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No administrative appeals to be considered during weeks of Thanksgiving, Christmas 2023
This affects building, electrical, mechanical and plumbing code appeals.
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No administrative appeals to be considered on Wednesday, July 5
There will not be a weekly Administrative Appeals Board meeting held during the week of July 3, 2023.
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Portland welcomes its new Building Official
The Bureau of Development Services announces the selection of Matt Rozzell as the City of Portland’s new Building Official, beginning Thursday, Dec. 22.
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No administrative appeals considered during week after Thanksgiving, Christmas 2022
There will not be a weekly Administrative Appeals Board meeting held during the weeks of November 28 and December 26, 2022.
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Oregon’s building officials honor two Portland building safety leaders
Terry Whitehill and Jeff Gauba are recognized by the Oregon Building Officials Association for their leadership and innovation in promoting safe structures.
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Fees for building code appeals to increase July 1, 2022
To help cover the costs of intake, review and approval of building code appeals, and due to the increased complexity of processing appeals (building, mechanical, plumbing, electrical and floating structures), the application fees for appeals were increased by the Portland City Council.
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Help review and advise on building code decisions; apply by Oct. 29
The City of Portland seeks two people to each serve a three-year term on the Building Code Board of Appeals. Persons of color are encouraged to apply. Applications are due no later than Friday, Oct. 29.
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No administrative appeals considered during week after Thanksgiving, Christmas 2021
There will not be a Weekly Administrative Appeals meeting during the weeks of November 29 and December 27, 2021.
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Building Code Appeals
We want you to be aware of the building (plumbing, mechanical, electrical, and floating structures) code appeal process.
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