Natural Resources Protection

Riparian Corridor in McMinnville

In 2020, the City of McMinnville adopted Ordinance No. 5098, approving the McMinnville Growth Management and Urbanization Plan (MGMUP) 2020 UGB Update. This resulted in an expansion of the McMinnville urban growth boundary (UGB) by 662.40 gross buildable acres (862.40 gross acres) of additional land to the UGB to meet identified residential, commercial, industrial, and other public and semi-public land needs for a targeted population forecast of 44,055 people.

In the course of evaluating land for the UGB expansion, the City discovered natural hazards and natural resources in the expansion areas that needed to be studied and addressed.

The City hired Winterbrook Planning in 2021 to help with the Natural Hazards (Oregon Land Use Goal #7) and Natural Resources (Oregon Land Use Goal #5) planning work.

Data was collected and evaluated. Inventories and maps were created of the natural hazards and natural resources within the City of McMinnville’s urban growth boundary, and a report was delivered to the City of McMinnville.

Below are all of the documents associated with the 2021 data collection and evaluation:

Riparian Corridors

Tree Groves

Scenic Views

Maps

For any further questions regarding Natural Resources information, feel free to reach out to the Community Development Director, Heather Richards, directly at Heather.Richards@mcminnvilleoregon.gov