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On July 1, 2025, Portland’s Bureau of Transportation will implement a revised rate schedule for various right-of-way use and construction permits.
Among the permits slated for rate adjustments are those for utility construction and vertical infrastructure (VI) in the public right-of-way. The following are the fees (full City cost recovery) for the fiscal year 2025-2026:
| Main Line, Duct, Conduit, Subway, property service laterals, etc. | Sewer Connection more than 100 feet in length; lineal foot | $7.22 per ln ft. $722.00 min. |
| Property Service or Lateral (2” or less) not constructed in conjunction with above and plan review not required. (Does not include large meter vaults, hydrants or mainline work). | Each |
$401.00 per connection |
| Miscellaneous Utility Excavations | Per square foot | $7.22 per sq. ft. $722.00 min. |
| Excavation for construction of utility vaults & manhole chambers | Each | $2,887.00 ea. |
| Pole or Private street light – placement, replacement, relocation, or removal | Each | $502.00 ea. |
| Above-Ground Unit (AGU) | Large Above Ground Equipment (i.e. Temporary Pad Mount Transformer) |
$2,887.00 ea. |
| Above Ground Structures (AGS) | Small above ground equipment (i.e. gas meters, blow-off assembly, Water Quality Sampling Stations, etc.) |
$722.00 ea. |
| Test Boring (TB) & Pavement Test Coring | Each (Any number per 100 lineal feet) | $657.24 ea. |
| Monitoring Well (MW) Installation | Each | $657.24 ea. |
| Underground Storage Tank (UST) Removal | Each | $1015.00 ea. |
| Sewer Maintenance Cuts | Each | $161.00 ea. |
| Utility Locate of City Assets (SSL) | Each (per 100 linear feet of length) | $143.80 ea. |
| Surface Stormwater Facility | Each location | $2,673.09 ea. |
| Cabinet | Each Unit | $1,336.55 ea. |
| EV Charger – Pole Mounted | Each Unit | $2,124.81 |
| EV Charger – Ground Mounted | Each Unit | $2,458.95 |
| Insurance Processing Fee | Fee associated with Environmental Assessment program (MW/TB/UST). Not applicable to Street Opening Permits | $54.00 |
| Bond Processing Fee | Fee associated with Environmental Assessment program (MW/TB/UST). Not applicable to Street Opening Permits | $54.00 |
| Permit Cancellation Inspection | Fee associated with the inspection of a cancelled permit | $219.17 |
| ADA Design & Inspection (ADI) | Fee associated with the design review and inspection of ramp infrastructure. | $2,027.93 ea. |
| Site Walk (VI) | Each | $2,615.65 ea. |
| Make-Ready Pre-Design Meeting (VI) | Each | $1,763.72 ea. |
| Application Fee (VI) | Each | $400.00 ea. |
| Pole Reservation – City Asset (VI) | Each | $2,000.00 ea. |
| Wireless Cell Site – Small Cell or Macro (VI) | Each | $4,009.64 ea. |
| Make-Ready Review (VI) | Deposit; billed hourly at cost | $10,000.00 deposit |
| Make-Ready Inspection (VI) | Hourly | Varies |