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This is an overview of environmental requirements for cannabis industries as currently understood by the City of Portland. The City may impose additional requirements for businesses as more information regarding the pollutants of concern outlined below or others becomes available.
Businesses handling certain materials onsite, like oil or hazardous materials, are required to develop Spill Prevention and Response Plans to protect human health and the environment. Plans and procedures help prevent spills and can lead to better outcomes if a spill occurs.
Learn more about what is needed to start or expand a preschool or nursery school in a commercial building.
Learn more about electronic plan review (PDX ePlans). Find out how to apply for permits online and what to include with your permit application. Includes helpful videos about how to sign in and upload drawings and documents and how to name files. Get checklists and general info about ePlans.
There are various options for securing a storefront. Regulations vary depending on whether the property has a design overlay “d” or is a historic resource, and whether the property is in the Central City Plan District.
The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) through the Portland in the Streets program issues Vending Cart permits to allow vendors to sell food or merchandise using a small mobile cart. Vendors with a permit can vend at specific locations on the public sidewalk.
The EPA requires the City to implement amalgam waste management rules for dental practices. All dental practices that discharge wastewater to a Portland-owned wastewater treatment facility must verify that they are in compliance with these rules.
The information on this site will help you comply with the City of Portland’s energy performance reporting requirements. This easy process must be completed by April 22 each year for the prior calendar year.
Overspraying paints, blasting without adequate containment, and uncovered grit piles may contribute to water pollution from toxic metals and chemicals from anti-fouling paints. This pollution can impact human health and lead to irreversible and harmful effects for fish and other aquatic life.
Spills and leaks from mobile fueling can introduce pollutants into the stormwater system and our rivers and streams. Learn about best management practices that prevent pollution and meet City requirements.
The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT), through the Portland in the Streets program, issues permits to place combined publication boxes in Portland's street space. Combined publication boxes display several publications (newspapers, magazines, etc.) in one location.
Outdoor manufacturing and equipment operations, such as grinding parts, sanding, painting, coating, or rock crushing can generate pollutants that are prohibited from entering the city's sewer and stormwater systems. Learn how to prevent pollution and meet City requirements.
Annual registration of residential rental units is required in the City of Portland. For filing and payment requirements, see link to the Revenue Division's website for all information. Regarding exemptions for units regulated at or below 60% AMI, contact the Rental Services Office.
Outdoor loading and unloading of materials can introduce pollutants into the stormwater system or surface waters like a river or stream if allowed to mix with rain or runoff or if a spill occurs. Learn how to prevent pollution and meet city requirements.
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Use outdoor space like a parking lot to help with social distancing and safety. Get zoning and other city code information to use parking lots for outdoor customer seating, services, and to sell merchandise. Use these social distancing guidelines for your outdoor seating, outdoor booths and more.
Some right-of-way permits through the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) let businesses and nonprofits use street and/or sidewalk space to serve customers. This guide helps ensure your space is accessible for people with disabilities as required by the ADA.
Apply, based on your knowledge and experience, to serve as a volunteer panelist to evaluate responses to Request for Proposals and make contract award recommendations. A diverse panel of evaluators ensures that typically underrepresented communities have input into the future of their communities.
There are situations in which the operation of a short-term rental does not require a Type A permit or a Type B conditional use, nor a long-term resident. These situations apply when the zoning for a property, and the building’s use or occupancy, allows for commercial transient lodging.
Track-out is dirt, mud, or other debris tracked out of a facility or onto a paved roadway by a vehicle or material handling equipment such as a forklift. When it rains, this sediment can mix with rainwater and cause pollution. Prevent pollution from track-out with these best management practices.
Slurry and wash water from sawcutting concrete, brick, tile, and granite is prohibited from flowing into the city's stormwater system and requires authorization to be discharged to the sanitary sewer. Learn about best management practices to prevent pollution and meet city requirements.
Businesses and industries that discharge wastewater from fermentation and distillation processes are subject to environmental regulations. These businesses include but are not limited to breweries, distilleries, wineries, cideries, meaderies, and kombucharies.
Information about the Payday Lenders Program, including registration and permitting requirements for payday lenders who operate in the cities of Portland, Gresham, and Oregon City and filing a complaint against a payday lender, administered by the City of Portland Revenue Division.
Businesses that buy and sell property that is frequently the subject of theft (“regulated property”) must apply for a secondhand dealers permit. This permit needs to be renewed annually and is nontransferable.
If not treated properly, asbestos abatement and structural demolition activities could discharge pollutants like asbestos and lead paint particulates to the city’s sewer system that jeopardize public health. Learn more about City requirements for businesses that conduct these activities.
Material storage areas exposed to rain and runoff can introduce pollutants into the stormwater system and impact our rivers and streams or soak into the soil to contaminate groundwater. These pollutants can harm fish or remain in the soil for many years. Learn how to prevent pollution.
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