Urban Growth Management Functional Plan

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The Urban Growth Management Functional Plan is Chapter 3.07 of the Metro Code. It provides requirements and recommendations for cities and counties in the Portland metropolitan area to advance policies and goals of the Regional Framework Plan and the 2040 Growth Concept.

Urban Growth Management Functional Plan
Last published: April 16, 2025
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The Urban Growth Management Functional Plan (UGMFP) is divided into separate titles:

Title 1 (Sections 3.07.110 – 3.07.120) – Housing Capacity

requires a city or county maintain or increase its housing capacity (except as provided in section 3.07.120) per the Regional Framework Plan which calls for a compact urban form and a "fair share" approach to meeting housing needs

Title 2 (Sections 3.07.210 – 3.07.220) – Regional Parking Policy

repealed; transferred to the Regional Transportation Functional Plan, Section 3.08

Title 3 (Sections 3.07.310 – 3.07.360) – Water Quality and Flood Management

protects beneficial water uses and functions and values of resources within Water Quality and Flood Management Areas by limiting or mitigating impacts from development activities and protecting life and property from dangers associated with flooding

Title 4 (Sections 3.07.410 – 3.07.450) – Industrial and Other Employment Areas

provides and protects a supply of sites for employment by limiting types and scale of non-industrial uses in regionally significant industrial areas, industrial and employment areas
provides benefits of "clustering" to industries that operate more productively and efficiently when in proximity to each other
protects the capacity and efficiency of the transportation system for movement of goods and services
encourages other types of employment in centers, corridors, station communities and main Streets.

Title 5 (Sections 3.07.510 – 3.07.540) - Neighbor Cities and Rural Reserves

repealed

Title 6 (Sections 3.07.610 – 3.07.650) – Centers, Corridors, Station Communities and Main Streets

calls for enhancements of these areas as principal centers of urban life via actions and investments by cities and counties, complemented by regional investments

Title 7 (Sections 3.07.710 – 3.07.750) – Housing Choice

implements policies of the Regional Framework Plan regarding establishment of voluntary affordable housing production goals to be adopted by local governments, and assistance from them on reports on progress toward increasing the affordable housing supply

Title 8 (Sections 3.07.810 – 3.07.870) – Compliance Procedures

ensures all cities and counties are fairly and equitably held to the same standards and that the Metro 2040 Growth Concept is implemented
sets out compliance procedures and establishes a process for time extensions and exemptions to Metro Code requirements
requires Metro’s chief operating officer submit an annual compliance report: how cities and counties are complying with the Urban Growth Management Functional Plan’s requirements in Metro Code Chapter 3.07, titles 1, 3, 4, 11 and 13; and how they are complying with the Regional Transportation Functional Plan’s requirements Metro Code Chapter 3.08, titles 1-5.

Title 9 (Sections 3.07.910-3.07.920) – Performance Measures

repealed

Title 10 (Section 3.07.1010) – Definitions

Title 11 (Sections 3.07.1105 – 3.07.1140) – Planning for New Urban Areas

guides planning of areas brought into the urban growth boundary for conversion from rural to urban use

Title 12 (Sections 3.07.1210 – 3.07.1240) – Protection of Residential Neighborhoods

protects existing residential neighborhoods from air and water pollution, noise and crime, and provides adequate levels of public services

Title 13 (Sections 3.07.1310 – 3.07.1370) – Nature in Neighborhoods

conserves, protects and restores a continuous ecologically viable streamside corridor system integrated with upland wildlife habitat and the urban landscape

Title 14 (Sections 3.07.1405 –3.07.1465) – Urban Growth Boundary

prescribes criteria and procedures for amendments to the urban growth boundary to provide a clear transition from rural to urban development, an adequate supply of urban land to accommodate long-term population and employment, and a compact urban form

Title 1 (Sections 3.07.110 – 3.07.120) – Housing Capacity

Title 2 (Sections 3.07.210 – 3.07.220) – Regional Parking Policy

Title 3 (Sections 3.07.310 – 3.07.360) – Water Quality and Flood Management

Title 4 (Sections 3.07.410 – 3.07.450) – Industrial and Other Employment Areas

Title 5 (Sections 3.07.510 – 3.07.540) - Neighbor Cities and Rural Reserves

Title 6 (Sections 3.07.610 – 3.07.650) – Centers, Corridors, Station Communities and Main Streets

Title 7 (Sections 3.07.710 – 3.07.750) – Housing Choice

Title 8 (Sections 3.07.810 – 3.07.870) – Compliance Procedures

Title 9 (Sections 3.07.910-3.07.920) – Performance Measures

Title 10 (Section 3.07.1010) – Definitions

Title 11 (Sections 3.07.1105 – 3.07.1140) – Planning for New Urban Areas

Title 12 (Sections 3.07.1210 – 3.07.1240) – Protection of Residential Neighborhoods

Title 13 (Sections 3.07.1310 – 3.07.1370) – Nature in Neighborhoods

Title 14 (Sections 3.07.1405 –3.07.1465) – Urban Growth Boundary

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Title 1 (Sections 3.07.110 – 3.07.120) – Housing Capacity

Title 2 (Sections 3.07.210 – 3.07.220) – Regional Parking Policy

Title 3 (Sections 3.07.310 – 3.07.360) – Water Quality and Flood Management

Title 4 (Sections 3.07.410 – 3.07.450) – Industrial and Other Employment Areas

Title 5 (Sections 3.07.510 – 3.07.540) - Neighbor Cities and Rural Reserves

Title 6 (Sections 3.07.610 – 3.07.650) – Centers, Corridors, Station Communities and Main Streets

Title 7 (Sections 3.07.710 – 3.07.750) – Housing Choice

Title 8 (Sections 3.07.810 – 3.07.870) – Compliance Procedures

Title 9 (Sections 3.07.910-3.07.920) – Performance Measures

Title 10 (Section 3.07.1010) – Definitions

Title 11 (Sections 3.07.1105 – 3.07.1140) – Planning for New Urban Areas

Title 12 (Sections 3.07.1210 – 3.07.1240) – Protection of Residential Neighborhoods

Title 13 (Sections 3.07.1310 – 3.07.1370) – Nature in Neighborhoods

Title 14 (Sections 3.07.1405 –3.07.1465) – Urban Growth Boundary

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