Mark D. Whitlow - Lawyer in Portland, OR

Mark Whitlow is a land use attorney whose practice focuses on major port,

industrial and energy facility projects. Mark's recent energy facility

development work includes land use permitting for liquefied natural gas (LNG)

and coal terminals on the Oregon coast.

He also has significant

experience in transportation law and highway access permitting, as well as

liquor licensing. Mark is also a frequent spokesperson for the shopping center

industry, and has represented real estate industry viewpoints in the following

legislative enactments:

Land Conservation Development Commission (LCDC) (amendment to

Oregons Transportation Planning Rule (TPR), 1995, 1998, 2005, 2011)

Metro (amendment to Regional Urban Growth Goals and Objectives, 1996,

adoption of Urban Growth Management Function Plan, 1997)

Oregon Transportation Commission (OTC) (adoption of 1999

Oregon Highway Plan, and related Division 51 Highway Access Permitting Rules,

1999, related amendments 2004, 2007 and 2011)

SB264 in 2010, SB1024 in 2011,

and SB408 in 2013, amending ORS 374.310 and ORS

374.312, regarding highway access management