Government Permits Safety Zoning 
Santa Cruz Architect
APRIL 30, 2023
The discretionary permitting process is often used by local governments to ensure that proposed land uses are compatible with existing land uses, and that they do not pose an undue risk to public health, safety, or welfare. as to whether or not the permit should be granted. What Steps are Involved?
Santa Cruz Architect
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
But it’s important to consider an additional, and equally critical consideration: whether your project will need a building permit, and if so, how to go about obtaining it. Why Do I Need a Building Permit at All? Do All Types of Projects Require a Building Permit? Not all construction requires a building permit.
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Portland Architecture
DECEMBER 12, 2022
How would you rate the performance of local government like the Portland Development Commission, or the development and planning bureaus? . I am going through my first significant permitting process with them on our Lombard apartment building, so I have to be careful what I say here!
Landscape Architecture Magazine
DECEMBER 21, 2023
One of the interesting things about the town is we don’t have zoning, but what we do have, what we’re working on right now, is site plan regulations. HAND: We’ve got one response to the issue, even though the manuals say there are 10 different things that you can do in terms of stormwater permitting. I think that’s part of it.
SW Oregon Architect
JANUARY 7, 2024
Lane County voters passed a general obligation bond in May 2020 to fund the project, as well as assortment of campus-wide improvements addressing classroom needs, safety and accessibility deficiencies, workforce retraining, and Career Technical Education. Mahlum further broke the 40-foot grid down to three sections of 13’-4”.
SW Oregon Architect
MAY 19, 2024
and still prevalent in Europe, could, when paired with zoning reform, enable the cost-effective construction of attractive, light-filled multifamily housing on urban sites currently zoned for single-family homes. Point-Access Blocks Re-legalizing single-stair apartment buildings, or "point-access blocks," offers one promising solution.
Santa Cruz Architect
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
While the Senate voted to pass the law, it will need to be re-reviewed by the Committee on Governance and Finance before it can be passed into law. Concurrent Permit Review. Cities must review and issue demolition permits at the same time as ADU permits. Retroactive Permitting. Objective Standards Only. Conclusion.
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