Projects
10 projects found
Design Overlay Zone Amendments (DOZA)
Planning
Completed
Adopted on June 30, 2021, DOZA updates and improves the City’s design review process and regulatory tools. The changes allow more projects to go directly to the permit process and provide flexibility and variety to design standards. The zoning code and map changes went into effect on August 1, 2021.
Expanding Opportunities for Affordable Housing
Planning
Completed
There are more than 400 community-based organizations with hundreds of acres of buildable land in Portland. Many members of these communities want to help solve the housing crisis. This project, funded by a grant from Metro, will help them start the process.
Ezones Map Correction Project
Planning
Completed
Active
The Ezone Project corrects environmental overlay zones to better align with mapped natural resources and wildlife habitat.
City Council voted to adopt the Ezone Project on May 25, 2022. The amendments to the official zoning maps and the zoning code go into effect on October 1, 2022.
City Council voted to adopt the Ezone Project on May 25, 2022. The amendments to the official zoning maps and the zoning code go into effect on October 1, 2022.
Floodplain Resilience Plan
Planning
Completed
Active
Updates floodplain regulations throughout the city to ensure that new development in the floodplain addresses flood risk from a changing climate, does not jeopardize threatened and endangered species, and allows Portlanders to continue to obtain federally backed flood insurance.
Off-road Cycling Master Plan
Planning
Completed
BPS recently completed the Off-road Cycling Master Plan, providing a conceptual framework for development of off-road cycling facilities throughout the city. Building these facilities will require significant additional site-specific planning, community involvement, environmental review and funding.
Residential Infill Project
Planning
Completed
City Council adopted RIP, including the deeper affordability bonus and the historic resource demolition disincentive amendments, on Aug. 12, 2020. Most changes — including rezones, new overlay zones, increased options for housing, and limits on building scale — went into effect on Aug. 1, 2021.
Residential Infill Project - Part 2 (RIP2)
Planning
Completed
RIP2 was unanimously approved by City Council and will expand housing opportunities in Portland’s very low density R10 and R20 zones, add allowances for attached houses and cottage clusters across all neighborhoods, and increase options for homeownership. RIP2 goes into effect on June 30, 2022.
South Portland Historic District Design Guidelines Project
Planning
Completed
The project developed new approval criteria for additions, alterations, and new construction in the South Portland Historic District. The Portland City Council adopted the new design guidelines on November 9, 2022.
South Reach
Planning
Completed
The River Plan / South Reach project will include a vision for the future of this unique part of the river over the next 20 years, updated Willamette Greenway Plan-related policies and regulations, implementation actions and a list of desired future investments.
West Portland Town Center Plan
Planning
Completed
Effective March 31, 2023, the WPTC Plan lays out a vision for a healthy, connected, and multi-cultural town center and includes an action plan to meet the diverse needs of current and future residents and businesses.
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