedinanacknowledged <br />comprehensiveplanforagricultureorforestry,orboth. <br />(2)Higherpriorityshallbegiventolandoflowercapabilityasmeasuredbythecapability <br />classificationsystemorbycubicfootsiteclass,whicheverisappropriateforthecurrentuse. <br />(3)Landoflowerpriorityundersubsection(1)ofthissectionmaybeincludedinanurbangrowth <br />boundaryiflandofhigherpriorityisfoundtobeinadequatetoaccommodatetheamountofland <br />estimatedinsubsection(1)ofthissectionforoneormoreofthefollowingreasons: <br />(a)Specifictypesofidentifiedlandneedscannotbereasonablyaccommodatedonhigher <br />prioritylands; <br />(b)Futureurbanservicescouldnotreasonablybeprovidedtothehigherprioritylandsdueto <br />topographicalorotherphysicalconstraints;or <br />(c)Maximumefficiencyoflanduseswithinaproposedurbangrowthboundaryrequires <br />inclusionoflowerprioritylandsinordertoincludeortoprovideservicestohigherpriority <br />lands. <br />a.EstablishtheIndustrialLandStudyArea/CandidateLandfor <br />Evaluation(ORS197.298(1)(b)/OAR6600240060(4)) <br />TheinitialstepindeterminingwhereaCitywillexpanditsUGBistoestablishanextraterritorialstudy <br />area.TheonlylegalstandardsfordoingsoarederivedfromORS197.298(1)(b),whichreferstothe/źƷǤ͸ƭ <br />considerationofͻƌğƓķadjacenttothe <br />D.ͲͼandOAR6600240060(4),whichstates: <br />AppendixBtoFindingsFinalPage2 <br /> <br />