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Portal listing residential permitting forms, guides, and reference documents with update dates, covering permits, septic systems, zoning, and design requirements for Portland residential development.
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Daily Pre-Issuance List for residential and sign permits (updated April 17, 2026) (Documents ↗ )
Daily Pre-Issuance List for Solar, Mechanical (stand-alone), and Residential Deferred Submittals and Revisions (updated April 17, 2026) (Documents ↗ )
FAR (Floor Area Ratio) regulations define relationship of building area to site area to determine how much building is allowed (Documents ↗ )
Septic systems required for properties without physical/legal access to public sanitary sewer; septic approval and decommissioning permits available (Documents ↗ )
Neighborhood Contact requirement (form last updated 12/03/2020) must be completed before land use review or building permit submission (Documents ↗ )
Residential deck guide provides permit-ready prescriptive plans for design, permitting, and inspection (updated February 3, 2026) (Documents ↗ )
Tree removal form required only when removing trees 36 inches or greater on private property (updated February 5, 2026) (Documents ↗ )
Field Issuance Remodel (FIR) Program maintains list of registered contractors (updated March 10, 2026) (Documents ↗ )
Entities: document: Pre-Issuance List | regulation_concept: Floor Area Ratio (FAR) | program: Field Issuance Remodel (FIR) Program | requirement: Neighborhood Contact requirement | form: Land Use Type III Decision Appeal | reference_document: Erosion and Sediment Control Manual | zoning_designation: Airport Noise Impact Overlay Zone
Permitting & Development — Intro
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To better coordinate services, the City of Portland combines development review teams from five bureaus to form a unified building permit department.
July 1, 2024 8:00 am News article
Design Commission Chair Julie Livingston presented the Commission’s annual State of the City report to Portland City Council on October 17, 2018. Five representatives of the development industry testified on behalf of the Commission.
Updated December 18, 2018 4:28 pm Newsletter