Clackamas County

Clackamas County, Oregon: which agency issues building permits, where the records live, and wildfire code adoption status.

Wildfire code, section R327

No adoption record found checked 2026-08-06

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Permit authority

authority: Clackamas County Building Codes Division, Department of Transportation and Development
staffing: 48 FTE plus 1 part-time regular and 1 part-time limited-term; 35 staff certified for inspection or plan review.
unincorporated: Issues ALL permits in unincorporated Clackamas County.
iga cities: Gladstone, Canby, Molalla, Barlow, Rivergrove, Johnson City
lbdd corroboration: State directory lists "Clackamas County", building official Matt Rozzell, phone 503-742-4240.

Contact

Electrical monopoly

practical takeaway: In Clackamas County, if you want the ELECTRICAL permit history on a house, anywhere, in any city, you go to the COUNTY, not the city.

Design criteria

seismic: Design Category D
frost: 12 inches below 2,500 ft; 18 inches from 2,500 to 4,000 ft; 24 inches above 4,000 ft
soil bearing psf: 1500
soil class: ML, inorganic silts and clayey silts. Coefficient of friction 0.25.
lateral soil loads: Active 45 psf per ft; at-rest 100 psf per ft
not published: site class, weathering, termite, ice barrier, flood hazard, air freezing index, mean annual temperature

Lbdd directory

bcd administered: No
jurisdictions serving this county: Canby, Clackamas County, Estacada, Happy Valley, Lake Oswego, Milwaukie, Molalla, Oregon City, Portland, Sandy, Tualatin, West Linn, Wilsonville
jurisdiction count: 13

This county runs its own building department, listed under its own name with no BCD suffix.