Portland's Enhanced Services Districts
A significant part of Portland’s core is represented by three existing services districts:
Central Eastside Together
Established in 2019, the Central Eastside Industrial District includes more than 200 businesses, nonprofits and other organizations operating within the Central Eastside area.
Downtown Portland Clean & Safe
Portland's oldest of three Enhanced Services Districts, Clean & Safe serves a 213-block area of downtown Portland, that includes businesses, retail locations and residences.
Lloyd ESD
Established in 2001, the Lloyd Enhanced Services District supports an area that includes residents, employers and commuters.
About Enhanced Services Districts
Enhanced Services Districts are governed by City code. The City Council approves a management agreement for each district outlining roles, responsibilities and services. Every district is required to participate in a periodic “sunset review,” when the City Council conducts public hearings to determine whether the district should continue. A district can be terminated anytime if property owners who collectively contribute more than 33 percent of the total revenue submit written objections.
Property owners within the Enhanced Services Districts pay the property management license fee. The City's Revenue Division collects these fees. Enhanced Services District property management activities are defined by City code, although some of the terms used in City Code may differ from more common terminology. Though the City collects these fees, it does not manage the individual districts. For more information on fees, licensing, billing information and appeals, please visit the Revenue Division's Enhanced Services Districts page.
How to form a new ESD
To form a new district, property owners must vote, receive the City’s approval and establish a nonprofit organization to manage their extra services. Properties within the district pay fees, which the City distributes to the nonprofit to provide the agreed-upon services.
Learn more about starting a new ESD:
To get started, download the ESD petition packet:
Questions? Contact the ESD program coordinator, call 311 or email 311@portlandoregon.gov.
How we're doing
The City of Portland tracks how well we are providing services to each of our Enhanced Services Districts. View our lastest quarterly report:
The Portland Police Bureau collects quarterly updates in an separate report that spans across all of the Enhanced Services Districts:
The ESD program continues to implement improvements to services and transparency based on an assessment and recommendations approved by City Council in January 2024. These improvements are based on a Portland City Auditor report released in August 2020. View the program's latest updates:
Learn more about the Portland City Auditor's report released in August 2020 and the program's response to the audit.
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