Analysis of the Urban growth boundary in Marina, CA

This report is an analysis of the urban growth boundary in Marina, California. The coastal community eight miles north of Monterey and eight miles west of Salinas has had a growth boundary in place since January 2001, two months after voters approved an initiative to protect open space lands at Armstrong Ranch within the city's sphere of influence (see Map 1). The motivations, impacts, and unintended consequences of this growth boundary will be described in detail in this report. Marina's growth boundary is set to expire in December 2020, giving elected officials, staff, and residents opportunity to evaluate the effects of the boundary and the utility of potentially renewing it for a yet undefined period of time.