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Get information about banner permits, circus tent permits, flagpole permits, meter hood permits, sign permits and tent permits. Read about permits for your home business and change of occupancy permits. Get the building permit application form and more forms here.
When is a residential permit needed? When don't you need a permit for a 1 or 2 family home? Learn more about home repair permits, electrical permits, mechanical permits, plumbing permits and zoning permits and work that needs a permit for a 1- or 2-family home.
When is a residential permit needed? When don't you need a permit for a 1 or 2-family home? Learn about residential building permits, electrical permits, mechanical permits, plumbing permits and zoning permits and work that requires a permit for a 1 or 2-family home. Also known as Brochure 2.
Learn more about what's being built or torn down in your neighborhood. Find out how the City notifies residents about development projects. Review permit applications and drawings for Portland development projects online. You can also review applications and proposals and share your comments.
At least 15% of the street-facing façade of your home must be a main entrance door and windows. Learn about what counts as the façade and what counts as the windows.
Get help with the building permit application form with these instructions. Complete the required permit application fields and learn what each field means. Examples are provided.
Find records related to development on private property and other records maintained by Development Services. Receive code enforcement records, land use review records, permit records, liquor license and cannabis business records, and more.
This step-by-step guide explains how to get a permit in the City of Portland. Learn how to research a property, find out what you can do on a site, what you need to get a permit, when you can get a permit and how to book inspections online. Learn more about permits and how permitting works.
Read about the different procedure types for land use review. Find out how long a land use review takes. Get information about each land use procedure type and land use review fees.
Learn more about how height is measured in single-dwelling zones.
If you want to buy, install or use a mobile vending cart or food cart, you need to know which Building and Zoning Code standards apply. Get information about permits and resources for food carts, food trucks, mobile food units and vending carts in the City of Portland.
Lots that are less than 32 feet wide are called Narrow Lots.
Neighborhood Contact guidelines to notify neighbors, neighborhood associations and others about development projects. Find out when Neighborhood Contact is required, what you have to do, who you have to notify and when you have to notify them. Get all Neighborhood Contact requirements here.
The fourth step to getting a permit in the City of Portland is to learn about the permit review process from start to finish. Find out how to send us your plans, send us your corrections or changes to your plans and how to pay for your permits.
Learn how to use PortlandMaps. Search for land use cases and permits using these help guides. If you need to download data about land use cases, permits and more, start here. Find tips for how to run permits searches. Or use the permit dashboard reports to see all permits in review.
Get the property line adjustment application. Learn more and apply for a property line adjustment in the City of Portland. Move lot lines, relocate lot lines and get information about a common lot line.
Converting a structure with one or two dwelling units to one with three or more units can trigger additional building code requirements.
The residential infill options result in multiple units on one lot. One or all the units may be rented. Some residential infill options also allow for the land to be divided through a Middle Housing Land Division, so the units can be bought and sold separately.
Are you looking to add more dwelling units to your property while keeping an existing house? Several options are available for your project.
In exchange for more flexibility and units, the single-dwelling zones code requires that you provide more information about the property’s floor area ratio. The size of new structures or additions are limited based on the size of the lot and size of all structures on the lot.
Learn more about when you need a permit to add or replace a window. Building Code requirements for windows in single-family homes, duplexes, townhouses, and detached accessory dwelling units. Need information about window permits in Portland, start here. (Also known as Brochure 10)
Share your thoughts about new development projects. Learn about the best time to give your input about development projects in your neighborhood. Find out who to talk to about construction projects. Become part of the planning process with community feedback and action.
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.
How to calculate the floor area ratio in single-dwelling zones.
Learn more about standards that increase the physical accessibility of dwelling units, known as visitability standards.
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