Forms and Checklists

Notice:
Documents submitted to the City of Albany are generally presumed to be public records subject to inspection and copying upon request.

The ePlans column indicates which items will be reviewed in ePlans:

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

Title	ePlans	Accela	Department	Form
Land Use Application	Yes		Planning	Applications
2021 OESC - Electrical Inspection Checklist			Building	Checklists
2021 OPSC - Plumbing Inspection Checklist			Building	Checklists
2021 Code Change Guide			Building	Handouts
Accessible Parking			Building	Handouts
Accessory Structures Compatibility Worksheet			Building	Handouts
Accessory Structures			Building	Handouts
Address Assignment Request			Building	Forms
Adjustment	Yes		Planning	Checklists
Annexations	Yes		Planning	Checklists
Appeal Notice - Request for Public Hearing			Planning	Applications
Commercial Permit	Yes		Building	Applications
Commercial Plan Review			Building	Checklists
Comprehensive Plan & or Zone Map Amendment	Yes		Planning	Checklists
Conditional Use	Yes	Yes	Planning	Checklists
Demo Permit	Yes	Yes	Building	Applications
Development Code Text Amendment			Planning	Checklists
Dividing Land in the City of Albany			Planning	Handouts
Drainage			Building	Forms
Electrical Permit	Please call 541-917-7553	Yes	Building	Applications
Electric Fence Standards			Planning	Handouts
Encroachment Permit			Public Works	Applications
Energy Tables			Building	Handouts
Environmental Service Non-Residential Plumbing			Public Works	Checklists
Erosion Prevention & Sediment Control	Yes		Public Works	Applications
Fencing Standards			Planning	Handouts
Fire Alarm Permit	Yes	Yes	Building	Applications
Fire Department Connection Locking Caps and Plugs			Fire	Handouts
Fire Site Plan Review	Yes		Fire	Checklists
Fire Sprinkler	Yes	Yes	Building	Applications
Floodplain Development Permit Application for Building Permits	Yes		Building	Applications
Floodplain Development Land Use Review	Yes		Planning	Checklists
General Building Code Requirements - Apartment Building			Building	Handouts
General Building Code Requirements - Commercial Kitchen			Building	Handouts
General Building Code Requirements - Commercial Structures			Building	Handouts
General Building Code Requirements - Land Division			Building	Handouts
General Building Code Requirements - Mini Storage			Building	Handouts
General Building Code Requirements - Restaurants			Building	Handouts
General Building Code Requirements - Tenant Improvement			Building	Handouts
General Building Code Requirements - Work Without Permits			Building	Handouts
Grade, Fill and Excavation Determinations			Public Works	Handouts
Grading, Fill and Excavation	Yes		Public Works	Handouts
High-Efficiency Lighting			Building	Forms
Historic Review of Exterior Alteration	Yes		Planning	Checklists
Historic Review Demolition or Moving	Yes		Planning	Checklists
Historic Review New Construction	Yes		Planning	Checklists
Historic Review of Substitute Materials	Yes		Planning	Checklists
Home Business Standards			Planning	Handouts
Home Owner's Statement			Building	Forms
Land Division Plat - Final	Yes		Planning	Checklists
Land Division Plat - Tentative	Yes		Planning	Checklists
Land Division Replat - Tentative	Yes		Planning	Checklists
Land Use Status Request		Yes	Planning	Applications
Manufactured Home Park Permit	Yes		Building	Applications
Manufactured Home Placement Permit	Yes		Building	Applications
Mechanical Permit	Please call 541-917-7553	Yes	Building	Applications
Medical Marijuana Facility Application			Planning	Applications
Modification of an Approved Site Plan Review or Conditional Use Application	Yes		Planning	Checklists
Moisture Sensitive Content			Building	Forms
Moving a House			Building	Handouts
Natural Resource - Boundary Refinement	Yes		Planning	Checklists
Natural Resource - Impact Site Plan Review	Yes		Planning	Checklists
Natural Resource - Mitigation Supplement			Planning	Handouts
2017 ORSC - New Home Inspection Checklist			Building	Checklists
2021 ORSC - New Home Inspection Checklist			Building	Checklists
NFPA 13-D, Insulation for Residential Fire Sprinkler			Building	Handouts
Nonconforming Situations	Yes		Planning	Checklists
Non-Visible Vapor Barrier			Building	Forms
Parking Lot and Re-stripe Permit	Yes	Yes	Building	Applications
Permit Exemptions: Commercial and Multifamily			Building	Handouts
Permit Exemptions: One and Two-Family			Building	Handouts
Plan Review Checklist - 2017 ORSC Alterations			Building	Checklists
Plan Review Checklist - 2017 ORSC Conversions			Building	Checklists
Plan Review Checklist - 2017 ORSC New Dwelling, Additions, and Accessory Structures			Building	Checklists
Planned Development - Final	Yes		Planning	Checklists
Planned Development - Preliminary	Yes		Planning	Checklists
Plumbing Permit	Please call 541-917-7553	Yes	Building	Applications
Post-Construction Stormwater Quality Permit			Public Works	Applications
Pre-Application Meeting		Yes	Planning	Handouts
Property Line Adjustment	Yes		Planning	Checklists
Recreational Vehicle Park Permit	Yes		Building	Applications
Residential Accessory Structure Compatibility Worksheet			Planning	Worksheets
Residential District Development Standards			Planning	Handouts
Residential Energy Code Requirements (2008)			Building	Handouts
Residential Permit	Yes		Building	Applications
Residential Permit Packet	Yes		Building	Applications
Restroom - Drinking Fountain Requirements			Building	Handouts
Road Closure Permit			Parks & Recreation	Applications
Sales/Seating Encroachment Application – Temporary (SEAT)			Public Works	Applications
Sign Permit	Yes	Yes	Building	Applications
Sign Permit - Temporary			Building	Applications
Site Improvement Construction Permit	Yes		Public Works	Applications
Site Improvement Drawing and Specification Review			Public Works	Applications
Site Plan Review	Yes		Planning	Checklists
Site Plan Review - Accessory Building	Yes		Planning	Checklists
Site Plan Review - Tree Felling	Yes		Planning	Checklists
Soils Report Requirements			Building	Handouts
Solar System	Yes	Yes	Building	Applications
Special Inspection Agreement			Building	Forms
Suspended Ceilings - Commercial Buildings			Building	Handouts
Temporary Merchant			Police	Applications
Temporary Placement of a Manufactured Home			Planning	Checklists
Temporary Right-of-Way (ROW) Sign Permit			Police	Applications
Temporary Use of a Recreational Vehicle as Housing (up to 90 days)			City Manager	Applications
Tree Permit			Parks & Recreation	Applications
Vacation	Yes		Planning	Checklists
Variance - Minor	Yes		Planning	Checklists
Variance - Major	Yes		Planning	Checklists
Waste Nonconnection Permit			City Manager	Applications
Water Meter Permit			Public Works	Applications
Willamette River Greenway Use	Yes		Planning	Checklists
Window Flashing Guideline			Building	Handouts
Zoning Map Amendment	Yes		Planning	Checklists

2021 Code Change Update

The Building Codes Division (BCD) recently completed the rule making process to create the 2021 Oregon Residential Specialty Code (ORSC), the 2021 Oregon Plumbing Specialty Code (OPSC), and the 2021 Oregon Electrical Specialty Code (OESC). These codes will be adopted on April 1, 2021. On April 1, any new plumbing or electrical permit applications will need to comply with the 2021 code. BCD is providing a six-month phase-in period for the ORSC. Between April 1 and September 30, projects can be submitted to either the 2017 ORSC or the 2021 ORSC. Where a code is not noted on the application or construction documents, we will be reviewing projects as the 2017 ORSC through September.

In preparation for the 2021 codes, we have created the following inspection checklists as part of our quality assurance program.

These checklists, while covering most general requirements, are primarily focused on residential units.

To assist in this code change, we have reviewed the changes from the 2017 version of these codes and have highlighted those changes staff feel will likely impact most projects in our 2021 Code Change Guide.

COVID-19 Response

In response to the Governor’s Stay Home, Save Lives executive order and for the protection of your staff and ours, the City’s Building Division is implementing a few changes to our processes to continue to provide essential services to you and your clients.

Plan Review:

All projects will need to be submitted electronically.

Inspections:

Inspections will be limited to AM only with the following parameters:

The space requiring inspection, or access to the area being inspected, needs to remain unoccupied before and through our inspection staff leaving in order to minimize exposure.
In occupied homes, all parties will need to wear approved masks during the inspection and maintain 6-feet distance apart.
Due to staff availability, we will be limiting the number of scheduled inspections in the day and may need to roll inspections over to another business day.

Reminder: All inspection requests will need to go through cityofalbany.net/inspections.

We understand these changes will impact your projects and we tried to develop safeguards that can allow us to continue to provide inspections while minimizing impacts to your projects.

About this page:: Last Updated: October 7, 2021