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Land Use Projects —
Growth Management and Comprehensive Planning

Redmond Urban Growth Boundary Expansion

APG led a multi-disciplinary team to support a 2,300 acre urban growth boundary expansion. Using a state planning grant along with local resources, the team prepared an urban growth study to determine the available supply of residential, commercial, and industrial land in the existing UGB and forecast land needs based on coordinated population and employment forecasts. That analysis identified a shortfall of residential land and problems with the distribution of employment land. The team then assessed strategies for expanding the UGB into urban reserve areas based on public facility and transportation costs. That analysis identified areas most suitable for immediate expansion. A 50-year framework plan called Envision Redmond was developed providing a footprint for a city of 80,000 residents. Comprehensive plan amendments were prepared, including development of holding zones for land added to the UGB, requirements for master planning prior to annexation, amendments to the city/county growth management agreement and other land use regulations.

The project earned a 2006 Special Achievement in Planning Award from the Oregon Chapter of the American Planning Association. [back]

Metro 2040 Functional Plan Compliance Reports

APG managed preparation of Functional Plan reports and public outreach presentations for five cities in the Portland Metropolitan area including Milwaukie, Oregon City, Happy Valley, Hillsboro, and Gladstone. These reports and presentations had clear and concise responses for local governments to regional requirements. Two of the reports included capacity calculations for dwelling units and employment to the year 2017. Some of the projects included writing code language to implement the 2040 policies and regulations with the local development codes. APG’s work with these cities included close coordination with Regional Growth Management staff at Metro. For the city of Hillsboro, presentations were made to over 200 citizens covering over 60 code amendments related to Functional Plan compliance. [back]

City of Damascus Comprehensive Plan

Matt Hastie is participating in the preparation of a new Comprehensive Plan for the city of Damascus. Tasks include facilitating stakeholder and community meetings; drafting goals and policies; creating strategic planning element; and managing sub-area planning processes. The plan is expected to have a strong economic, environmental and community sustainability focus. [back]

Smart Development Code Assistance, Oregon

APG has provided “Smart Development Code Assistance” through the Oregon Transportation & Growth Management Program to a variety of communities throughout Oregon since 1999. APG has completed comprehensive code audits and code revisions for Adams, Bend , Boardman, Canby, Clackamas County , Eugene , Fairview , Gresham , Happy Valley , Hillsboro , Hood River , Irrigon, Lakeview, Madras , Merrill, Milwaukie , Newberg, North Plains, Prinveville, Sisters, Stanfield, Tigard, Vernonia, and Weston. Using the Model Development Code and User's Guide for Small Cities, APG developed land use code chapters that emphasized design standards, mixed-use zones, and other measures to encourage efficient use of land and human-scaled development. To complete these code audits and updates, APG worked directly with local staffs and Advisory Committees to develop code language that incorporated local special zones with streamlined, easy-to-administer land use codes. APG staff coordinated closely with local representatives to balance local practices and concerns with “Smart Development” principles. [back]

Madras Urban Reserve Analysis

APG provided technical assistance to the city of Madras and Jefferson County to adopt a 3,860 acre urban reserve area (URA) adjacent to the existing Madras Urban Growth Boundary. The urban reserve addresses residential and most employment land needs for a fifty year planning horizon and capacity for 28,000 residents, which is five times the current city population. The analysis examined surrounding lands for urban suitability using state and local screening criteria including water and sewer serviceability, transportation impacts, natural hazards, soil characteristics, irrigation rights, and other factors outlined in state rules. An advisory committee helped shape an initial boundary recommendation. Public information events, informational mailers, and formal public hearings were used to obtain public comment on the recommendation and resulted in changes to the proposal, especially to new regulations affecting rural residential zoning.

Planning amendments included new city policies that establish a process for adding land to its UGB that require master planning and afford property owners a say in when their land is added to the UGB. County policies and regulations establish an URA overly zone and land use regulations that protect right of way for major road corridors, restrict certain nuisance uses in the URA, and require conversion plans for development in the URA on parcels less than 20 acres. APG also prepared findings for the map and text amendments that document compliance with state and local regulations. APG provided technical support at city and county planning commission and legislative hearings. [back]

LaPine Fiscal Impacts of Growth Analysis

Angelo Planning Group prepared an analysis for the City of La Pine to assess the affect of different land development patterns on the city's general fund. The project was funded with a planning grant from the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development and it examined the affect of four alternative land use patterns on the city's financial condition. The analysis used the existing land use plan as a base case and then examined what would happen over time to the city's general fund for three alternative growth scenarios.

The study is being used in the city's inaugural comprehensive planning process to inform citizens and elected officials about the relationship between land use and fiscal health and policy options for managing growth. [back]

Ontario Downtown Revitalization Plan

Matt Hastie is managing a multi-disciplinary team of planners, urban designers, market economists, and transportation planners and engineers to prepare a downtown revitalization plan for this eastern Oregon community. Tasks include identifying redevelopment and other opportunity sites, recommending streetscape design and other transportation improvements, drafting zoning ordinance amendments for the city's Downtown Commercial zone, and managing an extensive public outreach and involvement effort. Team members include SERA Architects, Kittelson & Associates, Johnson Reid and others. [back]

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