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Services in the Development Services Center at 1900 SW 4th Ave. are available Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Limited services are available to walk-in customers; appointments are recommended. Many building permit services are available online 24 hours a day. Learn more.
Each May, building code professionals around the world promote Building Safety Month. Organized by the International Code Council, Building Safety Month seeks to raise awareness about the importance of building safety and of modern and updated building codes.
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Three Building Official Determinations (BODs) were issued to provide answers about the application of building codes and outline optional alternatives.
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Permitting & Development’s Land Use Services division is pleased to partner with Prosper Portland’s Office of Small Business at its monthly community office hours to offer helpful information about how the City’s zoning rules affect small businesses.
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Permitting & Development is proposing changes to several of its fees for the coming fiscal year due to increased costs for labor, materials and other services. Learn more about the proposed fee changes and how you can share your views.
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Effective Friday, May 15, construction activities may begin at 6 a.m. Monday through Saturday without a noise variance when the temperature predicted by the National Weather Service is expected to exceed 85 degrees Fahrenheit by 3 p.m.
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Fees for permits are proposed to change. Follow these guidelines to submit a permit application under the current fees.
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The purpose of this administrative rule is to guide the implementation of temporary System Development Charge (SDC) exemptions for residential housing projects within the City of Portland. Public comments on this draft rule will be accepted through noon on Monday, May 11.
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Permitting & Development’s Land Use Services division is pleased to partner with Prosper Portland’s Office of Small Business at its monthly community office hours to offer helpful information about how the City’s zoning rules affect small businesses.
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There are multiple ways to report potential violations.
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Recently some Permitting & Development customers who applied for land use reviews received phishing messages from someone posing as a City official. These messages sought unnecessary payments via wire transfer to complete the review of their applications. Learn more about how to deal with these.
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The City of Portland’s Permit Center, located at 1900 SW Fourth Ave., is now open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8 to 4 p.m. for in-person 15-minute appointments, to perform basic permit research, and to pay fees.
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A temporary exemption of system development charges for new housing units, beginning last August, is helping permits get issued and construction started.
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A temporary administrative rule takes effect at 3 p.m. today. Fines begin at $5,000 for a first offense.
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Permitting & Development’s Land Use Services division is pleased to partner with Prosper Portland’s Office of Small Business at its monthly community office hours to offer helpful information about how the City’s zoning rules affect small businesses.
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The property owner has until March 16 to correct violations. However, the decision could be appealed to the City Hearings Office.
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As Digital Services completes our year-long collaboration with Portland Permitting & Development (PP&D), we send a thank you to everyone across the bureau (and beyond) who contributed to this project’s success. Then we take a look at this project by the numbers.
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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 builds on its efforts to streamline information and improve the permitting process.
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This allowance supports the development of new multifamily housing units on smaller lots while not compromising the safety of residents when evacuating a building during a fire.
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