Phone: 503-823-5185
Fax: 503-823-7576
1120 SW Fifth Ave, Suite 1331, Portland, OR 97204
Permit Support
Inspections and enforcement, dedications and easements, vacating a street, insurance and bond requirements, and leases.
Right-of-Way Use Enforcement Program
The Right-of-Way Use Enforcement Program helps resolve construction, utility and community use permitting violations.
Insurance & Bond Requirements for Permits in the Right-of-Way
Insurance and Bond Requirements
Leasing the Public Right-of-Way: Utility Vaults
Effective July 1, 2016, all new applications for building permits with designs that propose to locate utility vaults within the right-of-way will need to enter into a lease with the City of Portland through its Bureau of Transportation.
Construction Inspections
Street inspections for street improvements and right of way use
Vacating a Street
Vacating street right-of-way removes the public’s interest and returns control of the land to the underlying fee owner(s) – most often, to the abutting property owners.
Street Naming Process
Information on street naming, street designation, and property numbering
Dedicating Streets and Granting Easements
If you are required to dedicate new street right-of-way or public easements, this service will tell you how we’ll get the right documents prepared for you.