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Kutch will lead the City’s permitting organization, which was formed last year to streamline permitting and development review services with a more customer-focused lens.
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The City of Portland is continuing to evolve to provide residents with effective delivery of services. This transition, directed by city council, is a part of that effort.
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She replaces Matt Rozzell, who is leaving on Friday, Feb. 7, to become the building codes administrator for Clackamas County.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Applications for the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) and Portland Permitting & Development (PP&D) Director positions are being accepted until January 6, 2025.
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To better coordinate services, the City of Portland combines development review teams from five bureaus to form a unified building permit department.
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The City's new permitting bureau will officially launch July 1, with changes taking shape over the next 18 months.
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The longtime permitting manager will lead the bureau through the next phases of updates to City’s development review processes.
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After six and a half years as director of the Bureau of Development Services, and nearly 30 years of service to the City of Portland, Esau leaves in December with a record of accomplishment.
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Earlier this year, Development Services proposed an amendment to Title 11, Trees, to extend the sunset date of certain regulations passed in 2016 that strengthened tree preservation requirements (especially preservation of large sized trees) in development situations on private property.
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Harper’s Playground: a non-profit organization dedicated to designing and building inclusive playgrounds in Portland and beyond.
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