Projects
22 projects found
2035 Comprehensive Plan
Planning
Completed
Updated March 2020
This long-range plan helps the City prepare for and manage expected population and employment growth, as well as plan for and coordinate major public investments between now and 2035. The guidance in the plan is intended to help make Portland more prosperous, healthy, equitable, and resilient.
Central City 2035
Planning
Completed
Portland's long-term plan to guide development and decision-making in the Central City.
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.
Electric Vehicle (EV) Ready Code Project
Planning
Completed
The Electric Vehicle (EV) Ready Code Project amended Portland Zoning Code (Title 33) to require all new multi-dwelling and mixed-use development with five or more units – that include onsite parking – to provide EV-ready charging infrastructure.
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.
Housing Regulatory Relief Project
Planning
Completed
This project creates temporary waivers and permanent changes to zoning regulations to provide regulatory relief in the building of housing projects. It addresses several issues identified in the housing production survey run by the Bureau of Development Services. Went into effect March 1, 2024.
Mount Tabor Reservoirs
Planning
Completed
Ongoing
The City of Portland has committed $4 million for maintenance, repair, and preservation work at the Mount Tabor Reservoirs. While the three open reservoirs at Mount Tabor no longer supply drinking water, they continue to be important assets to the City of Portland.
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.
Parkrose-Argay Development Study
Planning
Completed
Explores opportunities to create a complete and connected neighborhood on the 30-acre site at NE 122nd Avenue and NE Shaver Street.
Portland’s Bees and Livestock Regulations
Planning
Completed
Replaces the current Title 13, Animals, with updated rules for keeping bees and livestock to support the well-being of the animals and reduce animal-related nuisances on neighboring properties.
Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) 2022-2023 Policy Updates
Planning
Completed
On Dec 7, 2022 City Council unanimously adopted amendments to the Renewable Fuel Standard, Portland City Code Chapter 16.60. Since, 2022, BPS staff have developed program rules and guidance for compliance. This page contains background documents from past code amendment and rulemaking processes.
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.
Right-of-Way Code Project
Planning
Completed
Portland is moving away from individual franchise agreements and utility licenses to a new, universal code that applies to all those that utilize the right-of-way to provision services within the city.
Shelter to Housing Continuum (S2HC) Project
Planning
Completed
Part 1 of this project, which took effect in 2021, expanded the housing and shelter options for individuals and households with extremely low incomes. Part 2 of the project proposed several refinements based on the initially implemented code language and was adopted in February 2023.
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.
SW Corridor Equitable Housing Strategy
Planning
Completed
The SW Corridor Equitable Housing Strategy guides housing policy and investments to leverage a once-in-a lifetime investment in light rail service to prevent displacement and increase choices for low-income households and communities of color.
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