The Wallowa Mountains rising above dry foothills in eastern Oregon
Wallowa Mountains · Marc Shandro · CC BY 2.0
Eastern Oregon

Malheur County

Malheur 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

Because Ontario runs its own building department, Ontario and the county could adopt independently.

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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.
County coverage includes Nyssa, Adrian, Juntura, Ironside, Jamieson, Westfall, Harper, Arock, Annex and Brogan. The county site further indicates Ontario has limited plumbing and electrical inspection coverage from the county, so the split may not be clean. Exact division in Ontario is UNDETERMINED.
malheurco.org ↗
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
malheurco.org ↗
Lbdd directory
bcd administered
No
jurisdictions serving this county
Malheur County, Ontario
jurisdiction count
2
This county runs its own building department, listed under its own name with no BCD suffix.
oregon.gov ↗