Digital permit application gateway
Start with the issuing authority’s own submission lane. A complete application package, accurate valuation, and accessible inspection path are the fastest route through statutory plan review.
Recommended first click
Use the official digital gateway to submit plans, monitor review comments, pay required charges, and request inspections when the permit is issued. If the link is unavailable, use the agency website or phone number on the administrative profile to confirm the current lane.
Typical review lane
N/A. Clatsop County publishes the permit process and fees but no standard 2026 plan-review turnaround; timing depends on project scope and review requirements.
Treat this as a planning signal, not a guaranteed approval date. Completeness, corrections, resubmittals, and agency workload control the actual clock.
Verify the parcel is inside this agency’s service area and note whether a city, state, fire marshal, septic authority, or utility district also has approval authority.
Prepare legible plans, site information, project valuation, ownership authorization, contractor information, and any energy, floodplain, zoning, or utility documentation the issuing office requires.
Keep the permit number, approved plan set, correction comments, fee receipts, and inspection results together. Those records establish the compliance trail for the next trade.
Application documents
Before submission, call 503-338-3697; inspection request line 503-338-3698 if the project involves a change of occupancy, structural alteration, accessory structure, demolition, or work near a regulated environmental feature.
Source trail
Use these direct agency or licensing links to confirm current instructions before you file, pay, or schedule work. External pages control if their information differs from this directory.
Project questions
Clatsop County Community Development Department, Building Codes Division is the identified county-level authority for this profile. Confirm that the property is in its service area before filing.
Begin with the online permit gateway listed in the application guide. If the portal does not recognize the address or project type, contact 503-338-3697; inspection request line 503-338-3698.
N/A. Clatsop County publishes the permit process and fees but no standard 2026 plan-review turnaround; timing depends on project scope and review requirements.
Schedule through Oregon ePermitting, email buildingdivision@clatsopcounty.gov, or call 503-338-3698. Email and inspection-line requests are retrieved and processed at 7:00 AM each morning; provide permit number, job-site address, inspection type, and callback information. Projects without an issued permit are not scheduled. Building Official questions: 503-338-3697.
Current Clatsop County codes in effect include the 2023 Oregon Residential Specialty Code based on the 2021 IRC (mandatory April 1, 2024); 2025 Oregon Structural Specialty Code, mandatory April 1, 2026; 2023 Oregon Electrical Specialty Code based on the 2023 NEC; 2023 Oregon Plumbing Specialty Code; 2025 Oregon Mechanical Specialty Code; 2025 Oregon Energy Efficiency Specialty Code based on ASHRAE 90.1-2022; and the applicable manufactured-dwelling installation/park codes. County Title 15 incorporates the Oregon specialty codes. A structural permit is generally required for new or enlarged buildings, remodeled habitable space, new or widened openings, moved/added walls, full roof replacement with new sheathing, stairs, decks over 30 inches above grade, fences over 7 feet, and detached carports/garages/sheds over 200 square feet. Minor plumbing repairs to existing accessible fixtures and related attachments by the property owner are exempt; emergency concealed-piping repairs or replacement are exempt when new piping does not exceed 5 feet. An owner-occupant may replace defective electrical devices as maintenance, and qualifying agricultural structures may use the county's agricultural-exempt certificate. Other zoning, land-use, or trade approvals may still apply.
What makes an application complete
Before you click submit, make sure the drawings agree with the site plan, project description, valuation, ownership authorization, and contractor information. If the work changes structure, occupancy, drainage, fire protection, energy performance, or utility demand, describe that scope plainly. Ambiguous narratives create correction cycles and delay the field schedule.
Save the confirmation number, payment receipt, uploaded plan set, and every correction comment. Those records are the backbone of a defensible compliance file when multiple trades or agencies share responsibility.
Submission quality check
Site: address, parcel, access, setbacks, and existing conditions are consistent.
Scope: structural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, fire, and energy work is identified.
Closeout: inspection contacts and the final approval path are understood before work begins.