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This page provides contact information and resources for permitting services from multiple City of Portland bureaus, including Environmental Services (sewer permits), Portland Fire and Rescue, Urban Forestry (tree permits), and Transportation (temporary street use permits).

Key points:

Environmental Services issues UR permits for sewer lateral repair in right-of-way or public easement via https://www.portland.gov/bes/ur-permit ↗ (Permitting Services from Other City of Portland Bureaus ↗)
Environmental Services issues UC permits for lateral connections to public sewer system via https://www.portland.gov/bes/uc-permit ↗ (Permitting Services from Other City of Portland Bureaus ↗)
Portland Fire and Rescue: Fire Marshal's Office at 503-823-3712 or pfrpc@portlandoregon.gov; inspections scheduled online or 503-823-1199 (Permitting Services from Other City of Portland Bureaus ↗)
Urban Forestry manages tree preservation and density requirements for development projects (new construction, additions, exterior renovations); reviewed during building permit application (Permitting Services from Other City of Portland Bureaus ↗)
Urban Forestry Tree Hotline: 503-823-TREE (8733), voicemail service with 3 business day response time; email trees@portlandoregon.gov (Permitting Services from Other City of Portland Bureaus ↗)
Fire permit and inspection questions: 503-823-3770 or firemarshal@portlandoregon.gov (Permitting Services from Other City of Portland Bureaus ↗)
Transportation issues temporary street use permits for street, lane, or sidewalk closures and parking reservations (Permitting Services from Other City of Portland Bureaus ↗)

Entities: bureau: Environmental Services · Portland Fire and Rescue · Urban Forestry · Transportation | permit_type: UR Permit · UC Permit | phone: 503-823-3712 · 503-823-1199 · 503-823-3770 · 503-823-TREE | email: pfrpc@portlandoregon.gov · firemarshal@portlandoregon.gov · trees@portlandoregon.gov

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Environmental Services – UR or UC Permits for ROW Lateral Repair or Connections to public sewer

Visit Environmental Services' Guide to UR and UC Permits – Lateral Repairs and Connections to Public Sewers ↗ for information on permitting your sewer lateral work in the public right-of-way or in a public sewer easement.

For information on the application process, please visit:

Portland Fire and Rescue permitting services

The Fire Marshal’s Office: For questions about a property or project, please call 503-823-3712 or email Portland Fire and Rescue.
Permit-related inspections will continue and can be scheduled online ↗ or via phone at 503-823-1199. If there is anyone exhibiting signs of illness at the inspections site, please wait to schedule the inspection.
Questions: Please call 503-823-3770 or email the Fire Marshal for permit-related or fire inspection questions.

Urban Forestry tree permitting services

Tree preservation and tree density requirements apply to many development projects, including new construction, additions, and exterior renovations. When applicable, tree requirements will be reviewed as part of your building permit application. Please see detailed information for development permit tree plan requirements. ↗ For more information, check out the Trees and Development area ↗.

For questions, please contact Urban Forestry. You can also call the Tree Hotline at 503-823-TREE (8733). Please note the tree hotline is not answered live. Please leave a voicemail message and your call will be returned within three business days. For more information, check out Urban Forestry news ↗.

Transportation temporary street use permits

Get information about temporary street use permits ↗ (the temporary closure of a street, lane, or sidewalk, and parking reservations).