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Regional Framework Plan
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Learn about the regional framework plan which unites all of Metro's adopted land use planning policies and requirements into one document.
In 1992, the region's voters adopted a Metro charter giving Metro jurisdiction over matters of metropolitan concern and requiring the adoption of a Regional Framework Plan. The charter directs Metro to address the following subjects in the plan.
- regional transportation and mass transit systems
- management and amendment of the urban growth boundary
- protection of lands outside the urban growth boundary for natural resource, future urban or other uses
- housing densities
- urban design and settlement patterns
- parks, open spaces and recreational facilities
- water sources and storage
- coordination, to the extent feasible, of Metro growth management and land use planning policies with those of Clark County, Washington
- planning responsibilities mandated by state law
The Regional Framework Plan, originally adopted in 1997, was amended in 2005 and is available below.
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Files that are downloadable from this page
- Regional Framework Plan Index and Introduction 29K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published December 28, 2005
- Summary of 2040 Growth Concept 32K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published December 28, 2005
- RFP Chapter 1 Land Use 1.5M Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published June 10, 2010
- Regional Framework Plan - Chapter 2 - Transportation 35K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published December 28, 2005
- Regional Framework Plan - Chapter 3 - Nature in Neighborhoods 22K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published December 28, 2005
- Regional Framework Plan - Chapter 4 - Health & Water Quality 25K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published December 28, 2005
- Regional Framework Plan - Chapter 5 - Regional Natural Hazards 19K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published December 28, 2005
- Regional Framework Plan - Chapter 6 - Clark County, Washington 12K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published December 28, 2005
- Regional Framework Plan - Chapter 7 - Management 28K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published December 28, 2005
- Regional Framework Plan - Chapter 8 - Implementation 51K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published December 28, 2005
- Appendices A and B 2.3M Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published December 28, 2005
- Appendix D - Development of the Growth Concept 262K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published December 28, 2005
- Appendix C - Future Vision 120K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published December 28, 2005
- Appendix E - Metro Charter Sections 5 and 27 100K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published December 28, 2005
- Appendix F - LCDC Goal 14 85K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published December 28, 2005
- Appendix G - J and Glossary 234K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published December 28, 2005