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Southern Oregon

Josephine County

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

Wildfire code, section R327
Not adopted checked 2026-08-06

Local ordinance action can lag state notification, so residual uncertainty remains. Legistar and Granicus agenda platforms were NOT searched, so this is not proof no agenda item ever existed.

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Permit authority
authority
Josephine County Community Development, Building Safety Division
trades
Building and structural, Mechanical, Plumbing, Electrical, Manufactured dwelling, Environmental and on-site septic, Zoning and site development
Permit search
system
SmartGov Community, Josephine County Public Portal
account required
Yes
Design criteria
code basis
2023 ORSC / 2021 IRC residential; 2022 OSSC / 2024 IBC commercial
Lbdd directory
bcd administered
No
jurisdictions serving this county
Grants Pass, Josephine County
jurisdiction count
2
This county runs its own building department, listed under its own name with no BCD suffix.
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Cities in this county with a filed record