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<br />C. Growth JVlanagement Goals, Findings, and Policies <br /> <br />To effectively control the potential 11)r urban sprawl and scattered urbanization, compact growth <br />and the urban (UGB),';{jP.-~{}iH"H>ft-{,f)fh:<:<pl5' are, and will remain, the primary <br />growth management techniques for directing geographic patterns of urbanization in the <br />community. In general, this means the ti.lling in of vacant and underutilized lands, as weJI as <br />redevelopment inside the UGB. <br /> <br />Outward expans i on 0 f the t"i{~h~d{':ictHfb(tfts-er.v.h:.{~. {il'e'H~",*5.<;1<cfi'B{;d..in.tb~'.GI,:,,'i-s,.H)'U OB, \vill <br />occur only when it is proven necessary according to the policies set forth in this Metro Plan, <br />particularly in this element. <br /> <br />Goals <br /> <br />L <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />2. <br /> <br /> <br />3. <br /> <br /> <br />Findings and Policies <br /> <br />]findings <br /> <br />I. Many metropolitan areas within the United States that have not implemented geographic <br />grcf\';th management techniques sutler from scattered or leapfrog urban growth that <br />leaves vacant and underutiHzed land in its pat.h and encourages isolated residential <br />developments far from metropolitan centers, Until adoption of the 1990 Plan's urban <br />service area concept, portions of this metropolitan area were characterized by these <br />phenomena. <br /> <br />2. Beneficial results of compact urban growih include: <br /> <br />a. Use of most vacant leftover parcels where utilities assessed to abutting property <br />owners are already in place. <br /> <br />b. Protection of productive forest lands, agricuHurallands, and open space from <br />prernature urban development. <br /> <br />c. i\lorc efEcient use ofIimited file! energy resources and greater use of bicycle and <br />pedestrian facilities due to less miles of streets and less auto dependence than <br />othenvis~~ "vould be required. <br /> <br />a.c-j <br />