Residential Building Projects
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Projects Requiring a Permit
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Projects Not Requiring a Permit
Projects Requiring a Permit
Permits are required to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, convert, replace or move a building or electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing systems.
Examples:
- Adding a room.
- Building, demolishing or moving a carport, garage, or shed more than 200 square feet in area.
- Finishing an attic, garage or basement to make additional living space.
- Cutting a new window or door opening, or widening existing openings.
- Moving, removing or adding walls.
- Applying roofing material when all of the old roofing material is removed and new sheathing is installed.
- Building a stairway.
- Building a deck more than 30 inches above grade
- Putting up a fence higher than 6 feet.
- Moving more than 50 cubic yards of earth or any amount of cut/fill on sites affected by waterways or slope hazards.
Projects Not Requiring a Permit
Many minor projects don't require a permit on a one- or two-family dwelling. For example:
- Paving a walkway.
- Putting up shelving.
- Retrofitting insulation.
- Adding storm windows.
Read more about projects that do not require permits.
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Links and resources
Contact us
• Permit Services: 503-618-2845
• Planner on Duty at 503-618-2780 or
POD@GreshamOregon.gov, Monday through Friday, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm