ABSTRACT
Growth management seeks to control the timing, location, amount, and character of development within the context of a given community. These strategies are typically related to the adequacy of available infrastructure, often shifting to developers the burden to pay for the expansion or creation of new infrastructure. Cities may use Urban Growth Boundaries (UBGs) to contain growth. A city, by legislative action, may draw an imaginary boundary within the city's geographical limits in which it seeks to contain development. This strategy allows jurisdictions to encourage property owners to develop properties closer to the urban core before leapfrogging out into the fringe areas of the urban boundaries. Like UBG policies, most Adequate Public Facilities Requirements (APFs) allow for developers in other locations to install infrastructure in places not prioritized for development by the city. While this may raise the cost of development in these areas, these policies do help avert regulatory takings challenges.
