How to prepare your submittal
The Public Works Process relies on plans to review, build, and inspect the permitted jobs. To understand what is required in submitting your concept, find example plan submittals, title blocks and standard notes, please review the Plan Preparation for Public Works Permitting page.
Find commonly used technical resources for public works permitting projects including transportation, signals and street lighting, streetcar, sewer, stormwater, trees, and water manuals and standards, please review the Manuals and Standards for Public Works Permitting page.
Required Documents
Complete the documents required for a concept development submittal. These documents will need to be uploaded as part of your online submittal.
Provide a copy of the Land Use, Final Plat, Early Assistance, or building permit checksheet outlining the public works requirements. Also, provide the construction timeframe for both the private property and right of way improvements.
Submit Online
Submit initial Concept Development application and Concept Plan in ProjectDox using the link provided by PDX ePlans.
If you have not received a link, please send an email to publicworkspermitting@portlandoregon.gov with the subject line: Concept Submittal.
Please include the job address, building permit or EA number in the email in requiring the public works improvements. The actual checksheet and requirements should be uploaded in ProjectDox.
Once received, we will send the applicant a link to submit plans electronically using ProjectDox.
Concept meetings will be held for the following project types:
- Preconcept
- Complex
- As requested by project manager (PM)
- As requested by applicant team after comments have been received and reviewed
Once initial fee payment is made and the project dox task is completed by applicant, the meeting will be held approximately 1 to 2 weeks after the scheduled end date of the concept review.
*City staff workload and schedules can increase the meeting timeframe up to 4 weeks
The first and subsequent reviews for this phase are 15 business days.