The City of Portland has been struggling for several years to find a permanent location for the Right 2 Dream Too (“R2DToo”) tent camp, currently located at the corner of NW 4th and Burnside. An August 30, 2016, decision by the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals (“LUBA”) effectively blocks the latest solution.

The City had proposed moving R2Dtoo to a city-owned property in the Central Eastside industrial area zoned IGI and within a designated industrial sanctuary. The IGI zone generally prohibits residential uses, including group living, and expressly prohibits “mass shelters” and short-term housing.