Eastern Oregon
Malheur County, Oregon Building Department and Permits
Malheur County, Oregon building department and permit records in one place. See the issuing agency, the search portal, and what the record can miss.
Wildfire code, section R327
No adoption record found checked 2026-08-06
Because Ontario runs its own building department, Ontario and the county could adopt independently.
Verified fields
Permit authority
- authority
- Malheur County, established 2019, EXCEPT the City of Ontario which runs its own
- lbdd corroboration
- State directory lists "Malheur County", building official Adele Schaffeld, phone 541-372-5460.
Contact
- current
- 316 NE Goodfellow St Ste 1, Ontario OR 97914, 541-372-5460, fax 541-372-5465, [email protected]
- planning
- Planning and Zoning, 251 B St West #12, Vale OR 97918, 541-473-5185, Director Kelsie Haueter
Lbdd directory
- bcd administered
- No
- jurisdictions serving this county
- Malheur County, Ontario
- jurisdiction count
- 2
The record is half the picture
A permit search shows what was filed, not what was built. The gap between the two is what a general home inspection exists to find.
Anyone inspecting in Malheur County must hold a live state certification. Verify an inspector before the report is ordered, not after.
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