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This initiative works with public, private and nonprofit partners to help Portland industries thrive while supporting the environment and community wealth.

BPS is engaging with BIPOC Portlanders and renters, as well as commercial and multifamily property owners, to create a proposal that ensures renters of apartment buildings live in healthy, resilient, and safe housing, and large commercial buildings help Portland achieve its climate goals.

City Council declared a climate emergency in 2020 and directed City bureaus to restore a safe climate for all Portlanders, especially communities of color and those most at-risk to impacts of climate change. This Workplan lays out the priority actions we must take over the next three years.

The Electric Vehicle (EV) Ready Code Project amended Portland Zoning Code (Title 33) to require all new multi-dwelling and mixed-use development with five or more units – that include onsite parking – to provide EV-ready charging infrastructure.

The City of Portland and Multnomah County are working to develop an ordinance that would help Portland transition away from gas leaf blowers (GLBs) to electric leaf blowers.

Reporting and disclosure of energy information are foundational to Portland’s building decarbonization efforts. These proposed code changes to Title 17 would expand the current commercial building energy reporting program requirements to include multifamily residential buildings.

On Dec 7, 2022 City Council unanimously adopted amendments to the Renewable Fuel Standard, Portland City Code Chapter 16.60. Since, 2022, BPS staff have developed program rules and guidance for compliance. This page contains background documents from past code amendment and rulemaking processes.

Portland is participating in a 2-year Thriving Cities Initiative (TCI) pilot where city leaders work in partnership with community members and local businesses to address unsustainable patterns of consumption and production.