Demolition/Development Survey
Questions
Beaumont-Wilshire Neighborhood
Association
July, 2014
House demolitions, replacements, and infill are increasing
trends in Portland neighborhoods. As a coalition of neighborhood associations
we seek your opinions about this trend. Please complete this short
questionnaire. We will let your coalition of neighborhood associations know the
results of this survey. THANK YOU.
1) Demolition of houses and replacement with new houses is a
good trend for our neighborhood. (Choose one answer.)
a. Strongly agree.
b. Agree.
c. Disagree.
d. Strongly disagree.
2) Demolition and
replacement of houses is GOOD for our neighborhood because: (Choose
none, some or all options).
a. Removes houses in disrepair.
b. Builds more energy efficient houses, though most replacement
houses are much larger.
c. Increases the value of houses in our neighborhood.
d. Creates jobs in our area.
e. Enlarges the property tax base for the City of Portland.
f.
Other (please
describe) ________________
3)
Demolition and replacement of houses is BAD
for our neighborhood because: (Choose none, some, or all options).
a.
Wastes energy
and material resources.
b.
Destroys good
buildings.
c.
Prices first
time buyers out of our neighborhood market.
d.
Destroys the
character of established neighborhoods.
e.
Demolition
process affects the health of immediate neighbors.
f.
Other (please
describe) _______________
4) Should there be any change in current City of Portland
policy/code regarding demolition and replacement of houses?
a.
Yes (See
question 5)
b.
No (Skip to
question 6)
5) If you agree that City of Portland policies should be
changed to limit house demolitions and replacements, what changes in City code
do you support? (Choose none, some, or all options).
a.
Automatic
120-day delay of all house demolitions.
b. Neighborhood notification of proposed demolitions and
replacements.
c. Neighborhood review of proposed demolitions and
replacements.
d. Establish new code regulations such as: increased set backs,
restrict height of new houses to correspond to surrounding houses, limit
footprint of new houses to correspond to the neighborhood.
e. Substantially increase landfill fees and permit costs to
economically discourage demolitions and replacements.
f.
Other (please
describe) _____________________
6) What area of the City do you live in?
a. North Portland
b. Northeast Portland
c. Southeast Portland
d. Northwest Portland
e. Southwest Portland
7) How long have you lived in your neighborhood?
a. More than 30 years
b. 20-30 years
c. 10-19 years
d. 5-9 years
e. 0-4 years
8.) Do you have any other comments about
demolition/development in
your neighborhood?