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Council directs staff to begin public notice for SB 1537 one-time UGB expansion
Summary
The Newberg City Council voted unanimously May 4 to approve a resolution directing staff to publish notice and solicit sites under Senate Bill 1537, which allows a one-time urban growth boundary expansion (now up to 150 net buildable acres) to support housing needs.
The Newberg City Council voted unanimously May 4 to direct staff to issue public notice and solicit candidate sites under Senate Bill 1537 for a one-time urban growth boundary (UGB) expansion.
Planning staff told the council that a recent Department of Land Conservation and Development interpretation treats rural residential land inside the UGB as "developed land," enabling Newberg to meet the statute's demonstration-of-need requirements. The 2025 legislative update to House Bill 4035 increased the maximum expansion from 100 to 150 net buildable acres, staff said, and…
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