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New Permitting and Development bureau outlines customer supports and inspectors' consistency work
Summary
City staff described the new Portland Permitting and Development bureau, customer assistance programs and ongoing efforts to address inspection inconsistency and review timelines.
Portland Permitting and Development (PPD), created in July 2024, presented its mission and customer service programs to City Council on Jan. 30 and answered councilors’ questions about inspection consistency and permit timelines.
Interim Director David Koonhausen said PPD combines permitting functions from multiple bureaus—transportation, environmental services, water, urban forestry and the former Bureau of Development Services—into a single bureau with about 350 full‑time equivalents across 10 divisions. Koonhausen said the bureau administers reviews of land use, building and…
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