Portland urban growth boundary

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growth management policy land-use planning tool urban growth boundary

The Portland urban growth boundary is a legally defined perimeter around the Portland metropolitan area that restricts sprawl by concentrating development within a set limit to protect surrounding farmland and natural areas.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Portland metropolitan urban growth boundary	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	growth management policy ⓘ land-use planning tool ⓘ urban growth boundary ⓘ
administeredBy	Metro (Portland regional government) NERFINISHED ⓘ local governments within the Portland metropolitan area ⓘ
aimsTo	encourage redevelopment within existing urban areas ⓘ reduce conversion of agricultural land to urban uses ⓘ support walkable, transit-served neighborhoods ⓘ
appliesTo	Portland, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ suburbs of Portland metropolitan area ⓘ
associatedWith	regional planning in Portland ⓘ smart growth policies ⓘ
definesBoundaryFor	urbanizable land ⓘ
expansionCriteria	20-year land supply requirement ⓘ projected employment growth ⓘ projected population growth ⓘ
governedBy	Oregon state land-use law ⓘ Oregon statewide planning goals NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEffect	focusing most new urban development inside the boundary ⓘ limiting outward expansion of the Portland metropolitan area ⓘ
hasPurpose	concentrate development within a defined perimeter ⓘ promote compact urban development ⓘ protect natural areas ⓘ protect surrounding farmland ⓘ restrict urban sprawl ⓘ support efficient public infrastructure ⓘ support public transit-oriented development ⓘ
influences	density of urban development in Portland metropolitan area ⓘ housing development patterns in Portland metropolitan area ⓘ location of new infrastructure investments ⓘ
legalStatus	binding on local land-use plans ⓘ legally defined perimeter ⓘ
locatedIn	Oregon ⓘ Portland metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
motivatedBy	control of low-density sprawl ⓘ environmental protection ⓘ farmland preservation ⓘ
notableFor	being one of the earliest regional urban growth boundaries in the United States ⓘ influencing national discussions on growth management ⓘ
relatedTo	Oregon Senate Bill 100 NERFINISHED ⓘ Oregon statewide land-use planning system ⓘ
separates	rural land ⓘ urban land ⓘ
subjectTo	periodic expansion decisions ⓘ periodic review ⓘ

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Portland street network → associatedWith → Portland urban growth boundary ⓘ

Metro Council → appliesToTerritory → Portland urban growth boundary ⓘ

this entity surface form: Portland metropolitan urban growth boundary