Portland metro

Home inspection in Portland

Home inspection in Portland, Oregon: which agency issues permits, how far the records go back, wildfire code status and local conditions.

Wildfire code, section R327
No adoption record found checked 2026-08-05
Verified fields
Building department
name
Portland Permitting & Development (PP&D)
Portlandmaps permit search
label
PortlandMaps permit search
Primary public permit record search.
Pp d public records
label
PP&D public records
Check permit status
label
Check permit status
Sewer records
All sewer records are online via PortlandMaps. Under Sewer & Environmental, then Utilities, then Sewer Assets, for as-builts, sewer assets and service requests. Sewer connection records are plumbing permits, searchable by address.
Oil tank records
Portland Fire & Rescue issues permits for installation and removal of residential heating oil storage tanks. Those records come via a public records request to Portland Fire & Rescue under the Public Safety service area. PortlandMaps separately shows Underground Storage Tanks for properties inside the historical city limits.
Housing stock
vintage
ACS 2020-2024 5-Year
census fips
4159000
median year built
1966
total units
307719
pre 1940 pct
26.8
pre 1970 pct
53.3
Snow load region
region
Willamette Valley
ground snow adjustment psf per ft
0.04
means
Ground snow load rises by this many psf for each foot of elevation gain within this region.
Region and factor only. This is NOT a finished ground snow load for an address; that needs the region base load and the site elevation.