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Morrow County, Oregon Building Department and Permits

Morrow 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
Cannot adopt locally checked 2026-08-06

Operates no county building department. The state directory lists "Morrow County - BCD", so the Building Codes Division administers the unincorporated county. Only a municipality that operates a building department may adopt R327.

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Permit authority
authority
City of Boardman under contract, PLUS Oregon BCD for electrical only
lbdd record
Morrow County - BCD, building official Blaine Curry, phone 541-276-7814 (, 800 SE Emigrant Ave., Ste. 360 Pendleton, OR 97801.
CORRECTED. NOT BCD-administered as a whole. BCD verbatim: the division provides ONLY electrical permitting and inspection services for Morrow County. Structural, plumbing and mechanical are issued by the CITY OF BOARDMAN under contract. Morrow County own site: Morrow County contracts with the City of Boardman for building permits.
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Contact
planning
215 NE Main Ave, PO Box 40, IRRIGON OR 97844, 541-922-4624, [email protected]
building
City of Boardman, 200 City Center Circle, PO Box 229, Boardman OR 97818, 541-626-7011
lbdd record
Morrow County - BCD, building official Blaine Curry, phone 541-276-7814 (, 800 SE Emigrant Ave., Ste. 360 Pendleton, OR 97801.
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Bcd administration CONFIRMED
verdict
BCD-ADMINISTERED, confirmed from the state directory.
detail
Morrow County - BCD for the unincorporated county. Boardman and Irrigon run their own departments, both under building official Glenn McIntire.
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Lbdd directory
bcd administered
Yes
bcd entry
Morrow County - BCD
jurisdictions serving this county
Boardman, Irrigon, Morrow County - BCD, BCD services in Morrow County
jurisdiction count
4
NO county department is listed. The state Building Codes Division administers the unincorporated county, shown with a "- BCD" suffix.
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R327 eligibility
eligible to adopt
No
rule verbatim
Only a municipality that operates a building department may adopt Section R327 locally.
render as
Not eligible to adopt, because the county runs no building department. NEVER render this as a decision not to adopt.
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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 Morrow County must hold a live state certification. Verify an inspector before the report is ordered, not after.

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