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Changes to credit and debit card processing fees

Starting June 3, 2025, customers who use a credit or debit card to pay their sewer, stormwater, and water bill will pay a 2.95% processing fee. To avoid this fee, customers can make an electronic payment directly from their bank account. Learn more.

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Portland is a Sanctuary City

Request Administrative Review and Appeal a Decision

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Learn more about how to request an administrative review of a Title 11 Developoment requirement.
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To apply for an Administrative Review, you must specifically address how Urban Forestry or Portland Permitting and Development did something incorrectly in applying Title 11 code.

An Administrative Review application must include supporting documents/evidence. Evidence might include pictures or an arborist report. It should also include an application fee, which is linked from the application form. Submit your appeal within 180 calendar days of the date of decision.

Administrative Review Process

  1. If a review is sought, the owner or responsible party shall submit a written request, with this application, to the City within 180 calendar days of the date of the decision.
  2. The Portland Permitting and Development Director or City Forester reviews the Administrative Review application and supporting documents. Following the review, the Portland Permitting and Development or the City Forester will issue a written determination about the review.
  3. A determination issued as stated in Section 11.50.090 may be appealed to the Code Hearings Officer, as provided for in Chapter 22.10 of City Code. A request for an appeal hearing shall be filed within 10 business days after the date of the decision or determination.

Administrative Review and Appeal Application with Instructions


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