(University of Oregon School of Law, 2015-02-17) Sullivan, Edward J.
Oregon’s urban growth management experience sets it apart from other land use planning and regulatory programs in the United States. The Oregon land use program has endured for more than forty years, suffering the vicissitudes of multiple constitutional attacks and legislative adjustments. Oregon’s policy protects most rural lands suitable for farm or forest use. It also seeks to be efficient in spending limited public funds to expand public facilities and services when lands are urbanized. This Article examines one aspect of Oregon’s program in one area of the state—growth management in the Portland Metropolitan Area, the state’s most populous region.
