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New State Building Codes

The State of Oregon’s Building Codes Division (BCD) released new editions of the Oregon Residential Specialty Code, Oregon Electrical Specialty Code and the Oregon Plumbing Code. Any permits issued in 2018 must meet the new code requirements, which took effect on Jan. 1, 2018.

Updated January 19, 2018 4:12 pm News article

Clarifying the Demolition Inspections Enforcement Process

March 5, 2020 5:01 pm News article

Public Comments Requested on City's Proposed Rules Governing Private Capping of a Neighbor's Sewer Line

February 21, 2020 7:28 am News article

New Permitting Software Upgrade to Impact Service Availability in February

On February 10, 2020, the City of Portland will start using a new version of AMANDA, the software used to manage the permitting process. As we transition to upgraded AMANDA software, our services will be available according to the schedule below.

January 13, 2020 9:29 am News article