Portland, OR, Residential Infill Project: Concept Report to City Council

2016

By: City of Portland Planning Bureau

https://web.archive.org/web/20161024230105/https://www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/article/594795
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Housing Supply Planning  |  Residential Infill Development

This report provides a series of recommendations for regulatory updates to promote context-sensitive residential infill in Portland, Oregon. It elaborates on the connection between zoning standards and increasing the area’s housing stock, includes a discussion on the scale of housing, and covers incorporating housing choice through overlay zones and narrow lots. It also offers sections related to how a municipality might balance multiple housing objectives and gain community support.


Portland, OR

2010 Population: 583,776

2010 Population Density: 4,375.25/square mile