The Design Commission provides leadership and expertise on urban design and architecture and advances the purpose of the Design overlay zone as authorized under Portland City Code 33.710.050,

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​​​​​​​Design Advice Requests (DAR) are a form of early assistance. Get feedback on design concepts before a land use review. You may request design advice from the Design Commission. You may also request design advice from the Historic Landmarks Commission.

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Learn more about Portland's Historic Review process. Find the land use review application and the early assistance application. Read more about the six types of historic reviews and the land use type procedure used for each. Get the Certificate of Compliance and all other historic review forms.

A land division review is required to divide an existing property to create additional lots, parcels or tracts. Learn about the land division review process and how to apply.

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You need a pre-application conference for all Type III and IV land use reviews before submitting an application. Learn more about pre-application conferences and find out if you need one for your development project.

A land division is done in two steps: preliminary plan approval and final plat approval. Learn about staged final plats and its requirements.