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Find out how to get a simple bathroom permit in the City of Portland. Get a bathroom permit without drawing plans. Learn more about how to apply and start a simple bathroom permit application.
Apply for a site development permit. You need a site development permit for clearing, grading, groundwork for new subdivisions, landslide repair, private streets and tree cutting. Learn more about site development permits, what you need for a completed application, get forms and apply online.
The Small Business Empowerment Program assists Black, Indigenous, people of color business owners and business owners with disabilities recognized by the ADA who have experienced barriers in the review process.  
Find out where smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms need to be installed in homes in the City of Portland.
Get information on how to schedule a solar inspection, how to prepare, and what to expect.

Solar Permits

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Apply for solar permits online using DevHub. Learn about solar permitting, application types, submittal requirements and fees to install solar panels and solar water heating systems in residential and commercial buildings.

Special Inspections

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Information about special inspections required for your permit. Learn more about special inspectors and find out how email your special inspection forms and special inspections summary reports to BDS.
Read about stairs remodel permit requirements in the City of Portland and when you need a permit for a stairway. Get the building permit application. Read about building permits and spiral stairs, new stairs projects, winder stairs, handrails, guardrails permits and more. Also called Brochure #8.
Learn more about what is needed to start or expand a child care, day care, preschool, early childhood education, nursery school or related business in a home.
Learn more about what is needed to start or expand a preschool or nursery school in a commercial building.
Get information about structural engineering and design requirements for new and existing commercial buildings and projects in the City of Portland. Find information about phased seismic agreements, updated seismic cost triggers for URM buildings and seismic evaluations.
Get information about structural engineering and miscellaneous structures.
Get information about structural and engineering requirements for one and two-family residential projects in the City of Portland.
Structural engineering plan review staff review structural aspects of permit applications related to the design, detail and analysis of structural elements to resist gravity/vertical loads, lateral and other environmental loads in conformance with Oregon building codes and City Code, Title 24.
SEAO is a volunteer professional organization whose primary purpose is education, providing a forum for structural engineers in Oregon to interact and improve their technical knowledge and professional skills.
An overview of submitting plans online through the Single PDF Process on DevHub. All drawing plans must be together in a single PDF file. The application, calculations, and other documents required for your permit application must be uploaded as separate PDF files.
Learn more about electronic plan review (PDX ePlans). Find out how to apply for permits online and what to include with your permit application. Includes helpful videos about how to sign in and upload drawings and documents and how to name files. Get checklists and general info about ePlans.
This handout describes the information needed when applying for a permit to increase the floor area (“envelope”) of an existing one or two-family dwelling in the City of Portland.
This handout explains permit requirements to convert an attic, basement or garage of a one or two-family dwelling to livable space in the City of Portland. read about requirements before you remodel an attic, update a basement or do a garage conversion.
This handout describes information required when applying for a permit for new construction, additions, alterations with exterior work or structural changes in the City of Portland.
System development charges help offset the project impacts on the City’s storm and sanitary sewer systems, parks and recreation facilities, water and street systems. Read about charges for new development, additions and changes of use. Also called community impact fees and traffic impact fees.
Visit their website to learn more about this community-based organization focused on helping make the world around us a better, happier place. They organize weekly business networking events, exciting community-building events, and provide scholarships for the leaders of tomorrow.
Find today's inspection schedule. Get information about today's scheduled residential inspections. Learn more about home inspections scheduled for today and get in touch with residential inspectors.
Get all trade permit applications and signs forms here. Find electrical, plumbing and mechanical applications and forms. Get translated trade permit applications.
Get the building permit application and the electrical, mechanical and plumbing permit applications translated into Spanish, Chinese, Russian, and Vietnamese languages. Find all translated applications from Development Services.