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Residential Permits and Inspections

Program

Community and Economic Development

Find out if you need permits for your home improvement project. Get residential permitting application requirements for one and two-family homes. Apply for building permits online.

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Do you need a permit for your home project?

Common home projects

Free 15-minute appointments for permit, code, and zoning questions

Start Guide: How to get a building permit

How to fill out a building permit application form

Drawing a site plan

Apply for permits

Check permit status

Middle Housing Land Divisions

Checksheet: Prepare and submit corrections electronically

Today's Residential Inspections Schedule

Residential Inspections: The Start-to-Finish Guide

Schedule an Inspection

Find public records with Permitting & Development

Erosion Control

Construction Noise and Regulations

FIR: Field Issuance Remodel Program

Check Permit Timelines

Contact

General Inquiries

Portland Permitting & Development

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503-823-7300The phone is answered Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please leave a message if you call outside of those hours.

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Residential Inspections

Permitting & Development

PPDinspections@portlandoregon.gov

503-823-7388Monday through Friday from 8:15 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.

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503-823-7693

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Solar Energy Development

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Zoning and Land Use

News

Extra erosion control measures are required starting in October

The rainy season is coming. For seven months, greater care must be taken to ensure dirt and sediments don’t leave construction sites that involve ground-disturbing activity.

Updated September 11, 2026 9:30 am News article

New residential codes expected to take effect Oct. 1

Learn more about phase-in periods and deadlines for submitting permit requests under previous code editions.

September 9, 2026 4:00 pm News article

Learn more about using salvaged lumber in residential construction projects

The City of Portland now accepts salvaged lumber in good condition for use in new residential and accessory structures.

June 16, 2026 11:45 am News article

Past meetings and hearings

Lunch and Learn Session: Proposed updates to City floodplain development regulations

July 13, 2023

More meetings and hearings

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