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: This same planning area boundary was used for other City facility plans, including the Parks, Recreation, Open Space and Trails Plan, the Water Facilities Plan, and the Stormwater Facilities Plan. It is fairly common for larger communities in Montana to base the urban planning area on the future water or wastewater service area boundary. The City of Kalispell also used this approach for their growth policy and the water and wastewater facilities service area (potential utility service area) was used as the boundary for their transportation plan. Examples outside of Montana
Metro (Portland, OR) Urban Growth Boundary: The most studied example of urban growth boundaries is that of Portland, Oregon. In the 1970's, the State of Oregon passed laws requiring every city and metropolitan area to designate an urban growth boundary. Though controversial, many have cited the urban growth boundary as a significant reason behind Portland's increases in housing density, transit and bicycle use, and air quality, while significantly limiting the expansion of sprawl into rural lands. Much of the controversy surrounds the issues of housing affordability and the impact on landowners outside of the boundary. The Boulder, Colorado, area has sought to control sprawl through a comparable "community service area concept". Lexington, KY: