Benton County, OR Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)

145 puts the inspection burden squarely on the person doing the work. ' The permit holder can't move construction forward until the building official authorizes the next step, must keep the work 'accessible and exposed for inspection purposes,' and pays out of pocket if material has to be removed or replaced so the building official can actually see and inspect it. Subsection (2) adds the paperwork half of the duty: no permitted work can begin until the permit holder posts, or otherwise makes available, an inspection record card the building official can use to log each inspection, and that card has to stay available on site until the building official grants final approval.

080 lets the official re-inspect a completed building or structure at any time to confirm it's still being maintained in a safe and sanitary condition. 055 gives the building official a right of entry to inspect whenever there's reasonable cause to believe a building or premises violates the code or is unsafe, though entry into an occupied building requires presenting credentials and requesting entry first, or a warrant if entry is refused. 060 authorizes a written stop-work order until the building official specifically authorizes work to resume.