Portland City Code ch. 14

Citation: Portland City Code ch. 14
Parent Document: Portland City Code ch. 14
Jurisdiction: Portland (municipal)
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recommendation. The Planning Authority shall J. To prepare and offer its recommendations to
mail notice of any decision of the Planning the City Council with regard to the City's annual
Board to the applicant. Capital Improvement Program.
K. Upon reasonable request, to make its special
2.1.10 Jurisdiction and authority knowledge and expertise available to any
In addition to the jurisdiction conferred on it by official, department, board, or agency of the
other provisions of state law and the ordinances of city, county, state, or federal governments to
the City and in accordance therewith, the Planning aid them in the performance of their respective
Board shall have the following jurisdiction and duties relating to the planning and
authority: development of the city and its region,
A. To prepare and recommend a Comprehensive including request from the City Council to
Plan to the City Council. review proposed developments in which the
B. To prepare and recommend to the City Council developer does not have the right, title, or
changes in and amendments to the interest in all the property necessary for the
Comprehensive Plan. proposed development because some or all of
C. To aid and assist the City Council and that property is owned by the City.
departments and agencies of the City in L. To make such investigations, maps and reports,
implementing general plans and in planning, and recommendations in connection therewith,
developing, and completing specific projects. relating to the planning and development of the
D. To hear, review, and approve, conditionally city as seem desirable.
approve, or deny master development plans M. To employ or contract with such experts and
and major site plans. other assistants as may be necessary or
E. To hear, review, and approve, conditionally convenient to carry out its duties hereunder
approve, or deny applications for subdivision and to pay for their services and for such other
approval. expenses as may be necessary and proper,
F. To hear, review, and approve or deny provided, however, that such expenditures shall
applications for conditional uses listed in Article not exceed such funds as may be appropriated
6. for such purposes by the City Council.
G. To hear, review, and offer its recommendations N. To hear, review, and offer its recommendations
to the City Council on applications for to the City Council on petitions for street
amendments to, or revisions of, this Land Use vacations and discontinuances.
Code. O. To hear, review, and decide appeals where it is
H. To review and offer its recommendations to alleged there is an error in any decision,
the City Council on certain public projects. requirement, or determination made by the
I. To review and approve, conditionally approve, Planning Authority.
or disapprove site plans for regulated projects P. To approve, following a public hearing and at
in shoreland areas. the recommendation of the Public Works
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