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In-person building permit appointments are offered at Portland's Development Services Center for customers with limited internet access, language barriers, or technical needs, available Tuesdays 8am-noon and Thursdays 8-10am only.

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30-minute appointments offered at discretion of Permitting Services staff based on customer needs and criteria (In-person paper permit appointments ↗)
Location: Development Services Center, 1900 SW Fourth Avenue (In-person paper permit appointments ↗)
Schedule: Tuesdays 8am-noon, Thursdays 8-10am only (In-person paper permit appointments ↗)
Priority criteria: limited internet access, language translation services, special technical assistance with electronic permit submittal (In-person paper permit appointments ↗)

Entities: location: Development Services Center | address: 1900 SW Fourth Avenue | organization: Permitting Services | duration: 30-minute

In-person paper permit appointments

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The priority for in-person building permit appointments is for customers who have limited internet access, need language translation services, or otherwise require special technical assistance with the electronic permit submittal process. These 30-minute appointments are offered at the discretion of Permitting Services staff based on a customer’s needs and the criteria listed below.

In-person permit appointments are held at the Development Services Center, at 1900 SW Fourth Avenue, on Tuesdays between 8 a.m. and noon and on Thursdays between 8 and 10 a.m. only.