Unofficial mirror of portland.gov/ppd. Always verify with the official source. View original ↗

Permitting & Development

Breadcrumb: Home > Permitting & Development

Intro (~22,127 tokens, spilled to sibling files): Intro

Children

  • [doc] Adjustment Reviews — Portland provides two adjustment review processes for modifying zoning regulations: Type II (standard administrative review) and Type I (mandatory SB 1537 review for housing development, allowing up…
  • [doc] Conditional Use Reviews — Portland's Zoning Code Chapter 33.815 governs Conditional Uses, which are land uses not allowed outright due to potential adverse impacts. Applicants submit through Type I, II, or III Land Use Review…
  • [doc] Design Reviews — Design Review implements Portland's Design Overlay Zone to ensure development meets design standards for quality buildings and public spaces. The process uses Type I, II, or III procedures with appro…
  • [doc] Environmental Review — Environmental reviews in Portland are required for projects not meeting environmental development standards in Zoning Code Sections 33.430.140-190, processed through Type II, Type Ix, or Type III pro…
  • [doc] Final Plat Reviews — Final plat review is the administrative approval step following preliminary plan approval in Portland's land division process. The process involves City and County review, requires specific documenta…
  • [doc] Zoning Changes — Page describes zoning map amendments, comprehensive plan amendments, zoning map error corrections, and environmental zone boundary changes. Outlines processes, public service requirements, and refere…
  • [doc] Cascade Station/Portland International Center Plan District Traffic Impact — This page describes the Type II administrative procedure for Cascade Station/Portland International Center (CS/PIC) Plan District Traffic Impact Analysis reviews, which evaluate development impacts b…
  • [doc] Central City Plan District Open Space Height Transfer Review — Central City Plan District Open Space Height Transfer Reviews encourage open space development through a Type III procedure governed by subsection 33.510.205.E, with a required pre-application confer…
  • [doc] Central City Parking Reviews — The page explains Portland's Central City parking review process, which requires certain parking types to undergo Type III land use reviews (or Type II in South Waterfront), with guidelines on applic…
  • [doc] Greenway and Greenway Goal Exception Reviews — Greenway Reviews (Type II procedure) are required for projects in designated greenway overlay zones to address public access, flood protection, and environmental concerns. Greenway Goal Exceptions (T…
  • [doc] Land Division Reviews — Land division reviews are required to divide existing properties into additional lots for development. Property line adjustments and replats offer alternatives for minor changes, while middle housing…
  • [doc] Historic Resource Reviews — Historic Resource Reviews are required for proposals affecting Historic or Conservation Landmarks and properties in Historic or Conservation Districts. Portland offers six types of reviews managing d…
  • [doc] File a Land Use Review Extension — Oregon state law allows land use review applicants to request extensions of the initial 120-day decision period, with maximum extensions of 245 days in Portland and 215 days in unincorporated Multnom…
  • [doc] Land Use Review Appeals — Land use review decisions can be appealed through different processes based on decision type, with appeals going either to the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals within 21 days or to the Director of Po…
  • [doc] Middle Housing Land Divisions — Middle Housing Land Divisions (MHLDs) allow property owners to divide land with qualifying housing types (duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, cottage clusters) into separate lots with fewer approval req…
  • [doc] Marquam Hill Parking Reviews — The Marquam Hill Parking Review is a land use review process governed by Section 33.555.280 and Chapter 33.849, processed through either Type Ix or Type III procedures, with pre-application conferenc…
  • [doc] Master Plans and Impact Mitigation Plans — Master plans establish frameworks for future development of conditional uses, with different types (conditional use, impact mitigation, Central City, Gateway, PIR) governed by specific zoning code ch…
  • [doc] Nonconforming Reviews — Nonconforming Reviews determine the legal status of uses that no longer comply with current zoning due to zone changes or regulation updates. Two review processes exist: nonconforming situation revie…
  • [doc] North Cully Development Reviews — North Cully development reviews use a Type III procedure that requires a mandatory pre-application conference, with applications and forms available through the Land Use and Final Plat Applications p…
  • [doc] Planned Development Reviews — Planned Development Reviews in Portland provide master planning mechanisms to allow alternative housing types, density transfer, and increased height/floor area on large sites, governed by Zoning Cod…
  • [doc] Replats — A Replat is a Type IX Land Use review process that reconfigures existing lot lines to combine properties into no more than three lots, commonly used to create new building sites while retaining exist…
  • [doc] River Reviews — River Reviews are land use procedures required for development in River Environmental overlay zones along the Willamette River, processed through Type II or Type III procedures to protect, conserve,…
  • [doc] Tree Reviews — Tree reviews evaluate changes to tree preservation plans and determine mitigation for trees lost due to violations. They are required in Scenic Overlay or Rocky Butte zones for certain tree removals,…
  • [doc] Unincorporated Multnomah County and Zoning Code — This page guides applicants for land use reviews in unincorporated Multnomah County, detailing required forms, certification of service availability, procedure types with timelines, and resources for…

Source

Built from: https://www.portland.gov/ppd/ ↗ URLs covered (this subtree): 25

Parent: ← Zoning and Land Use