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Community and Economic Development

Connect to Portland's water, sewer, transportation, and trees. Apply for permits. Find out when private development construction projects require public infrastructure improvements.

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Public Works Permitting

Guide to UR and UC Permits – Lateral Repairs and Connections to Public Sewers

Guidance on 2025 SWMM Requirements for Projects in the Public Right-of-way

Portland Water Bureau Engineering & Technical Standards Administrative Rule

StreetsPDX Development Improvements

City standards, guidelines & requirements that impact space in Right-of-Way

Contact

Public Works Permitting

publicworkspermitting@portlandoregon.gov

Public Works Construction

publicworksconstruction@portlandoregon.gov

Mailing address

Connect to City Infrastructure

1900 SW 4th Avenue, Suite 5000
Portland, OR 97201

Related offices, programs, and projects

Environmental Services

Transportation Development Requirements

Transportation Permitting

Urban Forestry

Water Development Services

Permitting & Development

Connecting to the Sewer

Managing Stormwater

Tree Permits and Regulations

Trees and Development

News

First year of City housing development incentive shows promise

Permitting & Development

News article

October 12, 2026 2:00 pm

The temporary exemption of system development charges for new housing units permitted on or after Aug. 15, 2025, is incentivizing new construction, but development challenges, most of which are outside the City’s purview, persist.

Past meetings and hearings

Public Works Procurement Day

November 21, 2024

More meetings and hearings

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