Beaverton, OR Building Safety: Electrical Permits (2026)

The city shall provide a program of building code administration for the codes identified in BC 8.02.015, including plan checking, permit issuing and inspection for structural, mechanical, plumbing and electrical work, and inspection of property under the International Property Maintenance Code. The building official is authorized to adopt rules of procedure for such administration that include, among other things, the authority to stop work and disallow occupancy or use of any building or service equipment in violation of this chapter; the authority to refund all or part of building permit application fees as to applications that are withdrawn and permits that have lapsed; and the authority to dispose of permit applications and supporting documents, and to declare permits to have expired, at a point in time after applications are received and after permits have issued. [BC 8.02.020, amended by Ordinance No. 3680, 6/12/89; amended by Ordinances No. 3978, 3/31/97, Ordinance No. 4853, 2/20/24]