The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is updating TRN-9.06 - Transportation System Development Charges Administrative Procedures Guide.
The purpose of this guide is to provide procedures for implementing transportation System Development Charges (Transportation SDCs or TSDCs) in the City of Portland.
The guide addresses how TSDCs are applied to individual developments, how they are calculated, paid, and deposited, and how TSDC revenues are ultimately used (expended). The guide also addresses refunds, appeals, recordkeeping, and updates of the TSDC Capital Improvement Program (which contains the list of projects authorized to be built using TSDC funds).
The proposed updated rule reflects changes made to Portland City Code 17.15 approved by City Council in September 2017. The rule now includes updated and consolidated definitions for land-use categories and utilizes PM peak hour trips in trip generation calculations. The rule includes the North Macadam Overlay Rate Study and the Innovation Quadrant Overlay Project Report in TSDC calculations. The rule also clarifies that for building permits on properties that are located both within the City of Portland and Washington County, both the Portland TSDC and the Washington County Transportation Development Tax apply.
Per TRN 16.01 – Administrative Rules and Procedures, PBOT is publishing the proposed administrative rule for 30 days of public comment. PBOT will be accepting public comment for this Tier 1 update until 5 p.m. on April 24, 2024. Comments on the proposed rule may be submitted to pbotpolicycomments@portlandoregon.gov. All comments received will be reviewed by PBOT staff and will be posted below.