See the ePlans Eligible column below to determine what applications and permits to submit for ePlans review and what can be processed over the counter. Over the counter permits may also be submitted by fax at 541-917-7598 or by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

For new ePlans submissions:

1. Complete the appropriate application and any associated checklist(s) below.
2. Submit all documents as an attachment by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
3. Allow 24 hours (1 business day) for application processing. Applicants will be contacted for futher processing and payment of fees.

Title	Eligible?	Apply?	Department	Form
Land Use Application	Yes		Planning	Application
Accessible Parking			Building	Handout
Accessory Structures Standards			Building	Handout
Accessory Structures			Building	Handout
Address Assignment Request			Building	Form
Adjustment	Yes		Planning	Checklist
Annexations	Yes		Planning	Checklist
Appeal Notice - Request for Public Hearing			Planning	Application
Commercial Permit	Yes		Building	Application
Commercial Plan Review			Building	Checklist
Comprehensive Plan & or Zone Map Amendment	Yes		Planning	Checklist
Conditional Use	Yes	Yes	Planning	Checklist
Demo Permit	Yes	Yes	Building	Application
Development Code Text Amendment			Planning	Checklist
Dividing Land in the City of Albany			Planning	Handout
Drainage			Building	Form
Electrical Permit	Call 541-917-7553 for more information.	Yes	Building	Application
Electric Fence Standards			Planning	Handout
Energy Tables			Building	Handout
Environmental Service Non-Residential Plumbing			Public Works	Checklist
Erosion Prevention & Sediment Control	Yes		Public Works	Application
Expedited Plan Review			Building	Form
Fencing Standards			Planning	Handout
Fire Alarm Permit	Yes	Yes	Building	Application
Fire Department Connection Locking Caps and Plugs			Fire	Handout
Fire Site Plan Review	Yes		Fire	Checklist
Fire Sprinkler	Yes	Yes	Building	Application
Floodplain Development Building Permit	Yes		Building	Application
Floodplain Development Land Use Review	Yes		Planning	Checklist
Grade, Fill and Excavation Determinations			Public Works	Handout
Grading, Fill and Excavation	Yes		Public Works	Handout
High-Efficiency Lighting			Building	Form
Historic Review of Exterior Alteration	Yes		Planning	Checklist
Historic Review Demolition or Moving	Yes		Planning	Checklist
Historic Review New Construction	Yes		Planning	Checklist
Historic Review of Substitute Materials	Yes		Planning	Checklist
Home Business Standards			Planning	Handout
Home Owner's Statement			Building	Form
Land Division Plat - Final	Yes		Planning	Checklist
Land Division Plat - Tentative	Yes		Planning	Checklist
Land Division Replat - Tentative	Yes		Planning	Checklist
Land Use Status Request		Yes	Planning	Application
Manufactured Home Park Permit	Yes		Building	Application
Manufactured Home Placement Permit	Yes		Building	Application
Mechanical Permit	Call 541-917-7553 for more information.	Yes	Building	Application
Medical Marijuana Facility Application			Planning	Application
Modification of an Approved Site Plan Review or Conditional Use Application	Yes		Planning	Checklist
Moisture Sensitive Content			Building	Form
Moving a House			Building	Handout
Natural Resource - Boundary Refinement	Yes		Planning	Checklist
Natural Resource - Impact Site Plan Review	Yes		Planning	Checklist
Natural Resource - Mitigation Supplement			Planning	Handout
NFPA 13-D, Insulation for Residential Fire Sprinkler			Building	Handout
Nonconforming Situations	Yes		Planning	Checklist
Non-Visible Vapor Barrier			Building	Form
One and Two Family Dwelling Plan Review			Building	Checklist
Parking Lot and Re-stripe Permit	Yes	Yes	Building	Application
Permit Exemptions: Commercial and Multifamily			Building	Handout
Permit Exemptions: One and Two-Family			Building	Handout
Planned Development - Final	Yes		Planning	Checklist
Planned Development - Preliminary	Yes		Planning	Checklist
Plumbing Permit	Call 541-917-7553 for more information.	Yes	Building	Application
Post-Construction Stormwater Quality Permit			Public Works	Application
Pre-Application Meeting		Yes	Planning	Handout
Property Line Adjustment	Yes		Planning	Checklist
Recreational Vehicle Park Permit	Yes		Building	Application
Residential Accessory Structure Compatibility Worksheet			Planning	Worksheet
Residential District Development Standards			Planning	Handout
Residential Energy Code Requirements (2008)			Building	Handout
Residential Permit	Yes		Building	Application
Residential Permit Packet	Yes		Building	Application
Restroom - Drinking Fountain Requirements			Building	Handout
Road Closure Permit			Parks	Application
Sign Permit	Yes	Yes	Building	Application
Sign Permit - Temporary			Building	Application
Site Improvement Construction Permit	Yes		Public Works	Application
Site Improvement Drawing and Specification Review			Public Works	Handout
Site Plan Review	Yes		Planning	Checklist
Site Plan Review - Accessory Building	Yes		Planning	Checklist
Site Plan Review - Tree Felling	Yes		Planning	Checklist
Soils Report Requirements			Building	Handout
Solar System	Yes	Yes	Building	Application
Special Inspection Agreement			Building	Form
Stormwater Quality Permit	Yes		Public Works	Application
Suspended Ceilings - Commercial Buildings			Building	Handout
Temporary Merchant			Police	Application
Temporary Placement of a Manufactured Home			Planning	Checklist
Temporary Right-of-Way (ROW) Sign Permit			Police	Application
Temporary Use of a Recreational Vehicle as Housing (up to 90 days)			City Manager	Application
Tree Permit			Parks & Recreation	Application
Vacation	Yes		Planning	Checklist
Variance	Yes		Planning	Checklist
Waste Nonconnection Permit			City Manager	Application
Willamette River Greenway Use	Yes		Planning	Checklist
Window Flashing Guideline			Building	Handout
Zoning Map Amendment	Yes		Planning	Checklist