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The Plans Examiner • News from Portland Permitting & Development
July 2025
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 New dashboards provide enhanced insights into City of Portland’s building permit processes
In response to customer feedback, Portland Permitting & Development is unveiling updated dashboards that illustrate the time involved in issuing different types of permits. These dashboards show progress in improving permit review timelines and inform discussions about further progress.
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Applicants submitting via DevHub will no longer have to download, complete, and upload a separate PDF file to process Tree Removal & Replanting applications.
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The 10th annual report from the Portland Housing Bureau and Mayor Keith Wilson breaks down housing, affordability, and more, now organized by Council District.
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The Planning Commission will hold a hearing on Tuesday, July 22, to review draft proposals to streamline public infrastructure upgrades and improvements in natural areas. The public is encouraged to tune in and participate.
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The Portland Bureau of Transportation is deleting an administrative rule: TRN-9.04 (Drop Curbs, Handicap Ramps & Temporary Curb Crossing). Public comment is accepted until 5 p.m. on Friday, July 25.
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City Council confirmed the appointments of five members, ensuring a fully seated commission with members that reflect a diversity of experiences and perspectives.
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On June 7, bricks deconstructed from the Mills Open Air School in SE Portland got a new life thanks to a city-run brick giveaway day.
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Through Sept. 15, construction activities may begin at 6 a.m. Monday through Saturday without a noise variance when the temperature predicted by the National Weather Service is expected to exceed 85 degrees Fahrenheit by 3 p.m.
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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.
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Boldface name of advisory body and hyperlink to the recruitment notice on Portland.gov: Copy summary paragraph from recruitment notice, including application deadline.
- List advisory body recruitments in order of application deadline (earliest deadline first), then in alphabetical order if deadlines are the same.
Persons of color are encouraged to apply.
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Upcoming public meetings and hearings
- Planning Commission: Tuesday, July 22, 5 p.m.
- Historic Landmarks Commission: Monday, July 28, 1:30 p.m.
- Design Commission: Thursday, Aug. 7, 1:30 p.m.
- Historic Landmarks Commission: Monday, Aug. 11, 1:30 p.m.
- Planning Commission: Tuesday, Aug. 12, 12:30 p.m.
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Permitting & Development quick links
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