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Legal and historical documents related to utility franchise and wireless in Portland

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Documents related to utility franchises and licenses, wireless and broadband in the city of Portland.

City Code

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Legislation

Right-of-Way (ROW) Code Project Documents Archive

Updated September 22, 2024 1:38 am

Ordinance 191613 - Add Utility Operators Code to govern utility access and use of the City right-of-way and adopt fee schedule for utilities operating in the City right-of-way (add Code Title 12)

Ordinance 182846 - Adopt street priorities and form for wireless applications for siting private wireless facilities in City right-of-way

Resolution 36706 - Request the federal government to update studies on potential health affects of radio frequency wireless emissions in light of significant increases in wireless use

View archive of historical documents for the Franchise and Utility Program

Contact

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