The city increased building permit fees in fiscal year 2013 in order to improve services, did not first conduct an analysis of appropriate fees prior to increasing them. The Office of Buildings has a ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Frustratingly slow, unpredictable and unpleasant. -That’s how Portland residents describe the city’s building permit process. The city has said it’s working to fix several ...
Last year, Portland’s Bureau of Development Services set itself a goal: reduce what was then a nearly 100-day wait time for new residential and commercial building permits. Currently, the wait time ...