Overwhelming Neighborhood Support For Laurelhurst Historic District
The LNA has published the results of our neighborhood's Declarations of support for or opposition to the Historic District effort. Update June 19, Results of Declaration of Support or Opposition Earlier this year, the LNA asked Laurelhurst residents and property owners to declare if they supported or opposed our neighborhood becoming a Historic District. Declaration forms were included in the May newsletter delivered to every address in the neighborhood, distributed at the
What Portlanders Are Saying About HB2007
What is HB2007? HB2007 is a bill in the Oregon Legislature that would override local zoning and historic protection regulations. It will eliminate demolition protections in every National Register Historic Districts, force every Oregon city and community to permit duplexes in every single-family house zoned neighborhood, and exempt all residential projects from local cities’ discretionary design review (unless in downtown Portland or Gateway.) The bill is sponsored by Portla
