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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).
Search for permits, schedule inspections, get inspection results, pay fees, submit code complaints and more
Learn about Engineering structural design criteria and residential prescriptive design (non-engineered) design criteria
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.
