Portland City Code ch. 14 (Land Use Code)

Citation: Portland City Code ch. 14 (Land Use Code)
Jurisdiction: Portland (municipal)
Source: Official source
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manufactured home on a foundation. occurred.
Permanent construction does not include land E. Substantial improvement. Any,
preparation, such as clearing, grading and filling; reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, or
nor does it include the installation of streets other improvement of a structure, the cost of
and/or walkways; nor does it include excavation which equals or exceeds 50% of the market
for basement, footings, piers, or foundations or value of the structure before start of
the erection of temporary forms; nor does it construction of the improvements. This term
include the installation on the property of includes structures which have incurred
accessory buildings, such as garages or sheds substantial damage, regardless of the actual
not occupied as dwelling units or not part of the work performed. The term does not, however,
main structure. For a substantial improvement, include:
the actual start of construction means the first 1. Any project for improvement of a
alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor, or other structure to correct existing violations of
structural part of a building, or modification of state or local health, sanitary, or safety
any construction element, whether or not that code specifications which have been
alteration affects the external dimensions of the identified by the local code enforcement
building. official and which are the minimum
necessary to assure safe living conditions.