Commissioner Dan Ryan

Elected Official

Commissioner Ryan oversees the Portland Housing Bureau, Joint Office of Homeless Services, Bureau of Development Services and the Portland Children's Levy. In partnership with Portlanders, the Commissioner is working to develop innovative solutions to complex issues that move our city forward.

CommissionerRyanOffice@portlandoregon.gov

Portland City Hall
1221 SW Fourth Avenue, Suite 240
Portland , OR97204
United States

Related offices, programs, and projects

Bureau/Office

Development Services (BDS)

Bureau/Office

Children's Levy

Program

Joint Office of Homeless Services

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Bureau/Office

Housing Bureau

News

City Council approves measures to assist businesses in recovery from the pandemic

News Article

Updated

July 21, 2021 12:50 pm

Businesses, entrepreneurs, and providers of affordable housing and services can take advantage of temporary suspensions of some zoning requirements to assist in improvements to their facilities and enable faster economic recovery.

Restaurant owner Deepak Kaul demonstrates changes takeout precautions put in place as a result of COVID-19.

City bureaus work to improve timeliness and efficiency in building permit process

News Article

July 19, 2021 1:55 pm

Earlier this year, Commissioner Dan Ryan appointed a Permitting Improvement Task Force which met three times over two months and was charged with identifying solutions to improving the timeliness and efficiency of the building permit process.