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Improvements to the Public Right of Way

 

A change of use can trigger required improvements to sidewalks, bike lanes and similar elements on the public right of way. Where the Portland Office of Transportation determines that the existing public right of way conditions are substandard, the city may require that the building owner "dedicate" (legally turn over the ownership of) part of the property as well as to take responsibility for constructing those needed right of way improvements.

 


Change the use - existing building is a house
I want to change the use of an existing building, and the existing building is a house
Change the use - existing commercial building
I want to change the use of an existing commercial building