Mayor Hales is seeking your support for his proposed budget request to fund a comprehensive review and update of the City’s single-dwelling zone development standards.
Mayor Hales has directed the Bureau of Planning & Sustainability to conduct this review. Responsive to neighborhood concerns about the compatibility of new development, the 18 month project will include:
- Evaluation of how the scale and pattern of single family development varies across neighborhoods.
- Proposals for changes to zoning code provisions that affect scale and design of new single-family dwellings:
- lot coverage,
- height,
- setbacks, and
- required rear yard area.
- Update to rules and policies related to infill development on “skinny” lots.
- Update to rules to increase the types of infill units in single-dwelling zones to allow more households and a greater range of incomes to find housing in single family neighborhoods. This includes allowing flexibility that encourages innovative housing types and development.
- Evaluation of these proposals in terms of impact on housing supply, housing cost and development economics.
You may voice your support for funding this project in several ways:
- Contact Commissioner offices to share your support.
- Testify at the May 20 City Council budget public hearing at 6:30PM here in Council Chambers at City Hall.
- Letters to the editor of local media
We look forward to your engagement throughout the length of this project.
Matthew Robinson
Policy Analyst
Office of Mayor Charlie Hales
City of Portland