How to apply

Building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing and renewable energy permits are applied for online, and plans are submitted directly through the online permit system. Plan review questions go to a submissions coordinator at 503-618-2845. In-person permit services are at City Hall, Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.

New homes, additions and remodels

Residential submittals use the City's new construction checklist and an erosion prevention and sediment control plan. Additions and remodels with plumbing work also use the plumbing checklist.

Middle housing

Gresham's Development Code lists duplexes, triplexes, quadplexes, townhouses and cottage clusters as permitted in all seven residential districts: LDR-5, LDR-7, TR, TLDR, MDR-12, MDR-24 and OFR. Only one cottage cluster is allowed per parent parcel. Triplexes, quadplexes, townhouses and cottage clusters also need public water and wastewater, street access that meets emergency vehicle standards, and adequate stormwater facilities.

Land use and pre-application

Planning projects use a pre-application conference form, with separate versions for sites in and out of a design district. Confirm which applies before the conference request goes in.

Inspections

Inspections run daily from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm. A request submitted before midnight is scheduled for the next day.

Tips from SASHKOV

• Check the design district status first. It decides which pre-application form and which standards apply.

• On a triplex or larger, confirm water, sewer, emergency access and stormwater before design starts, not after the first review.

• Change of use projects in existing houses, such as residential care homes, need building code and land use answers together. Start with both.

Where to apply

Permitting authority: Building Permits and Inspections, Gresham City Hall, 1333 NW Eastman Parkway. Online submittals: Gresham online permit portal.