Plans Examiner - November Issue

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• All Permits Must Meet Requirements of Adopted 2019 Oregon Structural Specialty Code (OSSC) Starting January 1, 2020

  The City of Portland will be adopting the new Oregon statewide building code, Oregon Structural Specialty Code (OSSC) 2019 with an effective starting date of October 1, 2019.

• New Policy on Additional Plan Review Fees for Permit Revisions and Changes in Scope of Work

  Effective Monday, December 2, 2019 the BDS Business Practice Policy Additional Plan Review Fees for Permit Revisions and Changes in Scope of Work will go into effect.

• Neighborhood Contact – New Online Tools

  Portland’s Neighborhood Contact requirements provide an opportunity for those who live, work or otherwise pass by a development site to learn about a project before the owner submits for permits or applies for a land use review.

• New Appeal Submittal Deadlines

  What’s happening with Building, Electrical, Floating Structures, Mechanical and Plumbing Appeals? The Submittal Deadlines have changed!

• View Recent Service Level Updates

  View BDS-related service level updates that may affect your development progress or business.

• 32nd Annual Neighborhood Fix-It Fair

  BDS will be an exhibitor at the upcoming Fix-It Fair on Nov. 23, 2019.

• Delayed Opening on December 10, 2019

  The Bureau of Development Services will have a delayed opening of 9 a.m. on Tuesday, December 10, 2019 for our annual Bureau-wide employee gathering.

• Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) Updates

  Read news from BPS about the deconstruction ordinance, expanding opportunities for affordable housing, the river plan/south reach, and DOZA.

• Public Works Permitting (PWP) Updates

  Who is PWP? We facilitate the consolidated permitting process for public infrastructure improvements triggered by private development, on behalf of BES, PBOT, Water, and Urban Forestry.

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