danger
Winter weather: office closure, emergency shelters and city services
  • City offices, community centers, arts centers, and city recreation facilities are closed Friday, Feb. 14, due to winter weather.
  • Shelters are open all day Friday, until 10 a.m. Saturday. More information: Multco.us/Cold.
  • City services information
information
Portland is a Sanctuary City

Find sanctuary city resources from the City of Portland's Immigrant & Refugee Program, including free legal services and state resources for reporting hate crimes, bias incidents, discrimination, and violations of Oregon's sanctuary laws.

17.24.040 Refusal of a Public Improvement Permit.

City Code Section
  1. A. A permit application for a public improvement will be refused when the street grade has not been established, if street grade is applicable directly or indirectly to the proposed improvement, while a proposal to change the grade is pending before the Council, or after plans have been filed with the Council to improve the street.
  2. B. The City Administrator may refuse a permit if, in the City Administrator’s judgment, the proposed use or improvement:
    1. 1. Is not suitable in the circumstances,
    2. 2. Will not be uniform with existing or proposed street improvements in the immediate vicinity, or
    3. 3. Includes movement of earth from one portion of street to another.
  3. C. The City Administrator may refuse a permit or establish permit conditions for modification or repair of any nonconforming sewer or drainage systems within existing or proposed right-of-way.
  4. D. The City Administrator may refuse to issue a permit under this Chapter unless the application is modified as the City Administrator may deem necessary. The City Administrator may require the addition of curbs if a sidewalk improvement is proposed. The City Administrator may require the addition of curbs or sidewalks or both if the proposed improvement is a street improvement. If the City Administrator finds that water main extensions are likely to be needed within five years after the completion of a street improvement, the City Administrator may refuse issuance of a street improvement permit unless the water main extensions are provided before the completion of a proposed street improvement. If an application is made for a street improvement and the City Administrator finds that public service installations will be needed below the surface of the street or that sanitary or storm drainage is necessary or that underground facilities are needed for future street light installations, the City Administrator may refuse the application unless such installations are included within the proposal or are arranged to be completed prior to the completion of the proposed street improvement.
Back to top