Urban Containment Increasing in Popularity

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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

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Steps in Identifying Development Capacity

• Gross Vacant Acres
• -environmentally constrained land
• -publicly owned land
• -platted lots
• -streets, parks, schools, churches
• Vacant Buildable Acres

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Steps in Identifying Development Capacity,
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Vacant Buildable Acres - Unserviced land
Serviced Buildable Acres Permitted
Density Vacant Land Capacity Infill and
plat Capacity Redevelopment Capacity Total
Development Capacity
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Identifying Vacant Land
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One half acre rule
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Identifying Environmental Constraints
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Methods of Estimating Infill

• Remaining Capacity
• Historical Trends
• Assessed Land Values
• Land/housing value ratios
• Professional judgement

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METRO UGB HISTORICAL LAND USE CONSUMPTION 1979
- 2001
Major Land Uses 1979 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 2000 2001
Developed Land 146,719 173,537 179,501 182,173 184,757 186,777 188,763 191,795 193,260
Vacant Land 85,856 61,788 55,826 53,155 50,569 48,549 46,563 43,531 42,068
Total 232,575 235,325 235,327 235,328 235,326 235,326 235,326 235,326 235,328
Vacant Land Detail 1979 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 2000 2001
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 7,982 715 626 633 682 375 242 263 349
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 7,091 6,668 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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