In 1998 Metro voted to expand the UGB to include a 1,532-acre area located south of Gresham to just south of the Multnomah/Clackamas border and east of Portland at 162nd Avenue to just east of 190th Avenue.

There were 226 dwellings and a population of 800 in 2000. This new area is slated for ~5,000 new homes, including townhomes, apartments, and houses to accommodate the projected future population of over 12,000 residents, along with ~5,000 new local jobs.

Pleasant Valley Plan District

Planning for the new community has been a joint endeavor by the Cities of Portland and Gresham. A concept plan and implementation plan have been developed for Pleasant Valley, and have culminated with a Pleasant Valley Plan District.

The Pleasant Valley Plan District was adopted by the Gresham City Council on Dec. 7th 2004 and by the Portland City Council on December 15th 2004.

On December 12, 2002, Metro adopted to expand the urban growth boundary. Springwater, part of the 2002 UGB expansion, will grow directly southeast of Gresham along both sides of US26 for industry, housing, and a neighborhood center.

The City of Gresham, in partnership with local stakeholders, is currently developing a Springwater Community Concept Plan for the area.

In December 2002, the Metro Council voted to expand the Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) to include approximately 12,000 acres in the Damascus/Boring area.

This area is expected to develop over the next 20 years with approximately 25,000 residences, a town center and 1,657 acres of employment land. Clackamas County and Metro, in partnership with local cities and citizen groups, are beginning the process to develop the Damascus Boring Community Plan that is required before urban development can occur.

Metro is developing a fish and wildlife habitat protection plan that integrates communities' needs for a strong economy with the need for healthy habitat. The work is authorized by Oregon’s statewide land-use planning Goal 5, Metro’s 2040 Growth Concept and other policies that call for protecting natural areas while managing housing and employment growth.

Three-Step Planning Process

To develop the protection program, the Metro Council and its local partners are finishing a three-step planning process to conserve, protect, and restore urban streams, waterways and upland areas that provide important fish and wildlife habitat. The steps are:

1. Conduct an inventory and map regionally significant fish and wildlife habitat (completed)
2. Analyze the economic, social, environmental and energy (ESEE) impacts of protecting, or not protecting, fish and wildlife habitat (completed)
3. Develop a regional Fish and Wildlife Habitat Protection Program (in progress)