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The following resources and information related to illness in the workplace are provided to guide the City of Portland’s internal COVID-19 response.

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.

Federal Eviction Moratorium for non-payment of rent extended through July 31, 2021 for qualifying tenants

Information on landlord-tenant policy changes for Oregon, Multnomah County, and City of Portland.

Apply for Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) Outdoor Dining. Steps to follow before applying, fee schedule, links to design guidance and permit conditions.

Guide for Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) outdoor dining permits. Businesses are required to have an outdoor dining permit to have food or beverage service in the public right-of-way. Permits will be under the new Outdoor Dining program, previously called “Healthy Businesses”.

PBOT’s Equity & Inclusion program has been working with various PBOT teams to identify partnership opportunities to engage and support community groups on transportation issues specific to the Covid-19 public health pandemic.

Starting today, businesses can apply for free winter permits to use street space for physical distancing, Nov. 1 through March 31, 2021

More than half the City’s employees have worked remotely throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The City will ask them to return to worksites at least one day per week.

Portland Parks & Recreation’s primary goal is to keep our community healthy and protect the public from the spread of COVID-19.

Shared priorities will shape the Portland City Council’s budget and policy decisions during 2021.

City of Portland Liquor Licensing Program policy on Temporary Sales License refunds during the COVID-19 State of Emergency in Oregon

Newly passed Oregon Senate Bill 278 provides additional protections for tenants while applying for rent assistance and increases funding for landlords owed past-due rent.

Portland City Council approved an emergency ordinance authorizing $3 million in ARPA funding for removal of the deed restriction at the Sears Armory site where the Multnomah Safe Rest Village is located.

Portland Parks & Recreation will close several parks to vehicle traffic on or by early Thursday morning to help promote safe physical distancing practices and discourage overcrowding.

The City of Portland is using CARES Act funds to support or amplify the services provided City bureaus and community partners. Below are summaries of the programs related to the Portland CARES Act.

Guidance and resources for renters and homeowners financially impacted by the COVID-19 public health emergency

Tax year 2019 filing and payment deadlines have been extended to July 15, 2020.

Most City of Portland downtown facilities will reopen to community members Wednesday, June 1, 2022, as the City transitions to a new phase in the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has launched a new initiative called Safe Streets to respond to the Covid-19 public health crisis. The program will make temporary changes to city streets and sidewalks to support physical distancing in public spaces and other critical travel needs.

Protect yourself and others by physical distancing and wearing masks