Portland’s Residential Infill Project
An Update to Portland’s Single-Dwelling Zoning Rules
Portland has long been at the forefront of urban design and city planning. With the massive influx of new residents expected over the next 20 years (about 120,000 new households), the plans need to be updated to keep up with the times. Preservation of the quintessential character of this city is at stake and Portlanders do not take this lightly.
The character of the single family zone neighborhoods is critical to this city’s identity. The new Portland Residential Infill Project seeks to address this through proposed zoning changes that affect the size, placement, and character of these residential zones
Many articles and news stories have been written about this topic. If you have missed them, we’ve included a few links below that help describe the current atmosphere and how people are responding to the proposed rule set. We encourage you to determine for yourself by visiting the proposed plan website here (or downloading the PDF booklet here) and the commenting on the website before the August 16 deadline here.
If you care about this issue and how Portland looks and feels, this is your chance to join the dialogue and voice your feelings about the proposed changes. SQFT Studios will be doing just that as these proposed changes will have a definite impact on the beautiful city we live in.
EDIT: First public feedback phase for Residential Infill Project comes to a close; 1,400 comments received. Read about it here
First public feedback phase for Residential Infill Project comes to a close; 1,400 comments received! Review of comments will continue through September.
[…] summarized some of these proposed rules in an earlier blog post and all of the specifics are available on the PortlandOregon.gov website but here’s our take […]