City Code Section
- A. It is unlawful for any person to place or maintain any houseboat, scow, dwelling, boathouse, or any other kind of a floating dwelling on the river except at such places as may be designated by the Harbor Master as proper moorages.
- B. All such dwellings must be connected with running water from the City’s mains and must have at least one toilet of the flush type on board, and if the dwelling goes on ground, a proper closed drain must be established to running water.
- C. No such dwelling may be maintained at any location without permission first having been obtained from the property owner.
- D. All persons so occupying any floating dwelling must have written permission from the Harbor Master and the permission must designate the location of the dwelling. The Harbor Master may grant written permission if, after investigation, they find that all of the above provisions have been compiled with and finds that any floating dwelling will not be a menace to the surrounding property or the public health of the community.
- E. The Harbor Master may move any such dwelling at any time it becomes necessary or at the request of the property owner or for the safety of the dwelling or the public at large.
- F. No dwelling may be established along the waterfront or any property in the City limits from the shore line of the river to the nearest paralleling street curb that will not meet the building specifications and have the permission of Portland Permitting & Development for any such buildings, and they must have running City water connected into the building and have at least one flush type toilet connected to an approved sewer.
- G. The owner of every floating dwelling must at all times have at least one 50-foot length of garden hose and a spray nozzle connected to City water service.
- H. All such dwellings and buildings must be constructed so as to meet all the requirements of the building, plumbing, Portland City Code Title 28 Floating Structures, electrical, and fire regulations and will be subject to inspection by proper authority at any time.