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Document Library
Area, Neighborhood Plans
1988 Central City Plan, neighborhood and community plans, and other related documents
- 122nd Avenue Station Area Study: Adopted Implementation Amendments - 2006
- 122nd Avenue Station Area Study: Adopted Implementation Amendments: Appendix 2 - 2006
- Airport Futures City Land Use Plan - 2011
- Albina Community Plan - 1993
- Albina Community Plan 1989 Land Use Map - 1989
- Albina Community Plan Action Charts (Revised) - 2000
- Albina Community Plan Concept Plan Map - 1993
- Albina Community Plan Design Guidelines - 1993
- Albina Community Plan Goal 5 ESEE Analysis - 1993
- Albina Community Plan Process - 1990
- Albina Community Plan: Historic Districts in the Albina Community - 1992
- Albina Community Plan: History of the Albina Plan Area - 1990
- Albina Community Plan: The History of Portland's African American Community - 1993
- Arbor Lodge Neighborhood Plan - 1993
- Boise Neighborhood Plan - 1993
- Brentwood-Darlington Neighborhood Plan - 1992
- Bridgeton Neighborhood Plan - 1997
- Brooklyn Neighborhood Plan - 1991
- Buckman Neighborhood Plan - 1991
- Building Blocks for Southeast - 1996
- Cascade Station / Portland International Center - 2005
- Centennial Neighborhood Plan - 1996
- Central City Developers Handbook - 1992
- Central City N/NE Quadrant Plan
- Central City Plan (No Map) - 1996
- Central City Plan - Policies Adopted - 1995, 1996
- Central City Plan Housing Report - 1994
- Central City Plan Map - 1988
- Central City Predominant Land Use Map - 1987
- Central City Transportation Management Plan (CCTMP) - 1996
- Central Eastside Industrial Zoning Study
- Community and Neighborhood Planning Program - 1994
- Concordia Neighborhood Plan - 1993
- Corbett, Terwilliger, Lair Hill Policy Plan - 1977
- Creston-Kenilworth Neighborhood Plan - 1998
- Cully Neighborhood Plan - 1992
- Cully-Concordia Community Action Plan - 2010
- Cully-Concordia Community Action Plan Report - 2009
- Cully-Concordia Community Action Plan Report - 2011
- Cully-Concordia Community Assessment - 2008
- Cully-Concordia Early Childhood Needs Assessment - 2011
- Cully-Parkrose Community Plan - 1986
- Division Green Street/Main Street Plan - 2006
- Downtown Community Residential Plan - 1997
- Downtown Plan - 1972
- Downtown's West End: Amendments to the Central City Plan, Zoning Code, and Zoning Map - 2002
- Downtown's West End: Amendments to the Central City Plan, Zoning Code, and Zoning Map - 2002
- East Portland Action Plan
- East Portland Community Plan Project Summary - 1997
- East Portland Review
- Eliot Neighborhood Plan - 1993
- Encroachments in the Public Right-of-Way - 1982
- Encroachments in the Public Right-of-Way Technical Appendix - 1981
- Foster-Powell Neighborhood Plan - 1995
- Gateway Planning Regulations Project - 2004
- Gateway Planning Regulations Project Appendices - 2004
- Goals and Guidelines Portland Downtown Plan - 1980
- Goose Hollow Plan Map - 1996
- Goose Hollow Station Community Plan - 1996
- Guild's Lake Industrial Sanctuary Plan - 2001
- Hayden Island Plan - 2009
- Hazelwood Community Plan - 1996
- Hillsdale Town Center - 1997
- Hollywood and Sandy Plan - 2000
- Hollywood and Sandy Plan - Abridged Version - 2000
- Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood Plan - 1988
- Housing Alternatives for Our Neighborhoods - 1994
- Humboldt Neighborhood Plan - 1993
- Irvington Neighborhood Plan - 1993
- Kenton Downtown Plan - 2001
- Kenton Neighborhood Plan - 1993
- Kerns Neighborhood Action Plan - 1987
- King Neighborhood Plan - 1993
- Lents Neighborhood Plan - 1995
- Linnton Hillside Study Final Plan - 2006
- Marquam Hill Plan - 2003
- Midtown Blocks Historic Assessment - 2004
- Midtown Blocks Planning Study: Report of the Advisory Council of Experts - 2001
- Mill Park Neighborhood Plan - 1995
- Montavilla Neighborhood Plan - 1995
- Mt. Scott-Arletta Neighborhood Plan - 1996
- Neighborhood Planning Handbook - 1994
- North Interstate Corridor Plan (no 11x17 maps in web version) - 2008
- North Interstate Corridor Plan Maps (3 11x17) - 2008
- North Macadam District Street Plan Implementation Amendments - 1997
- North Pearl District Plan
- North of Lovejoy Project: Recommended Zoning Changes - 2005
- Northwest District Plan - 2003
- Northwest District Plan Appendices - 2003
- Northwest District Policy Plan - 1977
- Outer SE Community Plan - 1996
- Outer SE Comprehensive Map - 1997
- Outer Southeast Business Plan (OSE) - 1996
- Piedmont Neighborhood Plan - 1993
- Pleasant Valley Neighborhood Plan - 1996
- Pleasant Valley Plan District - 2004
- Portsmouth Neighborhood Plan - 2002
- Powellhurst-Gilbert Neighborhood Plan - 1995
- Public Art Murals Amendment Project
- Richmond Neighborhood Plan - 1995
- River District Plan and University District Plan, Adopted - 1995
- Sabin Neighborhood Plan - 1993
- Sellwood-Moreland Neighborhood Plan - 1998
- South Tabor Neighborhood Plan - 1995
- South Waterfront Design Guidelines and Greenway Design Guidelines for South Waterfront - 2002
- South Waterfront Plan - 2002
- South Waterfront Zoning Code - 2002
- Southwest Community Plan: Comprehensive Plan, Zoning Map - 2001
- Southwest Community Plan: Vision, Policies and Objectives - 2000
- St. Johns/Lombard Plan - 2004
- St. Johns/Lombard Plan: Appendix C - 2004
- Sullivan's Gulch Neighborhood Plan - 1987
- Sunnyside Neighborhood Plan - 1999
- Ten Essentials for North/Northeast Portland Housing - 1991
- Terwilliger Parkway Corridor Plan - 1983
- Terwilliger Parkway Inventory - 1982
- Wilkes Community and Rockwood Corridor Plan - 1987
- Woodlawn Neighborhood Plan (ACP) - 1993
- Woodlawn Triangle Area Master Plan - 2008
- Woodstock Neighborhood Plan - 1995
- Zoning Code Tool Kit - 1997
Code Development
- Accessory Dwelling Unit Monitoring Project Inventory: 1998-1999 - 2003
- Accessory Dwelling Unit Monitoring Project: Report to Planning Commission - 2003
- Adopted Regulatory Improvement Documents
- Base Zone Design Standards - 1999
- Code Maintenance - Amendments to Title 33 Planning and Zoning - 2004
- Code Maintenance 2000
- Code Maintenance 2001, Part 1
- Code Maintenance 2001, Part 2
- Code Maintenance 2002 - Amendments to Title 33 Planning and Zoning & Title 32 Signs and Related Regulations - 2002
- Code Maintenance 2003 - Amendments to Title 33 Planning and Zoning - 2003
- Environmental Code Improvement Project: Adopted Report - 2005
- FEMA Flood Map Update Project
- Historic Resources Code Improvement Project Zoning Code Amendments
- Impact Analysis Workgroup Report to Council - 2003
- Infill Design Code Amendments Adopted Report - 2005
- Land Division Code Monitoring Report
- Land Division Code Rewrite Project Report - 2001
- Land Use Review Extensions Project II: Adopted Report
- Living Smart Code Amendments Adopted Report - 2006
- Monitoring and Evaluation Report of the Community Design Standards for New Residential Development
- Original Art Murals Project: Adopted Report - 2009
- Public Art Murals Program: Adopted Report - 2004
- Regulatory Improvement Requests Database
- Retirement of the Natural Resources Management Plan for Smith and Bybee Lakes
- Solar and Mechanical Equipment Code Project
Comprehensive Plan
Comprehensive Plan Goals and Policies is the current adopted land use plan for the City of Portland.
Design Guidelines
Design guidelines for the City of Portland
- Central City Fundamental Design Guidelines 2001: Complete - 2001
- Central City Fundamental Design Guidelines 2001: Part 1 - Introduction
- Central City Fundamental Design Guidelines 2001: Part 3 - Appendix
- Central City Fundamental Design Guidelines 2001: Section A - Portland Personality
- Central City Fundamental Design Guidelines 2001: Section B - Pedestrian Emphasis
- Central City Fundamental Design Guidelines 2001: Section C - Project Design
- Central City Fundamental Design Guidelines 2001: Section D - Special Areas
- Central City Fundamental Design Guidelines 2001: Table of Contents
- Central City Fundamental Design Guidelines 2001; Part 2 - The Central City Fundamental Design Guidelines
- Central Eastside District - 1991
- Community Design Guidelines - 1998
- Community Planning Follow-Up Proposals - 2000
- Downtown Design Guidelines - 1983
- East Portland / Grand Ave Historic District - 1994
- Gateway Regional Center Design Guidelines - 2004
- Goose Hollow District Design Guidelines - 1996
- Historic Alphabet District: Community Design Guidelines Addendum - 2000
- King's Hill Historic District Design Guidelines - 2001
- Ladd's Addition Conservation District Guidelines - 1990
- Lair Hill Historic Conservation District Design Guidelines - 1980
- Lloyd District Design Guidelines - 1991
- Macadam Corridor Design Guidelines (S. Macadam) - 1985
- Macadam District Design Guidelines (N. Macadam) - 1992
- Marquam Hill Design Guidelines - 2003
- NW 13th Ave. Historic District Design Guidelines - 1996
- River District Design Guidelines - 2008
- Skidmore / Old Town Historic District Design Guidelines - 1987
- South Waterfront Design Guidelines and South Waterfront Greenway Design Guidelines - 2010
- Terwilliger Parkway Design Guidelines - 1983
- Yamhill Historic District Design Guidelines - 1987
Economic Development
- Commercial Corridors Study
- Commercial Restrictions in Industrial and Employment Areas
- Food Carts in Portland
- Industrial Districts Atlas
- McCormick & Baxter Site Reuse Assessment: Final Report
- Portland Harbor Industrial Lands Study - Part One: Inventories, Trends, and Geographic Context
- Portland Harbor Industrial Lands Study - Part Two: Interviews and Analysis
- Summary Report and Working Paper: The Effect of Environmental Zoning and Amenities on Property Values: Portland, Oregon
- Urban Growth Functional Plan Compliance Report
- Vacant Land Inventory Methodology Report
- Working Harbor Reinvestment Strategy
Environmental Plans
- Balch Creek ESEE
- Balch Creek Watershed Protection Plan - 1991
- Boring Lava Domes: Supplement to the Johnson Creek Basin Plan - 1997
- Citywide Environmental Overlay Zone Map Refinement Project Final Report - 1998
- Columbia Southshore Natural Resource Protection Plan - 2000
- Cultural Resources Protection Plan - 1996
- Cultural Resources Protection Plan Appendices - 1996
- ESEE Analysis and Recommendations for Natural, Scenic, and Open Space Resources within Multnomah County Unicorporated Urban Areas
- East Buttes Terraces and Wetlands Conservation Plan - 1993
- East Columbia Neighborhood NRMP - 1990
- Fanno Creek Watershed - 1999
- Fanno Creek and Tributaries Conservation Plan - 1993
- Flood Management Amendments to the Johnson Creek Basin Plan District - 1998
- Forest Park Natural Resources Management Plan - 1995
- Guild's Lake Industrial Sanctuary Plan
- Industrial / Environmental Mapping Project for the Columbia Corridor: 1. Recommended Industrial Mapping and Annexation Rezoning
- Industrial / Environmental Mapping Project for the Columbia Corridor: 2. Inventory and Analysis of Wetlands, Water Bodies, and Wildlife Habitat Areas
- Industrial / Environmental Mapping Project for the Columbia Corridor: 3. Mapping for the Columbia Corridor
- Industrial / Environmental Mapping Project for the Columbia Corridor: 4. Appendix to Inventory of Wetlands, Water Bodies, and Wildlife Habitat Areas
- Initial Assessment of the Costs of Managing Street Trees as a Public Asset
- Invasive Plant Policy Review and Regulatory Improvement Project
- Inventory of Natural, Scenic and Open Space Resources for Multnomah County Unincorporated Urban Areas
- Johnson Creek Basin Protection Plan - 1991
- Johnson Creek Floodplain Zoning Code Maintenance - 2003
- Johnson Creek Watershed Summaries of Resource Site Inventories - 1998
- NW Hills Natural Areas Protection Plan - 1991
- NW Hills Natural Areas Protection Plan - 1995
- Natural Resource Inventory Update Reports and Documents
- Northwest Hills Protection Plan - 1992
- Northwest Hills Study - 1985
- Peninsula Drainage District No. 1 Natural Resource Management Plan - 1997
- Pleasant Valley Natural Resources Protection Plan - 2004
- Portland Plant List
- Resource Guide for Bird-friendly Building Design
- Scenic Views, Sites and Corridors ESEE Analysis and Recommendations -1990
- Scenic Views, Sites and Corridors Resource Protection Plan - 1991
- Scenic Views, Sites and Drives Inventory
- Skyline West Conservation Plan - 1994
- Smith and Bybee Natural Resources Management Plan - 1990
- Southwest Hills Resource Protection Plan - 1992
- Terwilliger Parkway Corridor Plan
- Tree Preservation and Planting - 1999
- West Hayden Island Goal 5 Analysis - 1996
- Willamette Greenway Plan - 1988
- Willamette River Inventory Update
- Willamette River Wildlife Habitat Inventory - 1986
Infrastructure
This section assesses the City of Portland's infrastructure systems (transportation, water, environmental services, parks, civic and affordable housing).
Land Use Reviews
For BDS customers, find land use review documents here
Peak Oil Task Force
Citizen task force created by City Council May 2006