Portland homeowners, developers, and treatment facility operators could all see new rules governing what they can build—and how quickly—under a package of 13 zoning code amendments now moving toward a City Council vote.
The Planning Commission voted at a June public hearing to recommend Council adopt the changes. The proposal was presented to the Council’s Housing and Permitting Committee on Oct. 6, with City Council public hearings scheduled for this month. The driving force: five Oregon state housing laws that Portland’s current zoning code doesn’t yet fully reflect.
More middle housing, in more places
The largest category of changes involves middle housing—the range of housing types that sit between a single-family home and a large apartment building…