Rhododendron Deck Permit Set

Rhododendron, OR

Aerial view of the Clackamas River with rapids and a cobble island, upriver from Estacada, Oregon

Deck permit set delivered in five business days and carried through review.

A deck permit set for a rural Mount Hood corridor home, drawn to site-specific snow, wind and seismic criteria.

A deck permit set for a rural Mount Hood corridor home, drawn to site-specific snow, wind and seismic criteria.

Site & Location

Site & Location

A residential lot near Rhododendron in unincorporated Clackamas County, at about 1,600 feet on the Mount Hood corridor.

Challenge

Challenge

A general contractor needed a deck permit set on a site where design loads run well above the valley floor: a 79 psf ground snow load, a special wind region and Seismic Design Category D0 under the 2023 Oregon Residential Specialty Code.

Approach

Approach

Pulled the site-specific design criteria for the parcel under the 2023 ORSC Checked the set against the County's additions and alterations completeness checklist Prepared the site plan and deck framing drawings for County review Carried the set into the County's correction rounds for the contractor

Result

Result

Permit set delivered in five business days and carried through Clackamas County review to completion.

Project facts

Project facts

County

Clackamas County

Permit type

Residential building permit, deck

Scope

Permit set, design criteria research, correction response

SASHKOV status

Completed

Project stage

Complete

Engaged

Documents delivered

Business days to delivery

5

Submitted

Permit issued

Business days to issuance

29

Construction start

Completed

Frequently Asked Questions

I was told my farm building does not need a permit. Is that true?

It may be, and the exemption is narrower than most people are told. It generally covers storing farm equipment and produce or housing livestock, and it tends to end once there is human occupancy, retail sale, public access or employees working in the structure. An office or a restroom is usually enough to end it. We give you that answer in writing before the building goes up.

I was told my farm building does not need a permit. Is that true?

It may be, and the exemption is narrower than most people are told. It generally covers storing farm equipment and produce or housing livestock, and it tends to end once there is human occupancy, retail sale, public access or employees working in the structure. An office or a restroom is usually enough to end it. We give you that answer in writing before the building goes up.

We have a prototype set from corporate. Can you adapt it per site?

That is a large part of what we do. The prototype stays intact and the adaptation handles the site, the jurisdiction and whatever local provisions apply.

We have a prototype set from corporate. Can you adapt it per site?

That is a large part of what we do. The prototype stays intact and the adaptation handles the site, the jurisdiction and whatever local provisions apply.

Do you produce the permit drawings yourselves?

SASHKOV produces permit and construction documents in-house, to the US National CAD Standard, and brings in licensed engineers and architects where the jurisdiction or the building requires a stamp.

Do you produce the permit drawings yourselves?

SASHKOV produces permit and construction documents in-house, to the US National CAD Standard, and brings in licensed engineers and architects where the jurisdiction or the building requires a stamp.

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Where SASHKOV’s projects take shape across
Oregon & Washington

Where SASHKOV’s projects take
shape across Oregon & Washington

OREGON

Portland Metro

Multnomah County:

Beaverton

Hillsboro

Banks

Unincorporated Washington County

Milwaukie

Oak Grove

Estacada

Rhododendron Unincorporated Clackamas County

Willamette Valley

Lane County:

Eugene

Oregon Coast

Tillamook County:

Tillamook

Bay City

Central Oregon

Deschutes County:

Bend

OREGON

WASHINGTON

Puget Sound

Lake Stevens

Edmonds

Unincorporated Snohomish County

Southwest Washington

Brush Prairie

Yacolt

Unincorporated Clark County

WASHINGTON

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NAICS 541611 · 541340 · 541618 · 541990

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