Urban Containment Increasing in Popularity  Most common in fast-growth regions  Intent to contain sprawl, minimize costs  Too much land, urban sprawl  Too little land, land price inflation  Impacts depend on implementation

Steps in Identifying Development Capacity Gross Vacant Acres -environmentally constrained land -environmentally constrained land -publicly owned land -publicly owned land -platted lots -platted lots -streets, parks, schools, churches… -streets, parks, schools, churches… =Vacant Buildable Acres

Steps in Identifying Development Capacity, continued Vacant Buildable Acres - Unserviced land = Serviced Buildable Acres * Permitted Density = Vacant Land Capacity + Infill and plat Capacity + Redevelopment Capacity = Total Development Capacity

Identifying Vacant Land

One half acre rule

Identifying Environmental Constraints

Methods of Estimating Infill  Remaining Capacity  Historical Trends  Assessed Land Values  Land/housing value ratios  Professional judgement

METRO UGB HISTORICAL LAND USE: CONSUMPTION: Major Land Uses Developed Land 146, , , , , , , , ,260 Vacant Land 85,856 61,788 55,826 53,155 50,569 48,549 46,563 43,531 42,068 Total: 232, , , , , ,328 Vacant Land Detail Residential Vacant 55,268 35,015 32,016 29,903 28,348 27,150 26,097 23,954 22,549 Nonresidential Vacant 14,788 17,045 15,503 15,014 14,289 13,934 13,133 12,646 12,496 Open Space, Agriculture,Rural Residential 7, Total Gross Buildable Acres 78,037 52,775 48,145 45,550 43,319 41,458 39,472 36,863 35,394 Constrained Acres: 7,819 9,013 7,681 7,605 7,250 7,091 6,668 Total Vacant Land 85,856 61,788 55,826 53,155 50,569 48,549 46,563 43,531 42,062

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