Services, Guides, and Information
12 services and resources found
Capital Improvement Projects and Trees
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Learn more about trees and development on City-owned or Managed Sites and Projects in the Right-of-Way. This page is for Capital Improvement Projects, Development on City-owned or Managed sites, & Projects in the Right-of-Way.
Create a Tree Inventory and a Tree Plan
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Learn more about the City's specific tree plan requirements. Get a worksheet to help you complete your tree plan. Find out what the City inspector and consulting arborist must agree upon. Learn more about creating a tree project narrative and what that must include. Get help with your tree plan.
Flood Hazard Regulations and Flood Maps
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Find Portland floodplain maps. View Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) for Portland and the City's Composite February 1996 Flood Inundation Area Map. Find flood hazard regulations and search all of FEMA's current and past map products on its website.
Guidelines for Arborist Reports
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Find out when you need an arborist report when you're building or renovating. Learn more about what an arborist report must include. Get information about tree reports from arborists before development begins. And, find out what you need from an arborist after work has started.
On-Site Tree Density Requirements
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The required tree density is based on the size of the site and type of proposed or existing development. You might be exempt from on-site tree density and tree planting requirements. Find out where tree canopy and tree planting requirements apply. Learn about exemptions and density requirements.
Learn more about protecting trees during construction. Review tree protection options (paths), and the Root Protection Zone. Find information about protecting heritage trees during construction. Get help preparing for your permit review including what to bring to your Urban Forestry meeting.
When it is not practical to establish a Root Protection Zone to the specifications of the Prescriptive Path method, you may use alternative measures to modify the Root Protection Zone. This Performance based method involves alternative solutions to meet the situation be prepared by an arborist.
This method of tree protection establishes a root protection zone based on the tree size. and blocks this zone from construction activities.
Learn more about how to request an administrative review of a Title 11 Developoment requirement.
Solar Permits
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Apply for solar permits online using DevHub. Learn about solar permitting, application types, submittal requirements and fees to install solar panels and solar water heating systems in residential and commercial buildings.
Tree Plan Requirements for Development Permits
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Get information about Urban Forestry permitting requirements for Development and construction projects. Tree plans must be included in a building permit application.
Get helpful information about tree preservation, tree removal and tree review. Learn more about when a tree review is required. Find out if tree review is required in Johnson Creek Plan District, in the Pleasant Valley overlay resource zone and learn about correcting violations and tree removal.
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