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Washington County, Oregon Building Department and Permits

Washington 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 2026-08-05
Verified fields
Building services
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Building Services
washingtoncountyor.gov ↗
Permit records and reports
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Permit records and reports
The county-level public permit record search.
washingtoncountyor.gov ↗
Building codes
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Building codes
washingtoncountyor.gov ↗
Permit authority
authority
Washington County Building Services, Department of Land Use and Transportation
full service for
unincorporated Washington County, Banks, Gaston, North Plains
electrical only for
Cornelius, Durham, Forest Grove, Sherwood, Tualatin
plumbing for
Banks, Gaston, North Plains
cities running their own
Hillsboro, Beaverton, Tigard, Tualatin, Forest Grove, Sherwood
lbdd corroboration
State directory lists "Washington County", building official Derrick Moon Washington County, phone 503-846-3470.
The service-area breakdown rests on a COUNTY RECRUITMENT BULLETIN, not a policy page. The public Building Services pages do not state it anywhere, checked via two routes. RECOMMEND A CONFIRMING PHONE CALL to 503-846-3470 before publishing the city list as definitive. The Accela portal carries a live banner that Building Services, Current Planning and Code Compliance have reduced staffing due to revenue shortfalls. Relevant to turnaround expectations.
washingtoncountyor.gov ↗
Contact
physical
Charles D. Cameron Public Services Building, 155 N First Ave Suite 350, 3rd floor, Hillsboro OR 97124
mailing
Washington County LUT, Building Department, 155 N First Ave MS12, Hillsboro OR 97124
phone
503-846-3470
inspections
503-846-3699
email
[email protected]
fax
503-846-3993 general; 503-846-8111 commercial plans examiners
washingtoncountyor.gov ↗
Lbdd directory
bcd administered
No
jurisdictions serving this county
Cornelius, Durham, Forest Grove, King City, Portland, Sherwood, Tigard, Tualatin, Washington County
jurisdiction count
9
This county runs its own building department, listed under its own name with no BCD suffix.
oregon.gov ↗

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 Washington County must hold a live state certification. Verify an inspector before the report is ordered, not after.

Cities in this county with a filed record
BeavertonHillsboro
Neighboring counties in Portland metro
Clackamas CountyColumbia CountyMultnomah County