The Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability is kicking off a project that will remap environmental overlay zones (ezones) in the Columbia Corridor and other industrial areas around Portland. This virtual meeting is intended to provide information about the project to property owners and members of the public.

Ezones are a part of Portland’s zoning code that is applied to protect important natural resources, like streams, sloughs, wetlands, and forest vegetation. Most of the area impacted by the project is industrial or commercial, but many residential properties could be affected, as well. The project team will be working in collaboration with a citywide Economic Opportunity Analysis to balance the need to protect natural resources with the need to preserve industrial land for future job growth.