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Multnomah County

Multnomah County, Oregon: which agency issues building permits, where the records live, and wildfire code adoption status.

Wildfire code, section R327
No adoption record found checked 2026-08-05
Verified fields
Permit authority
authority
NONE. Multnomah County does not run a building inspection program in any trade.
lbdd corroboration
State directory lists "Multnomah County", building official Sean Blaire Multnomah County, phone 503-618-2832.
multco.us ↗
Septic exception
finding
Septic is the notable exception and it is ALSO contracted out.
portland.gov ↗
Contact
department
Multnomah County Land Use Planning Division, Department of Community Services
office
1600 SE 190th Ave, Portland OR 97233, a SEPARATE office from DCS headquarters
phone
503-988-3043
email
[email protected]
hours
By appointment only Tue, Wed, Thu via Calendly. Walk-in Tue and Thu 13:00-16:00. No SMS.
dcs hq not land use
501 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland OR 97214, 503-988-5000
multco.us ↗
Design criteria
county publishes
NOTHING, because the county has no building program. Use the authority having jurisdiction.
portland.gov ↗
Lbdd directory
bcd administered
No
jurisdictions serving this county
Beaverton, Fairview, Gresham, Hillsboro, Multnomah County, Portland, Troutdale, Wood Village
jurisdiction count
8
This county runs its own building department, listed under its own name with no BCD suffix.
oregon.gov ↗
Cities in this county with a filed record
GreshamPortland