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Ordinance
The City of Portland ordains.
Section 1. The Council finds:
- Purpose of the Pay and Park program is to ensure that the regulation of parking at Pay and Park and Non-Pay private parking facilities is applied objectively with proper notice; and to protect fairness and convenience for the parking public.
- There are currently 11 open Pay and Park program accounts with approximately 164 permitted lots.
- The Pay and Park program accounted for 32% of Regulatory Program Revenue in the 2024-2025 fiscal year.
- There has been a 50% increase in the Consumer Price Index since the Pay and Park permit fee was last changed in 2009.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council directs:
- Amend City Code Chapter 7.25 as shown in Exhibit A.
- This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect January 1, 2027.
Exhibits and attachments
Impact Statement
Purpose of proposed legislation and background information
The proposed legislation makes several housekeeping changes intended to provide patrons of a parking facility with information to various requirements and restrictions at parking facilities. It adds a requirement for photo documentation when issuing a parking penalty notice. It also updates the application fee, currently set by administrative rule, for inflation and adds an annual inflation indexing factor.
Financial and budgetary impacts
This ordinance is submitted as part of an overall package of ordinances to update the regulatory programs administered by the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Revenue Division, and ensure adequate funding for the current position performing the regulatory work. The package adjusts applicable fees and charges, adding an inflationary adjustment to support the programs that continue.
Economic and real estate development impacts
Notices were sent to the addresses and emails listed for each permit holder with information about the proposed changes, the public comment period, and a link to the website where they could learn more and provide comment.In addition to mailed and emailed notifications sent to operators, an in-person roundtable meeting was hosted by Councilor Novick at City Hall and attended by three of the eleven registers operators. During the meeting they shared that they had no problem with the increased fees and most of the other changes.
Pay and Park Operators did express concern about a proposed change to accept both cash and card payments at pay stations due to concerns about cost of implementation, employee safety, and actual demand for the service. Operators also raised concerns about the length of the new Grace Period originally proposed. In response, the Grace Period was lowered from 7 minutes to 5 minutes to better align with the definition of when a vehicle can be considered "parked". Other concerns raised by Pay and Park operators fell outside the scope of this legislation and the Revenue Divisions authority, primarily the ability to increase the fees for violators and how much they could charge for parking.
Pay and Park Permit holders locations are spread across Portland, with the majority located downtown in District 4. These are also the operators we heard the most feedback from. These regulations do not apply to parking garages owned or managed by PBOT or Prosper Portland as those garages require payment to exit. If there are lots owned by PBOT or Prosper that are impacted each entity would have received the same opportunity to provide comments as other lot operators.
Community impacts and community involvement
This legislation will increase the one-time permit application fee for Pay and Park operators to account for inflation, which has not been updated for a significant period of time. It will improve signage, allowing parking patrons to be better informed of the requirements and restrictions specific to a parking facility and provide improved documentary evidence for resolving penalty disputes.
Notices were sent to all impacted operators. In addition, Councilor Novick sent an email to all operators inviting them to an in person meeting to discuss the changes. That meeting was productive and led to improvements to the suggested changes.
100% renewable goal
Not applicable.
Economic and real estate development analysis
Analysis provided by Prosper Portland
Prosper Portland staff has reviewed the Economic and Real Estate Development Impact Analysis submitted for this action and finds that it satisfies the requirements set forth in City Council Resolution 37664. The analysis is sufficiently detailed and complete to be considered a final statement for purposes of this action.
Document history
Document number: 2026-326
President's referral: Finance and Governance Committee of the Whole