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Commonly Referenced Code and Administrative Rules
City code and administrative rules related to PBOT development and permitting processes. Chapters refer to city code and TRN refers to transportation administrative rules.
Link to new or recently updated transportation administrative rules
| Code or Administrative Rule | Title | Topics |
| Managing Access to the Right-of-Way | ||
| Chapter 17.24 | Permits | - Permitting and managing access to the public right-of-way |
| TRN-8.14 | Right-of-Way Use Enforcement Program | - Criteria for assessing violations and penalties - Process for appealing enforcement actions and associated penalties |
| TRN-9.07 | Public Works Permitting Administrative Rules | - Decision-making, processing, and fee requirements for review and approval of certain public works permits |
| Developing Your Property | ||
| Chapter 17.15 | Transportation System Development Charge | - Application for new development, institutional development and port development - Exemptions and discounts - SDC credits, credit transfers and reimbursements |
| Chapter 17.88 | Street Access | - Conditions for building and permit actions - Requirements for a transportation impact study - Through street (connectivity) requirements [1] - Dedications prior to permit approval - Local Transportation Infrastructure Charge required [1] Also see Title 33.645.110 “Land Divisions” and Title 33.130.292.B “Commercial/Mixed Use Zones” |
| Chapter 17.82 | Land Divisions | - Streets and alleys - Partial width streets - Driveway access plans - Temporary turnarounds - Improvements in land divisions |
| Chapter 17.107 | Transportation and Parking Demand Management | - Required elements of a TDM plan - Requirements and procedures - Pre-Approved multimodal incentives for residential and mixed-use development - Required reporting |
| Chapter 33.266 | Parking, Loading, And Transportation And Parking Demand Management | - Standards for the amount, location, and development of motor vehicle parking - Standards for bicycle parking - Standards for on-site loading areas - Requirements for transportation demand management plans |
| Chapter 33.852 | Transportation Impact Review | - Mechanism to evaluate whether the multimodal transportation system is capable of supporting proposed development - Consideration of proportional mitigation measures |
| TRN-9.01 | Transportation Demand Management (TDM) in Campus Institutional Zones | - Applicability and procedures for TDM in Campus Institutional Zones |
| TRN-9.02 | Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Plans in Commercial/ Mixed-Use Zones | - Applicability, program options and general requirements - Pre-approved TDM plan process - Custom TDM plan process |
| TRN-9.06 | Transportation System Development Charges Administrative Procedures Guide | - Procedures for implementing transportation system development charges |
| TRN-10.27 | Traffic Capacity Analysis for Land Use Review Cases | - Standards for traffic impact studies required in land use review or development |
| Improvement Design | ||
| Chapter 17.28 | Sidewalks, Curbs and Driveways | - Sidewalks defined - Curb and intersection curb ramps - Driveways - Permits and conditions |
| Chapter 17.42 | Property Owner Responsibility for Streets | - Streets are constructed and maintained at the expense of abutting property owners until street improvements are constructed to the applicable standards of, and accepted for maintenance by, the City |
| TRN-1.09 | Design Standards for Public Streets | - Local standards used for street elements (streets, sidewalks and bikeways) and right-of-way widths |
| TRN-1.22 | Infill Development on Streets with an Existing Sidewalk Corridor | - Conditions under which the existing sidewalk configuration will be accepted rather than the standard requirement |
| TRN-4.01 | Street Lighting Standards | - Street lighting standards |
| TRN-10.17 | Sidewalk and Driveway Permits (including Asphalt Approaches) | - Sidewalk and driveway permits - Furnishing zone requirements |
| Utilities | ||
| Chapter 17.56 | Public Utilities | - Required plans and specifications of proposed construction work to obtain a utility permit - Relocation and discontinuation of facilities |
| Chapter 17.60 | Underground Wiring Districts | - Underground wiring districts in which overhead wires are prohibited |
| TRN-8.13 | Utility Vault or Structure for the Benefit of the Adjacent Property Owner Review Approval Process | - Review approval process for the space needed in the public right of way to place a utility vault or structure that would have normally been placed on private property |
| TRN-10.19 | Utility Permits in the Right-of-Way | - Requirements for obtaining utility permits (aka ‘Street Opening Permits’) - For placement of underground structures, utility vaults or structures for adjacent property benefit, above ground structures, utility pole placement permits, etc. |
| TRN-10.44 | Vertical Infrastructure in the Public Right of Way | - Interim administrative rule for deployment of small cell wireless communication facilities |
| Design Exceptions | ||
| Exception | PBOT Design Exception Process | - Instructions for requesting an exception to a design standard, guideline, or policy that will not be met (i.e. AASHTO, FHWA, Portland Pedestrian and Street Improvement Design Guides, MUTCD) |
| Appeals | ||
| Chapter 17.06.050 | Appeals | - Appealing a condition of approval that requires the alteration, repair, or construction of a facility in the public right of way, including but not limited to pavement, sidewalk areas, stormwater facilities or utilities - List of actions not subject to appeal |
| TRN-1.27 | Bureau of Transportation Public Works Alternate Review Committee | - Rules that apply to any person wishing to propose alternatives to frontage requirements imposed by PBOT |
| TRN-9.07 | Public Works Permitting Administrative Rules / Administrative Review | - Public works permit appeals process |
| Right-of-Way Use | ||
| Chapter 17.84 | Street Vacations | - Criteria and procedures for vacating streets |
| TRN-8.01 | Major Encroachments in the Public Right-of-Way | - Review of major private and public structures (e.g., skystructures, tunnels, arcades) in the public right-of-way |
| TRN-8.08 | Encroachments in the Public Right-of-Way | - Revocable permits for encroachments (e.g., fences, stairs, vault openings, signs) in the public right-of-way |
| TRN-8.11 | Right of Way Leasing: Fee Structure | - Leasing real property and public right-of-way (air space, subsurface and surface leases) |
| Temporary Street Closures | ||
| Chapter 16.20 | Public Right-of-Way Parking | - Regulation of parking on City of Portland owned or operated property |
| Chapter 17.23 | Special Traffic Control District | - Permit requirements and traffic standards that apply to the Special Traffic Control District downtown |
| TRN-2.08 | Traffic Control Plan Rules & Procedures | - Procedures for requiring a traffic control plan as a condition of any permit involving impeding or obstructing a travel lane |
| TRN-8.12 | Safe Accommodation for Pedestrians and Cyclists In and Around Work Zones | - Guidelines for providing space for cyclists and pedestrians through work zones |
| TRN-10.03 | Parking, Lane, Sidewalk and Street Closure Permits | - Permits for temporary use of the public right-of-way through the Temporary Street Use Permitting (TSUP) Program |
| Community Street Use | ||
| Chapter 7.22 | Street and Sidewalk Use Permits | - Regulation of special events (walks, marches, parades, athletic events or other processions in streets or on sidewalks) |
| TRN-1.01 | Street and Sidewalk Use Administrative Regulations | - Administrative regulations for issuance of permits and assessment of fees for walks, marches, parades, athletic events or other processions in streets or on sidewalks |
| TRN-10.06 | Portland in the Streets Program Administrative Rules | - Block Parties, Community Events, Pedestrian Plazas, Spaces to Places, Street Paintings, Street Prototyping |
Updates to Transportation Administrative Rules
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