Columbia Corridor and Industrial Lands Environmental Overlay Zone Project

Project
Also called the Columbia-Industrial Ezone Project, this project will adjust the location of environmental overlay zones in the Columbia Corridor and other industrial areas to match the locations of streams, wetlands, sloughs, vegetation and wildlife habitat.
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About the Columbia-Industrial Ezone Project

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Natural resources and environmental overlay zones

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Planning for job growth and environmental protections

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About the Wetlands Inventory Project

Contact

Ezone staff

ezone@portlandoregon.gov
phone number503-823-4225

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Ezones Map Correction Project

News

September 2024 – BPS Long-range Planning Project Updates

A monthly newsletter of BPS's active land use planning work going on across the city of Portland. See the project updates below for more details, and to find contact information for the City staff working on specific projects. Subscribe to get email notifications when these updates are posted.

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Updates to draft Ezones in Columbia Corridor and nearby industrial land available for review

The updated draft Ezones reflect site visit results and refinements of mapping policies. Residents, business owners, and property owners are invited to review the updated draft Ezones on the CCIL Map App. Contact project staff with questions or use the Map App to request a site visit.

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Now offering free wetland field verifications by request to qualifying sites

In partnership with the Bureau of Environmental Services' Wetland Inventory Project, the Columbia-Industrial Ezone Project is offering free wetland determinations to the owners of properties on which draft wetlands are mapped. Learn more about draft wetland mapping and see if your site qualifies.

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