Airport Futures Zoning Overlays

Airport Planning and Industrial Property Use

Airport Futures is the long-range planning process for Portland International Airport (PDX). The natural resource inventory that is part of that process encompasses a considerable amount of industrial land in the vicinity of PDX. A big part of those natural resources is the Columbia Slough.

Properties north of Columbia Blvd, east of NE 13th and west of I-205 may be facing new environmental zones which will likely have a significant impact on development potential and activities allowed. For a better description of the changes, click here.

What you should do

Determine if your property is directly affected. If you're north of Columbia Blvd, between NE 13th and I-205, check the map (11mb pdf file) to get a closer look.
Click on the square that includes your property. This will take you to a map of your existing zoning.Scroll down to the next page/map that shows the proposed zoning.
Determine if the proposed zoning will change what you are allowed to do on the property. If the new zoning designation includes the letter c, you will likely be impacted. If the designation includes the letter p, the impacts will be more severe.
Check your address on Metro's habitat inventory. While the City and Metro approaches to this issue differ, comparing Metro's habitat inventory to the City's inventory can give you insight to the different ways to evaluate habitat. (CCA participated in the Metro's Nature in Neighborhoods planning process and is reasonably pleased with the result.)
Attend the Upcoming Events below. We need your input on this critical issue.

Resources

For a pdf file that includes maps of current zoning and proposed zoning, click here. The first page of the pdf file contains an overall map with gridlines. Find your property and click on that square. This will take you to a map of your existing zoning, followed on the next page of a map of the proposed zoning. Watch for the letters p and c in the zoning codes. For example, IG2hp indicates and industrial zone with a p zone overlay.

Read the City's draft Natural Resources Inventory and the ESEE analysis.

Review the Environmental Zone Overlay code. P-zones are the most restrictive, often referred to as "no-touch" zones. C-zones usually extend further from the slough, but are less restrictive. The Environmental Zone code is in chapter 33.430. The general development standards can be found in section 33.430.140.

Check your property information at www.PortlandMaps.com. This is an excellent site that includes a tremendous amount of information on parcels in Portland. However, it DOES NOT include any of the proposed zoning changes in Airport Futures.

Upcoming Events

Wednesday, October 20, 2010: a free CCA Breakfast Forum devoted to this issue.

This issue will be going to the Portland City Council in November. If you would like to get involved, contact CCA at 503.287.8686 or corky@columbiacorridor.org. You can also contact Portland City Commissioners to give them your opinion.

The most up-to-date list of hearings can be found at www.pdxairportfutures.com

Staff Contacts

Port of Portland
Lise Glancy – (503) 460-4018, glancl@portptld.com

City of Portland, Bureau of Planning & Sustainability
Jay Sugnet – (503) 823-5869, jay.sugnet@portlandoregon.gov