General Information

The purpose of planning is to indicate the most appropriate land uses within a given area and to provide the means for effectively and efficiently facilitating and guiding development activity. Planning ensures that residential, commercial, and industrial land uses are properly located and suitably related to one another and other city features, as well as conform to the population density requirements of the Metro Regional Growth Plan. Moreover, it is to ensure that new developments enhance and help maintain the type of community the residents of Troutdale want.

The Planning Division works with city officials, regulatory agencies, advisory committees, citizen committees, the general public, and developers to ensure that the city's goals and standards that have been adopted are implemented.

The planning staff provides a wide variety of services, including:

• Development Permits
• Flood map designations
• Zoning standards and permitted uses
• Setback requirements
• Land Use Applications for:
  • Lot Line Adjustments/Partition Plats Requests
  • Subdivision Requests
  • Variance Requests
  • Zoning and Comprehensive Plan Change Requests
  • Conditional Use Requests
  • Annexation Requests
  • Site and Design Review Applications

City of Troutdale- Last Updated June 28, 2010