Code Development
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Breadcrumb: Service Area Summaries > Community & Economic Development > Bureau of Planning & Sustainability > Code Development
City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget Community & Economic Development > Bureau of Planning & Sustainability > Code Development Code Development Budget Revenues by Fund 2023-24 Actuals 2024-25 Actuals 2025-26 Revised Budget 2026-27 Proposed External Revenues $0 $0 $416,349 $396,219 Grants Fund $0 $0 $416,349 $396,219 Internal Revenues $2,044,452 $1,969,568 $2,126,388 $1,780,848 General Fund $2,044,452 $1,969,568 $2,126,388 $1,780,848 Grand Total $2,044,452 $1,969,568 $2,542,737 $2,177,067 Program Expenses by Major Object Program expenses only include personnel, internal materials and services, external materials and services, and capital. 2023-24 Actuals 2024-25 Actuals 2025-26 Revised Budget 2026-27 Proposed External Materials and $215,099 $120,625 $766,988 $205,600 Services Internal Materials and $224,031 $774 $4,500 $30,000 Services Personnel $1,866,153 $1,508,018 $1,804,124 $1,941,467 Grand Total $2,305,283 $1,629,417 $2,575,612 $2,177,067 Program Description and Goals The program maintains and updates the zoning code to be responsive to changing conditions, consults on various planning projects of other teams that include Zoning Code amendments, and coordinates with other bureaus to ensure alignment among various titles of City code that regulate development. In recent years, work has focused on increasing housing production for all household types and income levels; facilitating post- pandemic economic recovery; and options to address the growing cost of housing. The program balances the benefits of regulation with the cost of implementation and compliance. The program also includes staff costs for some management and technical services that serve all the planning programs. 281
City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget Additionally, the Code Development Program leads major code projects, prepares projects in response to City Council priorities or emergency needs, and provides code development expertise and technical mapping/GIS and data analysis services to various projects within BPS and other City bureaus. Services Maintain/update zoning code and other city code titles; Lead major code projects; Ensure consistency with City codes that regulate development; Technical support and code expertise; Guidance on the legislative process Equity Impacts Recent projects have included code amendments that facilitate affordable housing production; the siting of a variety of uses that serve low-income, vulnerable and houseless populations, such as, group housing, sobering centers, outdoor shelters, and childcare facilities; and create more flexibility for home occupations in single dwelling residential areas to foster resiliency and economic prosperity for vulnerable Portlanders. Changes to Program This team has five FTE (four staff and a manager). The Planning Division had a 10% cut in FY 25-26. Grant and other one-time funding were used to backfill general fund cuts and maintain current service levels. In this program, the equivalent of 1 FTE of one- time funding was used to backfill general fund cuts and maintain current staffing levels. Additional cuts will force the Planning Division to make substantial program cuts to other programs to maintain this critical function. Code amendments and code maintenance are essential functions of the Planning Division. In recent years, this program has both undertaken and supported projects that have amended the code to be responsive to the current financial and market climate—with an emphasis on projects that facilitate housing production, post-pandemic economic recovery, and maintain city compliance with changes to state law, particularly around housing production. 282
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