Title: Land Use Resources - Growth Management - Urban Growth Boundaries
Headings: Montana Transportation and Land Use
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Montana Transportation and Land Use
Growth Management - Urban Growth Boundaries
What is an Urban Growth Boundary?
Who can implement an Urban Growth Boundary?
What are the keys to success and potential pitfalls?
Where has this strategy been applied?
Case studies
How can I get started?
Where can I get more information?

Content: What are the keys to success and potential pitfalls? Stakeholder Involvement and Public Outreach: Because urban growth boundaries have a significant impact on the ability to develop private land, a thorough public involvement process is critical in formulating these boundaries. Potential controversies can be avoided during the planning stages by carefully designing these boundaries to address public, professional, and political concerns. The process for adopting and updating the boundaries should be very clear. Technically Sound Methodology for Boundary Designation and Adjustments: Urban growth boundaries require careful analysis prior to implementation, both in terms of stakeholder input and in terms of technical analysis. It is important to use logical, defensible criteria for identifying land to be included urban growth boundaries. Planning for a 20-year urban growth boundary requires technical resources sufficient to project the locations and rates of future growth, to identify suitable locations for urban growth boundaries, and to develop infrastructure and funding plans to support the desired growth. Impact analyses should be conducted prior to implementing any growth boundary.