Urban Growth Boundaries and Lafco

Urba n Development Bounda ries a ka Urba n G rowth Bounda ry a ka Urba n Limit Line a ka Urba n Rura l Bounda ry a ka Fill in the Bla nk Bounda ry ANNUAL C ALAFC O C ONFERENC E SEPTEMBER 2015 Purpose of Disc ussion  C ompa re a nd c ontra st Spheres of Influenc e with different types of Urba n Development Bounda ries  Desc ribe methods of Urba n Development Bounda ry esta blishment a nd ma intena nc e  LAFC Os role c onc erning UDBs a nd how it c ould impa c t dec ision ma king Urba n G rowth Bounda ries in the USA  Sourc e: Wikipedia  The U.S. sta tes of Oregon, Wa shington, a nd Tennessee require c ities to esta blish urba n growth bounda ries.  C a lifornia requires ea c h c ounty to ha ve a Loc a l Agenc y Forma tion C ommission, whic h sets urba n growth bounda ries for ea c h c ity a nd town in the c ounty. Urba n G rowth Bounda ries in the USA  Sourc e: Wikipedia  The U.S. sta tes of Oregon, Wa shington, a nd Tennessee require c ities to esta blish urba n growth bounda ries.  C a lifornia requires ea c h c ounty to ha ve a Loc a l Agenc y Forma tion C ommission, whic h sets SOIs whic h a c t a s urba n growth bounda ries for ea c h c ity a nd town in the c ounty. UDB vs SOI  Are they the sa me ?  If a C ity a dopts a UDB, should the LAFC o a lwa ys a dopt a n SOI tha t is c oterminous to the UDB?  Whic h one should get a dopted first?  Why should LAFC os c a re a bout where UDBs a re dra wn? C onsidera tions for SOIs (1) The present a nd pla nned la nd uses in the a rea , inc luding a gric ultura l a nd open-spa c e la nds. (2) The present a nd proba ble need for public fa c ilities a nd servic es in the a rea . (3) The present c a pa c ity of public fa c ilities a nd a dequa c y of public servic es tha t the a genc y provides or is a uthorized to provide. (4) The existenc e of a ny soc ia l or ec onomic c ommunities of interest in the a rea if the c ommission determines tha t they a re releva nt to the a genc y. (5) … the present a nd proba ble need for those public fa c ilities a nd servic es of a ny disa dva nta ged uninc orpora ted c ommunities within the existing sphere of influenc e. C KH Sec tion 56425(e) Sphere of Influenc e Definition "Sphere of influenc e" mea ns a pla n for the proba ble physic a l bounda ries a nd servic e a rea of a loc a l a genc y, a s determined by the c ommission. Ma y a lso be more refined ba sed on loc a l polic ies esta blished to reflec t unique c irc umsta nc es Sec onda ry Spheres Servic e Spheres Urba n Servic e Area s C KH Sec tion 56076 UDB Definition An Urba n Development Bounda ry is a politic a lly determined “line” tha t is dra wn a round a n urba nized a rea , outside of whic h new urba n development is severely restric ted or prohibited. UDB Types Single jurisdic tion Bounda ry – dra wn by a C ity or C ounty (mo s t in C A) Urba n G rowth Bounda ry Urba n Limit Line Area /Spec ific Pla n Area s Regiona l Bounda ry – dra wn a round multiple jurisdic tions by a regiona l a genc y (P o r tl a n d m e t ro a r e a, T a hoe Reg i o nal Pl a n n i n g Agenc y) UDB vs SOI SOIs a re a ll a bout provision of servic es UDBs a re a ll a bout growth ma na gement SOIs a re required by C A la w UDBs a re not required by C A la w SOIs a dopted by LAFC os UDBs a dopted by a c ity or c ounty UDB’s in C a lifornia  Where: Mostly in the C entra l Va lley a nd SF Ba y Area . Muc h less in Southern C a l.  When: 35% before 1990, 55% between 1990 a nd 2000, 10% a fter 2000.  How: Most by C ity C ounc il a doption. Some by Ba llot Box. A few by C ounty Boa rd of Supervisors Sourc e: University of Mic higa n, 2004 Determining the Size of a UDB Ha nford Exa mple – Popula tion 45,860 1. Projec t the popula tion 20 yea rs in 2035 (90,000 people) 2. Projec t the number of housing units needed (30,000 tota l) 3. Determine the future density of development 4. Determine the a mount of va c a nt la nd needed to build 30,000 housing units, inc luding infill sites 5. Add a dditiona l la nd for ma rket flexibility Ha nford Proposed La nd Use Ma p Determining the Loc a tion of a UDB Best Pra c tic es 1. Along na tura l physic a l bounda ries 2. Along existing or future ma jor tra vel wa ys 3. Along signific a nt c ha nges in topology 4. Any existing fea tures tha t c ould buffer urba nized la nd from rura l or a gric ultura l la nd. 5. Existing pa rc el lines. The loc a tion of line must be c lea rly defined. UDB Along Na tura l Physic a l Bounda ry <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">UDB Along Ma jor Roa dwa y </li><li style="flex:1">UDB Along Existing Fea tures </li><li style="flex:1">UDB Along Future Roa dwa y </li><li style="flex:1">UDB with No Physic a l Fea tures </li><li style="flex:1">Method of Review </li></ul> 5 yea rs or 10 yea rs a re typic a l  Reviewed when predetermined buildout sta tistic s a re met  Spec ified number of a c res left undeveloped  Spec ified number of permits pulled  Review does not a lwa ys result in a n expa nsion. Voter Esta blished UDB Na pa C ounty Exa mple – Agric ultura l Preserve  Proposed by the in order to protec t produc tive a gric ultura l la nds a nd ma inta in a distinc t identity to the c ommunity  Estima tes in the1960s ha d Na pa C ounty’s popula tion following the trend within the Sa nta C la ra Va lley, with the C ity of Na pa potentia lly rea c hing upwa rds of 200,000 residents by 2000 Voter Esta blished UDB  Essentia lly a n Urba n Limit Line tha t prevents growth into a gric ultura l a rea s  Ha s limited growth in order to preserve wha t wa s seen a s the essentia l industry in the a rea  Na pa ’s c urrent popula tion wa s a pproxima tely 77,881, a c c ording to Na pa LAFC o in 2014  Approxima tely 150% lower tha n otherwise expec ted growth Agric ultura l Preserve - Na pa LAFC o SOIs must c onsider the limita tions of popula tion growth a nd extension of servic es into these a rea s during MSRs a nd SOI upda tes. Ana lyzed a s pa rt of the “Tertia ry Sub-Area ” within the 2014 SOI Upda te by Na pa LAFC o for the C ity of Na pa “… c a n not be ac c u r a t e l y d e s c ri b ed as pa r t o f t he C ity ’ s “p r o bab l e bounda r y a n d s e r v i c e a r e a” d u e to th e i r d e s i g nat i o n f o r ag r ic u l tur a l a n d open s p ac e u s e un d er t he C ounty’s G e n e r a l P l a n a n d the ab s e n c e of C i ty a c t i o n t o a mend i ts G e n e r a l P l a n a n d RUL. T h e f a c t th a t t he T e r ti a r y Stu d y A r e a i s a l so c o ve r e d by t he C ounty’s r e s tric ti o ns aga i n st the c onv e r si o n t o ur b an u s e o f ag r ic u l tur a l a n d open s p ac e l a n d s u n d er Mea s ure P furth e r i n d i c a t e s t he c u r r e n t i m p r o bab i lity o f c o ns i d e r i n g th e s e su b - a r e as as e l i g i b l e f o r annexat i o n t o the C ity. “ Agric ultura l Preserve - Na pa  Multiple impa c ts a s it rela tes to la nd use pla nning a nd growth  G enera l Pla ns must be c onsistent  Loc a l Zoning ordina nc es must be c onsistent  All La nd Use dec isions must essentia lly mirror the a doption of the Agric ultura l Preserve.  MSRs, SOI Upda tes a nd future a nnexa tions must then a lso be c onsistent LAFC O’s Role C onc erning UDBs Response Approa c h – a fter it is a dopted  Eva lua te in Munic ipa l Servic e Review  Dra w Sphere of Influenc e Roughly C oterminous Pa rtic ipa tory Approa c h – before it is a dopted  Observe a nd/or c omment on the esta blishment of a “UDB,” a s it ma y be na med ma ny things  Provide forma l c omments on a Dra ft EIR  C olla bora te with C ity Sta ff who a re prepa ring the UDB URBAN SERVICE AREAS Unique Growth Management Tool in Santa Clara County . Neelima Palacherla . LAFCO of Santa Clara County CALAFCO CONFERENCE . September 3, 2015 1Santa Clara County 2Santa Clara County Land Area: 1,290 sq. mi. Population: 1.89 million 15 cities 95% of population lives in cities 3Dramatic Growth Statewide & in Santa Clara County Santa Clara County’s population nearly doubled in the 50s and the 60s 1,200,000 1,000,000 800,000 600,000 400,000 200,000 -1950 1960 1970 4San Jose Annexations 1944-1975 5

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