Phone: 503-823-7300
Email: bds@portlandoregon.gov
1900 SW 4th Ave, Portland, OR 97201
Applications/Handouts
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Permits & Inspections
Applications and handouts related to residential/commercial construction, inspection/sanitation/site development, signs, IVR and others.
Zoning & Land Use
Applications and handouts related to Land Use Review and Zoning.
- Adjustment Review
- Appeals of Land Use Decisions
- Application Forms, Fees and Procedures
- Comprehensive Plan Map and Zoning Map Amendments
- Conditional Use Review
- Design, Historic and Central City Parking Reviews
- Environmental Plan Check, Greenway, River Review & Tree Reviews
- Land Divisions, Final Plats, Lot Consolidations, Planned Development Review
- Landscaping
- Neighborhood Contact
- Nonconforming Upgrades and Nonconforming Situations
- Other Land Use Reviews
- Pre-Application Conferences and Early Assistance Appointments
- Property Line Adjustments and Lot Confirmations
- Unincorporated Multnomah County
- Zoning Summaries and Zoning Confirmation Request
Empowered Communities Program
Applications for business owners, artists or art organizations and property owners from marginalized communities to receive culturally responsive support throughout the development review process.
Alphabetical List (all)
Applications and Handouts for Permits and Others, Zoning and Land Use and Translated Information.
- Building Code Summary Worksheet (Fillable in MS WORD)
- Development Standards in Commercial/Mixed Use Zones
- Residential Wall Bracing Guide (from the State of Oregon)
- Temporary Certificate of Occupancy Checklist
- Translated Handouts and Brochures
- Tree Removal of Large Trees - Notification Self Certification Form
- Tree Removal of Large Trees - On Site Posted Notice
- Tree Removal of Large Trees - Suggested Language for Neighborhood Notice
- Tree Requirements in Development
- Unreinforced Masonry Database (URM)
Translated Information
Translated handouts and brochures - Spanish, Vietnamese and Russian