Foundation Agricultural Lands
Candidate Reserve Study Area
North of Highway 26
August 20, 2009
Submitted by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SaveHelvetia.org
A local citizens' group whose goal is to preserve all land north of Highway 26 as Rural Reserves
Justification for designation as RURAL RESERVES under OAR 660-027-0060(4)
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Notwithstanding requirements for applying factors in OAR 660-027-0040(9) and section (2) of this rule,
a county may deem that Foundation Agricultural Lands or Important Agricultural Lands within three miles
of a UGB qualify for designation as rural reserves under section (2)
without further explanation under OAR 660-027-0040(10)
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ALL of the lands north of Highway 26 designated as urban reserves by
Washington County are Foundation Agricultural Lands.
See map:
“Identification and Assessment of the Long-Term Commercial Viability of Metro Region Agricultural Lands.”
January 2007. Oregon Department of Agriculture.
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ALL of these Foundation Lands are within three miles of an Urban Growth Boundary.
See map:
The lands designated as urban reserves fall within 3 miles of an Urban Growth Boundary.
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We respectfully request that Washington County designate all of the lands north of Highway 26
as Rural Reserves under Section (2) without further explanation under OAR 660-027-0040(10).
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