Review the second wave draft land use code in its entirety here:
‘Red-lined’ version of land use code
Second Wave ReCode Changes
to the land use code + zoning map
The culmination of the second and final phase of ReCode constitutes a historic milestone, modernizing a century-old zoning code to meet the needs of Portland today. Altogether, this second wave represents the sum total of ReCode changes, including edits based on hundreds of public comments, and reflects the city’s efforts to support significant increases in housing creation and affordability, climate resilience, complete neighborhoods, transit-oriented development, and more. The draft changes, from decreasing residential lot sizes to introducing parking maximums, to expanding neighborhood-scale business uses, to establishing a innovative new Coastal Flood Resilience Overlay zone, to consolidating of zoning districts for greater simplicity, to creating new shoreland zoning protections, to increasing height in areas targeted for growth, and many others, are cumulatively poised to impact the fabric of the city for years to come.
WHAT has changed?
The second wave edits touch all parts of the land use code, so there’s a lot to take in. (If you’ve forgotten about the first wave, you can explore more here, and you can read about what’s changed from the first wave of edits here.) To make the public review easier, we’ve created a series of guides that summarize key proposed changes to the code, and you can hear a podcast about the proposed changes here.
You can find summaries of the most significant changes to base zoning and the zoning map here:
You can learn about other important changes here:
WHat did we hear about the second wave?
Just like with the first wave, there were a number of ways to get involved and provide feedback on the second wave of draft changes to the land use code and zoning map. Altogether, almost 200 people visited our ReCode Studio, a two-day, drop-in event where people could learn, engage with City staff, and provide input. If you missed the Studio, you can still review the materials from the event here, and you can find a summary of feedback here. We also got a LOT of written and emailed public comments, as well as comments through our online document and map comment portals. A summary of comments from these sources can be found here.