Services, Guides, and Information

Use this page as a guide for your placemaking project. We list granting resources, how-to's, and placemaking case studies. The goal is to encourage Portland residents to energize and beautify their neighborhoods. We hope that you will find the resources found here to be useful.

Get information about banner permits, circus tent permits, flagpole permits, meter hood permits, sign permits and tent permits. Read about permits for your home business and change of occupancy permits. Get the building permit application form and more forms here.

How to apply for an exception to the driveway standards

Information on Driveway Permits for rights-of-way controlled by the City of Portland.

Standards for Driveway access for rights-of-way controlled by the City of Portland.

The city's policy regarding encroachments in the public right-of-way. Access the Encroachment Permit application and find out about the Encroachment Permit review process.

This page contains the requirements and forms needed to apply for a permit to perform test bores, pavement cores, potholing, general excavations, as well as decommissioning or removing underground storage tanks or monitoring wells within City of Portland public right-of-way.

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”.

The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) developed design guidelines for outdoor dining permits. To help small business owners adjust to new Outdoor Dining guidelines and support compliance PBOT has created a beneficiary program to distribute funding to eligible businesses.

Overview of street and sidewalk improvement requirements for development proposals. Resources for determining what type of public right-of-way improvements may be needed for a specific site.

The City of Portland Sidewalk Program oversees the maintenance of City sidewalks, curbs, and corners.The program's goal is to ensure that all sidewalks are safe and accessible for pedestrians and to help prevent injuries caused by defective sidewalks

Information on Transportation System Development Charges (TSDCs) for those planning development in Portland or applying for building permits. About TSDCs, project lists, overlays, current rates, and definition of terms. Provided by the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT).

Cellular and wireless providers are looking to install and expand networks of small cells throughout urban areas to improve coverage, quality, resilience and increase cellular network capacity to meet the increasing demand on their current networks served by cell towers (also known as macro cells).

Cellular and wireless providers are looking to install and expand networks of small cells throughout urban areas to improve coverage, quality, resilience and increase cellular network capacity to meet the increasing demand on their current networks served by cell towers (also known as macro cells).