Projects

The Parking Compliance Project removes minimum parking requirements citywide and makes other adjustments to parking maximums and parking standards to align with the adopted rules. These rules are required to be implemented in our zoning code by June 30, 2023.

Historic Parkrose is leading work on the Parkrose Community Plan in partnership with the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability and other government and community partners to address topics such as safe streets, housing and displacement, access to jobs, community spaces, and emergency preparedness.

Explores opportunities to create a complete and connected neighborhood on the 30-acre site at NE 122nd Avenue and NE Shaver Street.

The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is working with staff as well as current and former of members of three modal committees (bicycle, freight, pedestrian) to understand what is and isn't working, explore tradeoffs and benefits, and alternatives for meaningful community engagement.

The Permit Improvement Project's mission is to improve policies and processes for receiving construction permits citywide. If you need assistance with your permit, please contact the Customer Success Team at https://www.portland.gov/bds/development-permit-processes/report-problem.

This proposal will dissolve the Planning and Sustainability Commission and create the Planning Commission. The new Planning Commission will focus on land use planning, while continuing to advance the policies in Portland’s Comprehensive Plan, including those related to sustainability.

Portlanders are invited to help shape the future of the city’s monuments and other works of public art.

Our vision is to make Portland.gov a community-oriented website where services are easy to find, easy to access, and easy to understand.

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.

Will bring new regional transit and supporting development to Southeast Portland, East Portland and Gresham in five to seven years. This is a Metro-led project, and Portland is an active and contributing partner.

This project amends Portland City Code Chapter 16.60 Motor Vehicle Fuels to reduce dependence on nonrenewable fossil fuels. The amendments increase the required percentage of renewable fuels blended with petroleum diesel. The amendments apply only to diesel fuel sold in the city of Portland.

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.

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.

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.

Safer Summer PDX uses an evidence-based community violence intervention model that focuses on reducing gun homicides and shootings in the near term while creating a foundation for longer-term gun violence prevention work.

Environmental Services is making the largest investment in its North Portland wastewater treatment plant in 50 years. The Secondary Treatment Expansion Program (STEP) will expand, upgrade, and replace equipment and buildings that have been in service since the 1970s.

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 proposes several refinements based on the initially implemented code language. Learn more about the project at the links below.

The Bureau of Planning and Sustainability and Portland Bureau of Transportation are working with community members to develop transportation and land use plans in South Portland, featuring a Naito Main Street Plan.

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.

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.