Fence Residential Building Permits
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What you need for a fence permit
The following information must be submitted when applying for a permit to construct a fence. Since every project is unique, there may be some situations where you will be asked to provide additional information.
- Building Permit Application for Building, Site Development and Zoning Permits
- Site plan
- Scale site plans to most appropriate scale, e.g. 1”=10’ or 1/4”=1’
- Property lines, with dimensions
- Adjacent streets and any easements
- Property address and R number
- North arrow
- Distance between buildings and between buildings and property lines
- Dimensions and placement of the new fence on the lot
- Structural plans
- Scale of plans to be ¼”=1’
- Foundation plan showing location and size of footings and posts
- Elevation view showing fence framing including dimensions, lumber size, spacing, footing size/depth and span
- Connections to existing construction
Report a problem about a fence
If you need to report a problem about a fence, check out the Report a Code Violation ↗ webpage.
Who can do the work
Contractors must have a license to work in Oregon. The Oregon Construction Contractors Board (CCB) ↗ issues licenses to contractors. The permit application and their company materials must list the license number. Need help finding a contractor? The CCB website has good tips on how to search for one. Plumbing and Electrical contractors have additional license requirements.
If you are doing the work yourself, then you can sign the trade permit applications. You cannot do any electrical work yourself. You must hire a licensed Electrical Contractor to do any electrical work. The State of Oregon has some helpful information for homeowners:
Building permit application
You might want to read our step-by-step guide for completing a building permit application ↗.