The Wallowa Mountains rising above dry foothills in eastern Oregon
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Eastern Oregon

Sherman County

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

Wildfire code, section R327
Cannot adopt locally checked 2026-08-06

No local building department. The state Building Codes Division administers the building program here, so the county cannot adopt Section R327 locally. Only municipalities that administer a building inspection program may adopt it.

Verified fields
Permit authority
authority
Oregon BCD, TEMPORARY, via the Pendleton field office
field office
BCD Pendleton Field Office, 800 SE Emigrant Ave Suite 360, Pendleton OR 97801, 541-276-7814, hours 08:00-12:00 and 13:00-16:00
lbdd record
Sherman County - BCD, building official Blaine Curry, phone 541-276-7814 (, 800 SE Emigrant Ave., Ste. 360 Pendleton, OR 97801.
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Contact
lbdd record
Sherman 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.
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Lbdd directory
bcd administered
Yes
bcd entry
Sherman County - BCD
jurisdictions serving this county
Sherman County - BCD, BCD services in Sherman County
jurisdiction count
2
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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