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EverycommunityinOregonhasanurbangrowthboundary(UGB)alimittohowfarthe
citycanphysicallygrowoutwhichprotectsourfarmsandforestsfromunplanned
development.TheUGBmustcontainenoughlandforourprojectedneedsoverthenext
20years.EnvisionEugeneisourcommunity'sprocessfordeterminingthebestwayto
accommodateupto34,000morepeopleby2032.

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1. WhatisEnvisionEugene?
EverycommunityinOregonhasanurbangrowthboundary(UGB)alimittohowfarthe
citycanphysicallygrowoutwhichprotectsourfarmsandforestsfromunplanned
development.TheUGBmustcontainenoughlandforourprojectedneedsoverthenext
20years.EnvisionEugeneisourcommunity'sprocessfordeterminingthebestwayto
accommodateupto34,000morepeopleby2032.
2. WhereareweintheEnvisionEugeneprocess?
Overthebulkof2010,EnvisionEugenecollectedcommunityinputthroughworkshops,
surveys,artcontestsandaCommunityResourceGroup.Thatinputinformedthecreation
ofadraftproposalEnvisionEugene:ALegacyofLivability.Thedraftproposalwas
releasedonMarch2,2011.Ayearoftechnicalanalysisfollowedtorefineourlandneeds
fordifferentkindsofhousing,jobs,parksandschools.InMarch2012,theDraft
Recommendationwaspublished,includingaproposedurbangrowthboundaryandmore
specificstrategiesforaccommodatinggrowth.TheRecommendationwasconsideredby
theCityCouncilatworksessionsinJune2012,andcouncilactiononJune13directed
stafftobeginpreparingformaldocumentsforplanadoption.

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3. Willweexpandtheurbangrowthboundary(UGB)?Ifso,where?
TheRecommendationincludesthefollowingkeythemes:
Accommodateallofourprojectedcommercialandmultifamilyneedsinsidethe
currenturbangrowthboundary.Focusredevelopmenteffortsonkeytransitcorridors
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Encouragereuseandredevelopmentofexistingindustriallands.Inaddition,expand
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Inaddition,expandtheUGBtoaccommodateourremainingsinglefamilylandneeds.
FurtheranalysisofpotentialUGBexpansionareasisunderway.
4. HowcanIgetinvolved?
Jointheemailnewsletterlistbyemailingus.Watchthefrontwebpageforupcoming
eventsandopportunitiestogivefeedback.ContactTerriHardingtoscheduleameeting
withyourgrouponEnvisionEugene.
5. HowdoesEugenemanagegrowth?
HowandwherewegrowinthefuturemustbeginwiththeframeworksetbyOregon
planninglaw.Beforeconsideringurbangrowthboundaryexpansion,citiesmustanalyze
waystodevelopmoreefficientlywithinthecurrentboundary.

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6. Whatistheprincipleofcompactdevelopment?
TheprincipleofcompactdevelopmenthasbeenacentralpartofEugenesgrowth
managementstrategyforover30years.Growingcompactlymeansusingresourcesand
landmoreefficiently,reducingtheneedforpublicinvestmentsinthingslikestreetsand
waterlines,andcreatingvibrantcommunitieswherepeoplewanttolive,work,andshop.
However,ourgrowthmanagementstrategiesmustenhanceourqualityoflife.Whenwe
reachourcommunitysmaximumtoleranceforadditionaldevelopmentwithintheUGB,we
mustlookoutwardtoavoidcompromisingthequalityofourexistingneighborhoods.

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7. HowefficientlyareweusinglandinourexistingUGB?
OregoncitieskeepnewdevelopmentwithinexistingUGBsasmuchaspossiblethrough
theuseoflanduseefficiencystrategies.Thesestrategiesencouragemoreinfilland

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redevelopment,suchasbyfacilitatingsmallerhomeconstructionthroughincentive
programs,andtargetingpublicinvestmentslikestreetandbusrouteimprovementsin
placesthecommunitywantstoseemoredevelopment.Eugenehasadoptednumerous
efficiencystrategiesoverthepast10years.
8. Withalloftheinfillandredevelopmentplanned,willwestillneedtoexpand?
Aftermaximizingviableefficiencymeasures,someUGBexpansionisstillneededto
accommodateour20yearlandneeds.Statelawsetsoutthestepsforconsideringwhere
toexpand.Therearecategoriesoflandthatidentifywhichlandsshouldbeconsidered
firstforinclusioninanurbangrowthboundary.First,wemustconsiderlandsthatare
alreadydevelopedwith,orcompletelysurroundedby,residential,commercial,orindustrial
uses.Next,wecanconsiderlandswithmarginalfarmorforestvalue.Thelastplacesto
consideraredesignatedfarmandforestlands.

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