Regular Lobby / In-person Service Hours
8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Closed to in-person services Friday. Most of our services are available remotely - online, by phone or via U.S. Mail - 24 hours/day, seven days a week. See Office Locations and Business Hours.
Please note, we will open late to in-person services at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, December 17, 2025.
We will be closed for in-person services Dec. 24-26, 2025, and Jan. 1-2, 2026. Online and phone services and in-person appointments will continue, and staff will be working in the office.
Search for permits, schedule inspections, get inspection results, pay fees, submit code complaints and more
Use our online portal to apply for some permits, pay fees and submit project-related plans and documents.
We accept all plan review submittals through Electronic Plan Review/ ProjectDox. Find applications/forms, instructions and inspections.
Use IVR to schedule inspections, get inspection results, retrieve voice mails from inspectors, cancel inspections and more!
Schedule, cancel or reschedule an inspection or get inspection results using your cell phone's text messaging app.
Learn about Engineering structural design criteria and residential prescriptive design (non-engineered) design criteria
Washington County (as per ORS Chapter 455 and 478 and the Home Rule Charter) regulates nuisances, construction, abatement of nuisances and administration of standards, including enforcing the State of Oregon Building Code.
The Washington County Code applies to construction, alteration, moving, demolition, repair, maintenance and work related to buildings/structures, except those located in a street, alley or parcel open to the outside air leading to a street or open to public use (public way).