SWHRL has Firewise Community Program– the Governors Park Neighborhood Firewise Community – and Portland Fire and Parks would like to see others formed in our neighborhoods. Firewise Community Program https://www.portland.gov/fire/your-safety/firewise-community-program The Firewise Communities/USA program is designed to provide an effective management approach for preserving wildland living aesthetics. The program can be tailored for adoption by […]
Category: Land Use
Portland Permitting & Development (PP&D) manages building permits, land use, inspections, code enforcement, and public works permits to ensure our built environment is safe and accessible. The following Advisory Groups regularly need community volunteers. Adjustment Committee The Adjustment Committee reviews adjustment requests to the development standards of Title 33 [Planning and Zoning Regulations]. Building Code […]
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8/17 Yard Share 10a-3p
Register to share your abundance of backyard produce at the next city-wide PDX Yard Share event August 17 to reduce food waste by creating a marketplace of free, backyard homegrown produce distributed and gathered by neighbors! How it works: people with homegrown produce (fruits, vegetables, flowers, and eggs) will register to give on the website. The […]
There will be a special meeting on Tuesday, July 30 at 7 pm to discuss the Request for Response released for the proposed Raleigh Crest subdivision of Alpenrose Farm. The Raleigh Crest application documents can be found here.
https://www.portland.gov/bps/planning/planning-commission/events/2024/8/27/planning-commission-meeting Tentative agenda includes: Title 11 Amendments work session / recommendation, Housing Adjustment Compliance Project briefing / hearing, Odor Code Update Project briefing / hearing, Rose Quarter Sign Code Project briefing / hearing: August 27, 2024, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm To offer testimony, register at https://www.portlandmaps.com/bps/mapapp/ Watch the meeting online on YouTube Primary Point of Contact: […]
The City of Portland published the “Request for Response” for the Raleigh Crest Land Use application, which has now been deemed complete. Review the application documents here. This opens the 30-day comment period. Comments about the application are due to Sean Williams by August 14, by mail to 1900 SW Fourth Ave., Suite 4500, Portland, OR 97201 or by […]
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7/23 5 pm Testify on Trees
Public Hearing of the Urban Forestry Commission and Planning Commission: July 23 at 5:00 p.m. A public hearing on proposed changes to Title 11 Trees will be held. This is a hybrid meeting, with the in-person location at 1900 SW 4th Ave., suite 2500. Information on the proposed amendment is available at www.portland.gov/trees/title-11/title11lta. Check the Planning Commission […]
City has approved a demo permit for Stroh’s; SWHRL is in touch with the city and contractors and will post details when we know them. LRS Architects is the contractor. https://www.portlandmaps.com/detail/permit/2023-070118-000-00-CO/4954494_did/?p=R173590
The Planning and Sustainability Commission will hear public testimony on the RIP2 Proposed Draft on Tuesday December 14 at 5 p.m.; Portlanders invited to testify in person at the virtual hearing or in writing via the Map App. Learn more about RIP2 Over the past year, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability staff have been developing a […]
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Strohecker’s update December 2021
Sadly, not a good one – the developer interested in constructing a mix of apartments, condos and storefronts (https://www.strohredev.com/) indicates market forces have battered the project into submission; the current owner’s asking price for the property, coupled with rising labor and materials costs the past two years, means the project no longer makes economic sense […]