City Code Section
- In addition to the duties and functions set forth in Section 3.30.010, Portland Permitting & Development maintains a special relationship with the Bureaus of Environmental Services, Parks, Transportation, and the Portland Water Bureau related to public infrastructure permitting in conjunction with or in support of development on real property.
- Some permits may be required for development proposals within public rights-of-way and public easements as described in this Code. Other City bureaus or non-City agencies may require additional permits. Portland Permitting & Development, in consultation with the City Engineer and the Chief Engineers of the Bureau of Environmental Services and the Portland Water Bureau, will establish and maintain a list of the specific types of permits that it issues.
- A. In addition to the duties and functions set forth in Section 3.30.010, Portland Permitting & Development is responsible for applying those portions of Titles 17 and 21 that are implicated when a land use review, building permit, or other permit is required for work on real property. Portland Permitting & Development is also responsible for applying the relevant portions of Titles 11, 17, and 21 when a property owner wishes or is required to obtain a permit for work in the adjacent public right-of-way or a public easement. To carry out these functions, Portland Permitting & Development is responsible for:
- 1. The examination and checking of applications, plans, specifications, and supporting documentation required preliminary to the approval of land use actions and permits for development;
- 2. Collaborating with other bureaus and offices as necessary to facilitate the review and approval of public infrastructure permit applications in conjunction with or in support of development on real property;
- 3. Reviewing applications to connect, build, construct, install, repair, modify, or remove public sewer, stormwater, or transportation infrastructure in the public right-of-way or public easements;
- 4. Issuing required public works permits;
- 5. Reviewing application requests for the Portland Water Bureau to connect, build, construct, install, repair, modify, or remove water infrastructure;
- 6. Reviewing development-related applications, issuing permits, and conducting associated inspections to protect elements of the public sewer and drainage system not located in the public right-of-way;
- 7. Reviewing development-related applications for Street Trees, as that term is defined in Title11, and conducting associated inspections;
- 8. Reviewing and providing conditions of approval for land use reviews; and
- 9. Responding to customer inquiries and early assistance requests.
- B. Administrative Rulemaking. The Director may adopt and administer administrative rules appropriate to perform the duties set forth in this Section. However, no such administrative rule adopted under this Section may serve to establish, alter, or waive City engineering standards, specifications, or thresholds for when such standards or specifications apply. The Director will adopt administrative rules according to the procedures in Section 3.30.045, with the notice required by that Section also provided to the Bureaus of Environmental Services, Parks, Transportation, and the Portland Water Bureau at least 30 calendar days before adoption.