The Plans Examiner • News from Portland Permitting & Development
September 2024

New rules take effect Oct. 1 to improve short-term rentals

These updates better enable the City of Portland to act against short-term rental hosts who violate the City’s rules. They also make the application and reporting processes easier for hosts.

Related: Provide comment on Proposed Amendments to Accessory Short-Term Rental (ASTR) Enforcement Administrative Rule

Extra erosion control measures are required starting in October

The rainy season is coming. For seven months, greater care must be taken to ensure dirt and sediments don’t leave construction sites that involve ground-disturbing activity.

City Council unanimously adopts Portland’s first-ever Housing Production Strategy

The strategy includes 35 practicable actions to promote needed housing development, while addressing the City's housing, equity, climate, and urban-design goals.

Implementation of Stormwater Management Manual updates delayed

Parts of the SWMM will be posted for a second public comment period. A new effective date in early 2025 is anticipated. If you would like to be added to the notification list for the second public comment period, please email bescoderule@portlandoregon.gov.

Planning Commission unanimously recommends approval of the Housing Adjustments Compliance Project with amendments to City Council

The recommendation, which amends the Portland Zoning Code to comply with Senate Bill 1537 (2024), will be presented at a City Council hearing in late October.

Planning Commission unanimously recommends approval of the Rose Quarter Sign Code Project with amendments to City Council

The recommendation, which amends the City sign regulations within a newly designated area called the Rose Quarter Entertainment Sign District, will be presented at a City Council hearing in late October.

The Reconnecting Albina Planning Project kicks off

The project offers a collaborative initiative to create restorative urban development strategies that support a more connected, accessible, sustainable, vibrant, and thriving neighborhood.

Portland building associated with HIV/AIDS history nominated for listing in the National Register of Historic Places

Portlanders can testify on the City-sponsored nomination at a public hearing in October; National Park Service decision expected in early 2025.

Request for architecture, trades and construction volunteers

Do you have professional architecture, construction, or trades skills and want to give back to community? We seek volunteers to assist homeowners and small businesses from the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) and disability communities to bring their properties up to code.

Upcoming public meetings and hearings

• Planning Commission: Tuesday, Sept. 24, 5 p.m.
• Design Commission: Thursday, Oct. 3, 1:30 p.m.
• Planning Commission: Tuesday, Oct. 8, 12:30 p.m.
• Noise Review Board: Wednesday, Oct. 9, 6 p.m.
• Historic Landmarks Commission: Monday, Oct. 14, 1:30 p.m.
• Development Review Advisory Committee: Thursday, Oct. 17, 8 a.m.
• Design Commission: Thursday, Oct. 17, 1:30 p.m.

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