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Eastern Oregon

Union County

Union 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

The adoption rule provides that if a city does not administer a building inspection program but the county does, R327 application for the city would be determined at county level. In Union County the INVERSE applies: R327 authority sits with the CITY OF LA GRANDE, not the county.

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Permit authority
authority
CITY OF LA GRANDE, serving the entire county
lbdd corroboration
State directory lists "Union County", building official Joe Sloan, phone 541-962-1360.
Two independent confirmations: Union County Planning directs building permit applications to the City of La Grande Building Division, and Oregon ePermitting states verbatim that La Grande also provides services for Union County.
Contact
building
City of La Grande, 1000 Adams Avenue, La Grande OR 97850, 541-962-1360, Building Official 541-963-1225, inspections 541-962-1317
planning
Union County Planning, 1001 Fourth Street Suite C, La Grande OR 97850, 541-963-1014, Inga Williams Director [email protected]
Design criteria
warning
Do NOT substitute the statewide 36 psf and 25 psf ORSC floors and present them as La Grande or Union County values. They are state code defaults.
UNDETERMINED, a genuine absence established through five routes with no 403 blocks. No criteria sheet exists. Do NOT substitute the statewide 36 psf and 25 psf ORSC floors and present them as La Grande or Union County values. They are state code defaults.
Joint building department
planning dept
Union County Planning Department, 1001 Fourth Street Suite C, La Grande OR 97850. Phone 541-963-1014.
consequence
A structural permit record for unincorporated Union County sits with a CITY department, not the county. Searching county records alone will miss it.
Lbdd directory
bcd administered
No
jurisdictions serving this county
La Grande, Union County
jurisdiction count
2
This county runs its own building department, listed under its own name with no BCD suffix.
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