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Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) Update on Bicycle Parking Code

The Bureau of Planning and Sustainability is working with the Portland Bureau of Transportation to update the Bicycle Parking requirements (33.266.200) for new development in Portland.

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Coming Soon: A More Efficient Plan Review Process

Over the next year, the City is phasing in a new more efficient plan review process for all types of building permits. This new process will establish dedicated windows of uninterrupted time for City staff to perform plan review.

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Rainy Season Construction Site and Erosion Control Measures

During the rainy season, between Oct. 1 and April 30, ground-disturbing construction work requires an elevated level of attention. Wet weather site and erosion control measures are necessary throughout the City.

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POPS Customer Advisory Committee Reconvenes

The Bureau of Development Services staff has been working to implement the Portland Online Permitting System (POPS), a program that will move the City’s paper-based development review process to a more streamlined and efficient online digital system.

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Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) Updates

Read news from BPS about DOZA, Comp Plan, multi-dwelling zones, neighborhood contact code requirements, residential infill, Willamette River, Equitable Housing Strategy and the bike parking code.

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Lunch & Learn - Basics of Erosion and Sediment Control in Residential Development - Oct. 19, 2018

On Oct. 19, Development Services hosted a Lunch & Learn on the basics of erosion and sediment control in residential development.

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Stormwater Management Manual

Clarifications for partial-coverage ecoroofs.

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Lunch & Learn - Zoning Code Updates in the Central City - Development along the Willamette River Central Reach

Thursday, June 21, 2018 | FREE - Noon - 1 p.m. | Bureau of Development Services Room 2500 C (2nd Floor) 1900 SW 4th Ave Portland, OR. 97201

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POPS Update About the Master Address Repository Integration With TRACS

We're excited to share an update about the Master Address Repository (MAR) integration with TRACS; this integration streamlines the process needed to create addresses.

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BPS Updates

Read news from BPS about the Comp Plan, Central City 2035, Better Housing by Design, DOZA and a long range plan for the South Reach of the Willamette.

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Updates to the Central City Plan District

The final City Council vote on Central City 2035 Plan is scheduled for June 6, 2018. The plan would be effective on July 9, 2018 and is implemented through the Central City Plan District in the Portland Zoning Code.

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Bureau of Planning and Sustainability Updates

Read news from BPS about the Comp Plan, Inclusionary Zoning, historic resources and a PSU project uncovering racist covenants in Portland.

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Bureau of Development Services Plays an Important Role in Creating Safety Standards for Unreinforced Masonry Buildings

Bureau of Development Services (BDS) Structural Engineer Amit Kumar knows that if an earthquake hits the Portland area, the 1,650 structures of this type will be in dire jeopardy of collapsing. He’s working to prevent that from happening.

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City Improving How Neighbors Can Learn About New Development

The Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, in coordination with BDS staff, is requesting comments about updating the Zoning Code to provide for earlier and more opportunities for developers to speak with neighbors.

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Upcoming Lunch and Learn Presentations and Zoning Code Updates

The Bureau of Development Services is hosting a series of three Lunch and Learn presentations about changes to the Portland Zoning Code adopted to implement the 2035 Comprehensive Plan.

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Changes at the Bureau of Environmental Services

BES is aiming to improve permitting turnaround times through a reorganization that took place on Feb. 1, 2018.

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Lunch & Learn: PBOT Traffic Manual — What's New?

Are you planning on closing any portion of the public street or sidewalk to construct, store or work in the City of Portland? Need to know how to properly close and set up traffic control? Our next Lunch & Learn will be at noon on Feb. 14, 2018 at the CH2M Center’s Lincoln Conference Room.

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State approves Portland's 2035 Comprehensive Plan

The Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) issued an order approving Portland’s 2035 Comprehensive Plan and responding to objections raised against the new plan and associated implementation measures.

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31st Annual Neighborhood Fix-It Fair - Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018

Stop by our table to talk with BDS experts about a house project or for answers to any building-related questions.

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