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Statewide E-permitting

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Statewide E-permitting
 
A statewide e-permitting system is an interoperable, Web-based system or network that allows both businesses and individuals to conduct a wide range of building department-related business online, anywhere in the state, 24/7. Read more from Oregon.gov.

Beginning Jan. 1, 2008, the surcharge on all permit fees and hourly inspection
rates will increase by 4 percent.**

In 2007, the Oregon Legislature passed HB 2405 which directed the Department of Consumer and Business Services to establish a one-stop, integrated, full-service, statewide electronic permitting (ePermitting) system to be made available to contractors and businesses in jurisdictions across Oregon. The system will streamline the current permitting and plan review processes used by the 130 local jurisdictions that issue thousands of permits annually.

The 4 percent increase in the surcharge will defray the costs of developing and administering the Statewide ePermitting System. The system will allow customers to apply, pay, and receive permits on-line; submit plans electronically for review and tracking; schedule, track, and receive inspection reports electronically.

** Local government building programs shall collect and remit the surcharge increase in the same manner utilized by the jurisdiction for submitting the current state surcharge.