City Code 3.96 is what enables the Neighborhood Association model. It creates the structures within the City of Portland to support the work all of us do to help our neighborhood become an even better place to be.

Unfortunately, the neighborhood associations were not notified of the intent to change the code, were not made aware of the formation of the code change committee, and have not been included in the process to modify the code. The Brentwood-Darlington Neighborhood Association recently published a letter stating their position, which you can read here. You can also find coverage from The Oregonian in the article, Neighborhood associations agonize as Portland moves to purge them from code, and from the Portland Mercury in the article, In Search of Equal Representation, Portland Looks Beyond Neighborhood Associations.

We recently received this in a newsletter from the Office of Community & Civic Life —

Committee 3.96 met on July 18th, 2019 for their 8th and final meeting. Please find the Committee recommendations here.

What are your thoughts about the updated Code Change language? Please share your comments with us through the community feedback form below.

Community Feedback Form

Thanks to your questions and feedback to date, we have developed these Frequently Asked Questions about Code Change. We look forward to expanding and honing these questions as we move forward with this process.

Finally, due to scheduling and logistic needs, the City Council session to discuss the proposed Code Change language has not yet been confirmed. Once it has been confirmed, we will update our website and share via Civic Life Updates. Thank you for your patience!

Thank you again for joining us on this journey.

Visit www.portlandoregon.gov/civic/codechange for more information on the project.

Fill out the Survey

You can read about the committee’s recommendations and fill out their Community Feedback survey at the link below —

Community Feedback Form