Mayor Sam Adams

City Permits

City Parks

Contact Derrick Roberson at: 503-823-2510 or droberson@ci.portland.or.us

Portland Parks Fees (click to download)

Portland Parks Permit Application (click to download)

City-Owned Buildings

Contact Janene Edgerton at 503-823-6018 or jedgerton@ci.portland.or.us 

City Water Access - (Fire hydrant permits)

Contact Jack Finders at Office: (503) 823-1798 or Mobile: (503) 823-8961 or Jack.Finders@ci.portland.or.us

Sewer Access

Contact Joan Saroka at 503-823-5021 or joans@bes.ci.portland.or.us

Pyrotechnics

Contact Bob Happel at 503-823-3934 or bhappel@fire.ci.portland.or.us

Please also complete and submit this form to Michael Fine at least 2 business days prior to event: Firearm/Pyro Notification

Please note: Arrangements with additional personnel may be required depending upon the circumstances of your project.

Firearms

Contact Michael Fine at 503-823-4039 or finem@pdc.us

Please also complete and submit this form to Michael Fine at least 2 business days prior to event: Firearm/Pyro Notification

Noise Variance - For excessive noise (acceptable levels vary by area)

For more information and an application, click on: Noise Control Office or contact the Noise Control Officer Paul Van Orden at 503-823-5829 or PVanOrden@ci.portland.or.us (he is most savvy with the unique nature of filming).

Please note: It's best to leave a voice message as well as an email and at times, be patient.  Through no fault of their own, they are understaffed and overburdened.

Please feel free to also contact Michael Fine at 503-823-4039 or finem@pdc.us with any questions.

Reserved On-Street Parking  -  Involving 3 block faces or fewer (for reserving more than 3 block faces, see “Street and Sidewalk Closure & Intermittent Traffic Control” below)

Seasonal Restrictions: 

During the the Rose Festival (for 2009: May 28th through June 9th) and again during the holiday season (from the Friday prior to Thanksgiving to January 2^nd) , see "Holiday and Rose Festival  Street and Sidewalk Use Restrictions" on Film & Video main page.

 Advance Notice:

For enforceable reserved parking, please allow at least 3 full business days notice (see “Enforcement” below).  Inquiries are processed on a first-come, first-served basis.  At rare, less busy times, requests with less than 3 full business days may be able to be processed.

 

Contact:

The Parking Permit Center

503-823-7365

1900 SW 4th Avenue

Portland, OR 97201

HOURS for submitting permit requests-- 7:30am to 2:30pm, Tuesday through Friday (now closed on Mondays)

 

Please be ready with the following information and leave a message if no one answers.  If leaving a message, please remember to speak slowly and clearly.

Please state:

1. The name of the production company

2. Your name

3. Your title

4. Your work phone

5. Your mobile phone

And provide the following for each location in the following order:

1. Name of street where parking is requested

2. Which side of the street

3. Names of BOTH nearest adjacent cross streets

4. Date(s) and time(s) of reserved parking needed

5. Number of spaces or feet (1 space = 20 feet)

6. Type of space(s) (e.g. metered, non metered, Area Parking Permit Area)

Example:

SE Cucoloris Way; South side; between Best Boy Blvd & Juicer Drive; from July 10th at 7pm to July 12th at 6:30am; 60 feet; the spaces are (metered parking)(non-metered parking)(diagonal spaces).

 Signage: 

In metered parking areas:

 "No Parking" signage will be provided and placed by Parking Enforcement everywhere but at Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU)

  In non-metered parking areas and metered areas at OHSU:

"No Parking" signage listing dates & times of parking removal are provided and placed by production company.

Street and Sidewalk Closures & Intermittent Traffic Control (ITC) - And reserved on-street parking involving more than 3 block faces (for reserving 3 block faces or less, see “Reserved On-Street Parking” above)

Contact Doug Thompson at 503-823-5169 or doug.thompson@pdxtrans.org

Parking charges and signage requirements are the same as above, however, parking enforcement must be done through "courtesy tows" only:

Arrangements for a "courtesy tow" (vehicle is towed to nearest legal, open and unreserved spot at production company expense) must be made with a towing company of your choice

  

Street and Sidewalk Charges:

Full Street & Sidewalk Closures:                       $198/Permit (single charge for period up to 90 days)

Sidewalk or Street ITC or Lane Closures:         $ 16.50/Permit (single charge for period up to 90 days)

 

Please Note: During Rose Festival (for 2009: May 28th through June 9th) and again during the holiday season (from the Friday prior to Thanksgiving to January 2^nd ):

See "Rose Festival and Holiday Street and Sidewalk Use Restrictions" on Film & Video main page.

 

 

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