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City staff present proposed 3,318-acre urban growth boundary expansion
Summary
City staff presented a recommended UGB amendment that would add 3,318 acres designated as Urban Area Reserve (UAR), explained the staff report and review criteria, and outlined parallel county and city hearings targeted for adoption before the end of 2026.
City planning staff on May 7 described a proposed amendment to Sisters’ urban growth boundary that would add a recommended boundary totaling 3,318 acres and place that area in an Urban Area Reserve (UAR) designation in the city comprehensive plan.
The staff presentation summarized the process: council directed the amendment work in late 2023, the city began the formal work in spring 2024, the city contracted MIG to assist with analysis, and staff expect the planning commission to hold an adoption hearing on May 21 with a county planning commission hearing scheduled May 28. "That's the 3 318 acres," a staff member said, describing the steering committee’s recommended boundary. Staff said the goal is to complete adoption under the earlier (pre‑2026) rules by the end of 2026 so the city remains grandfathered into those procedures.
Staff emphasized that the amendment is primarily a comprehensive plan map change and a holding zone; properties would remain under county zoning until annexation, and the UAR does not immediately change allowable uses. The staff report—issued seven days before the planning hearing—will analyze the request against the applicable criteria, including statewide planning goals, comprehensive plan consistency, adequacy of public facilities and transportation, and the Transportation Planning Rule.
