Portland (and adjacent areas) complicated zoning &
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4/22/2011
I was born in Portland Oregon and have lived nearly all my life in its vicinity here. I love my this area. It has the beautiful Oregon Coast and the Cascade Range (with Mt. Hood) about 90 minutes away. And you have the high desert area of Oregon 3 hrs away. However, with every love relationship there are always some undesirable aspects that we choose to tolerate in a relationship.
In regards to Portland, Beaverton, Gresham, Washington County, Clackamas County and some adjacent cities that "undesirable" aspect is its complicated land use and zoning requirements. The average unsuspecting individual who takes on the challenge of establishing a new business in a vacant building, creating a new building, modifying an existing building may find their "dreams" coming to a screeching halt. Being unaware of the complexity of the areas land use laws, zoning requirements, conditional use permit requirements, design review requirements, building permit requirements, etc. has been a source of untold frustration and discouragement to many. It need not be the case though. As an Oregon (Portland) architect and investor I have had ample experience wading through these requirements on behalf of my clients with great success. If you need such assistance then please contact me. I would be glad to talk to you about these challenges and some of the pitfalls to avoid that could waste your time and money.
John M.
503 710 8551
John | Bethany, OR