Land Use Chair Updates
The Buckman Land Use Chair (a Buckman board member) attends Land Use meetings on behalf of the neighborhood and shares updates occurring within the Buckman Neighborhood. These meetings occur monthly, and the Land Use Chair bring this news back to us in this thread. The newest notes are put at the top, with notes beginning in February 2026.
The Buckman Land Use Chair (a Buckman board member) attends Land Use meetings on behalf of the neighborhood and shares updates occurring within the Buckman Neighborhood. These meetings occur monthly, and the Land Use Chair bring this news back to us in this thread. The newest notes are put at the top, with notes beginning in February 2026.
03/2026 — Land Use & Transportation Update
Land Use update
SE Uplift - Land Use committee
Next meeting - Monday March 16th - 7-9pm - Online or 3534 SE Main St.
Presentation on BPS's Housing Bonus Alignment Project
Restructure incentive to encourage affordable, accessible, and multi-bedroom units
https://www.portland.gov/bps/planning/housing-bonus-alignment
Central Eastside Viaduct Lighting
https://centraleastside.biz/news/ce-viaductlighting
Includes Burnside skatepark
Home sharing pilot
https://www.portland.gov/phb/news/2026/2/24/city-portland-launches-home-sharing-pilot-program
12 months
Offering one-time grants for renting out rooms in your home
$1000 for first room, $500 for second
Maximum rent, $200/week, $800/month
28th Food Cart Pod - planned mural on 28th streetfront
Mural instead of otherwise required groundfloor windows on new proposed bathroom structure
Original Art Murals are permitted via Title 4 - which requires community notification and public meeting
Contacted by Eric Wenzel from Scott Edwards Architecture
Meeting scheduled for Mon April 13th, 5pm - online only
Zoom link: https://seallp.zoom.us/j/89260344302
password: pod28
City auditor report on short term rentals
https://www.portland.gov/auditor/ombudsman/news/2026/3/4/accessory-short-term-rentals-changes-city-rules-and-enforcement?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
Recommended reducing first-offense fines
Criticized complaint-based enforcement vs. proactive city-led enforcement
14th and Burnside apartment development canceled
https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2026/03/developer-nixes-planned-apartments-on-empty-east-burnside-lot.html
Developer quoted "high interest rates and lender demands"
Historic Resources Review approved for Flatworks affordable housing
https://www.portland.gov/ppd/zoning-land-use/documents/notice-land-use-decision-lu-26-003871-hrm/download
240 SE Grand Ave
Transportation update
Significant reduction in traffic deaths in 2025
https://www.portland.gov/transportation/news/2026/3/5/news-release-traffic-deaths-decline-second-consecutive-year-38-percent
38% below five-year average
Most of reduction came in D1 - East Portland, with 56% reduction
39 deaths, still far from Vision Zero
Local transportation funding
Based on feedback from townhalls, Councilor Clark will present a proposal to council to introduce a Transportation Utility Fee ($12/household) and Street Damage Restoration Fee ($10.30/sq ft) (charged to utilities and contractors who dig up streets)
Land Use update
SE Uplift - Land Use committee
Next meeting - Monday March 16th - 7-9pm - Online or 3534 SE Main St.
Presentation on BPS's Housing Bonus Alignment Project
Restructure incentive to encourage affordable, accessible, and multi-bedroom units
https://www.portland.gov/bps/planning/housing-bonus-alignment
Central Eastside Viaduct Lighting
https://centraleastside.biz/news/ce-viaductlighting
Includes Burnside skatepark
Home sharing pilot
https://www.portland.gov/phb/news/2026/2/24/city-portland-launches-home-sharing-pilot-program
12 months
Offering one-time grants for renting out rooms in your home
$1000 for first room, $500 for second
Maximum rent, $200/week, $800/month
28th Food Cart Pod - planned mural on 28th streetfront
Mural instead of otherwise required groundfloor windows on new proposed bathroom structure
Original Art Murals are permitted via Title 4 - which requires community notification and public meeting
Contacted by Eric Wenzel from Scott Edwards Architecture
Meeting scheduled for Mon April 13th, 5pm - online only
Zoom link: https://seallp.zoom.us/j/89260344302
password: pod28
City auditor report on short term rentals
https://www.portland.gov/auditor/ombudsman/news/2026/3/4/accessory-short-term-rentals-changes-city-rules-and-enforcement?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
Recommended reducing first-offense fines
Criticized complaint-based enforcement vs. proactive city-led enforcement
14th and Burnside apartment development canceled
https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2026/03/developer-nixes-planned-apartments-on-empty-east-burnside-lot.html
Developer quoted "high interest rates and lender demands"
Historic Resources Review approved for Flatworks affordable housing
https://www.portland.gov/ppd/zoning-land-use/documents/notice-land-use-decision-lu-26-003871-hrm/download
240 SE Grand Ave
Transportation update
Significant reduction in traffic deaths in 2025
https://www.portland.gov/transportation/news/2026/3/5/news-release-traffic-deaths-decline-second-consecutive-year-38-percent
38% below five-year average
Most of reduction came in D1 - East Portland, with 56% reduction
39 deaths, still far from Vision Zero
Local transportation funding
Based on feedback from townhalls, Councilor Clark will present a proposal to council to introduce a Transportation Utility Fee ($12/household) and Street Damage Restoration Fee ($10.30/sq ft) (charged to utilities and contractors who dig up streets)
02/2026 — Land Use & Transportation Update
Transportation
Dangerous exposed tracks at SE Salmon between Grand and MLK
PBOT investigating issue. Exploring removal of tracks but outside the scope of existing Salmon greenway retrofit (which currently mostly entails adding a few speed bumps and signs)
Trimet service cuts
Full removal of Line 19 - Glisan
The only line within a quarter mile of Providence Medical Center
Possibly the only example of a major urban medical center losing it's only transit access
PBOT transportation funding
Reduced funding and increased costs in the last decade, especially since the pandemic because of less gas tax revenue, significantly less parking revenue, and inflation
Gets little to no money from general fund
City staff wrote a report outlining the potential options to address the crisis
Street damage restoration fee (i.e. utilities)
Food delivery fee
Retail delivery fee
Transportation utility fee (Austin, Denver)
District 3 open house - Wed Feb 25 - 6:30-8:30pm - Atkinson Elementary School (5800 Division)
OR online open house
https://www.portland.gov/transportation/budget/local-transportation-funding-online-open-house?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
Land Use
No SEUL Land Use meeting this month - next is March 16th
Central Eastside TIF district
Disbanded? - no revenue due to reduced tax assessments
Central City Code Amendments Project - seeking input before tomorrow Friday 2/13
https://efiles.portlandoregon.gov/recordhtml/17626613/
applies to Central City Plan District - in our neighborhood west of 12th
Honestly, very minor
Applying mixed used instead of industrial along 6 blocks on north side NE Couch, and 4 blocks along the southside of SE Belmont
In Central Eastside industrial zone, allow 20,000 SF retail rather than 5,000 SF per site - more flexible use and street activation
Allow light industrial (shoe making, apparel, 3d printing, etc.) and warehouse (micro-delivery hubs such as B-Line) in CX zone
Amend eco-roof provision to allow solar panels to count
Bonus FAR allowance for units that have 2 or more bedrooms to boost family housing
Allow parking on lots under freeways
Allowing hourly and daily parking in parking lots in the Central Eastside
Simplify food cart regs, stop treating them as vehicles, allow them in more areas (anywhere retail sales are allowed rather than just parking spaces)
Design Review - 2/6 - 119 SE 28th
Comment deadline - Feb 27
Food cart pod on 28th is doing significant upgrades
Indoor restrooms + roof deck + covered seating area + retaining the fire pit
Reason for design review - restroom building won't have street-facing windows which are typically required
Will paint murals on three sides of building instead of the windows
https://www.portland.gov/ppd/zoning-land-use/documents/notice-land-use-proposal-lu-26-004097-dzm/download
Historic Resource Review - 2/2 - 240 SE Grand Ave
Flatworks affordable housing building that previously went through optional pre-design review a few months ago
143 units
Need review because it's within the Grand Avenue Historic District
https://www.portland.gov/ppd/zoning-land-use/documents/notice-land-use-proposal-lu-26-003871-hrm/download
Events
Fifth Annual Qing Ming Festival
Saturday April 4th, 11am-1pm @ Lone Fir Cemetery
Landmark gathering - kickoff of construction of the Chinese Memorial at Block 14 Link to register - https://forms.gle/1ojjo9CebDtNbziR8
Kernside Street Fair
Saturday June 20th? confirm with Kernside Business Association
Looking for volunteers and businesses who want to participate
Transportation
Dangerous exposed tracks at SE Salmon between Grand and MLK
PBOT investigating issue. Exploring removal of tracks but outside the scope of existing Salmon greenway retrofit (which currently mostly entails adding a few speed bumps and signs)
Trimet service cuts
Full removal of Line 19 - Glisan
The only line within a quarter mile of Providence Medical Center
Possibly the only example of a major urban medical center losing it's only transit access
PBOT transportation funding
Reduced funding and increased costs in the last decade, especially since the pandemic because of less gas tax revenue, significantly less parking revenue, and inflation
Gets little to no money from general fund
City staff wrote a report outlining the potential options to address the crisis
Street damage restoration fee (i.e. utilities)
Food delivery fee
Retail delivery fee
Transportation utility fee (Austin, Denver)
District 3 open house - Wed Feb 25 - 6:30-8:30pm - Atkinson Elementary School (5800 Division)
OR online open house
https://www.portland.gov/transportation/budget/local-transportation-funding-online-open-house?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
Land Use
No SEUL Land Use meeting this month - next is March 16th
Central Eastside TIF district
Disbanded? - no revenue due to reduced tax assessments
Central City Code Amendments Project - seeking input before tomorrow Friday 2/13
https://efiles.portlandoregon.gov/recordhtml/17626613/
applies to Central City Plan District - in our neighborhood west of 12th
Honestly, very minor
Applying mixed used instead of industrial along 6 blocks on north side NE Couch, and 4 blocks along the southside of SE Belmont
In Central Eastside industrial zone, allow 20,000 SF retail rather than 5,000 SF per site - more flexible use and street activation
Allow light industrial (shoe making, apparel, 3d printing, etc.) and warehouse (micro-delivery hubs such as B-Line) in CX zone
Amend eco-roof provision to allow solar panels to count
Bonus FAR allowance for units that have 2 or more bedrooms to boost family housing
Allow parking on lots under freeways
Allowing hourly and daily parking in parking lots in the Central Eastside
Simplify food cart regs, stop treating them as vehicles, allow them in more areas (anywhere retail sales are allowed rather than just parking spaces)
Design Review - 2/6 - 119 SE 28th
Comment deadline - Feb 27
Food cart pod on 28th is doing significant upgrades
Indoor restrooms + roof deck + covered seating area + retaining the fire pit
Reason for design review - restroom building won't have street-facing windows which are typically required
Will paint murals on three sides of building instead of the windows
https://www.portland.gov/ppd/zoning-land-use/documents/notice-land-use-proposal-lu-26-004097-dzm/download
Historic Resource Review - 2/2 - 240 SE Grand Ave
Flatworks affordable housing building that previously went through optional pre-design review a few months ago
143 units
Need review because it's within the Grand Avenue Historic District
https://www.portland.gov/ppd/zoning-land-use/documents/notice-land-use-proposal-lu-26-003871-hrm/download
Events
Fifth Annual Qing Ming Festival
Saturday April 4th, 11am-1pm @ Lone Fir Cemetery
Landmark gathering - kickoff of construction of the Chinese Memorial at Block 14 Link to register - https://forms.gle/1ojjo9CebDtNbziR8
Kernside Street Fair
Saturday June 20th? confirm with Kernside Business Association
Looking for volunteers and businesses who want to participate