Title: Urban growth boundary | Metro
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Urban growth boundary

Content: This rarely happens. In some cases, local governments may petition the Metro Council to consider an urban growth boundary expansion outside of the six-year review cycle in order to meet more immediate regional economic needs. ( These petitions cannot be made in the year in which an urban growth report is required to be completed.) Since the Metro Council is required to maintain a 20-year supply of land within the boundary for future jobs and housing and review that supply every five years, petitioners must address extensive criteria to justify such a narrowly targeted boundary expansion outside of the normal review cycle. Types of urban growth boundary amendments
Legislative urban growth boundary amendments
Metro is required by state law to have a 20-year supply of land for future residential development inside the boundary. Every six years, Metro is required to conduct a review of the land supply. This review is called the urban growth report. If the urban growth report adopted by the Metro Council indicates that there is a need for additional growth capacity, the council must take actions to use land inside the existing urban growth boundary more efficiently or expand the boundary. When undertaking this review, Metro also considers land needs for future jobs. As described in the land use chapter of the Regi