Benton County, Oregon has been experiencing relatively high growth and
development during the last five years. This new growth has put a strain on urban and
rural development in the county. To cope with this growth, comprehensive plans,
zoning, and many other planning issues must be assessed and revised according to the
needs of the community. In 1992, the West Corvallis Growth Management Project
was established and intended to be the focus of new urban development in the county.
The incorporation of a planning tool, such as buildout density projections, will permit
better land use decisions to be made in the West Corvallis Project area. The buildout
density projections demonstrate how low, medium, or high growth and development
could affect the project area according to its current infrastructure limitations. As a
planning tool, density projection information will be important information for
determining how to re-delimit the zoning districts in the project area
