Applications, Forms & Fees
Below are the most common applications, forms, and fee schedules. If you do not see the form or information you need, please contact Community Development Department, 541-766-6819.
We are available by appointment Monday through Friday from 9 AM to 1 PM for application submittals. Applications will only be accepted in-person at the office, by appointment. Accommodation can be made for remote applicants.
NOTE: If your proposed structure or demolition is within the floodplain you will also need to submit a Floodplain Development Application.
Building Applications & Information
General Information
Job Description – Please state if the project will be increasing in footprint or remaining within the same footprint. This will help determine the type of review process necessary for the project.
Additional Bedroom – If additional bedrooms are being proposed, you will need to complete an Onsite Septic Permit Application along with the Structural Permit Application.
Prescriptive Roof Mounted Solar Array System – Requires a Structural Permit Application and Electrical Permit Application. Please note: Ground Mount Solar Array System need Planning Approval. Please call 541.766.6819 and ask to speak with a Planner.
General Applications
- Demolition Application
- Change of Use Permit – Residential structural change of use, occupancy, or expansion of a living space. This application is for the following:
- Replacing a dwelling by converting the existing dwelling to an accessory structure (storage, shop, etc.).
- Changing the use of a structure or portion of a structure (bedroom to a short-term rental).
- Changing the occupancy of a structure or portion of a structure (shop space to a bedroom).
- Changing both the use and occupancy of a structure or portion of a structure (barn to house).
- Electrical Permit Application
- Mechanical Permit Application
- Plumbing Permit Application – For Commercial Mechanical, Electrical, or Plumbing Applications, please visit the ePermitting website.
- Erosion and Sediment Control Permit
- Storm Water Management Permit
Structural Permit Applications
- Sample Building Plans
- Site Plan & Checklist – For any structural related applications such as Agricultural Exemption Permit, Demolition Permit, Change of Use Permit, Manufactured Home Permit, Single Family Dwelling, or projects that expand on the existing footprint of a structure, you will be required to submit a Site Plan (plot plan) which provides a map of the existing conditions on your property including where existing items are such as structures, wells, and septic systems, and where your proposed project will be in correlation to them and property lines. A complete Site Plan no larger than 11”x17” must include all the items listed on the Site Plan Checklist.
Dwelling Permit Applications
The below listed forms are the most commonly required forms when submitting an application for a dwelling permit. Please refer to the Site Plan & Checklist for more details.
Sample Building Plans
Site Plan & Checklist – For any structural related applications such as Agricultural Exemption Permit, Demolition Permit, Change of Use Permit, Manufactured Home Permit, Single Family Dwelling, or projects that expand on the existing footprint of a structure, you will be required to submit a Site Plan (plot plan) which provides a map of the existing conditions on your property including where existing items are such as structures, wells, and septic systems, and where your proposed project will be in correlation to them and property lines. A complete Site Plan no larger than 11”x17” must include all the items listed on the Site Plan Checklist.
- Single Family Dwelling Permit Application
- Access & Water Supply Worksheet
- Address Request/Address Confirmation Form
- Certificate of Lighting Fixtures
- List of Contractors Form
- Moisture Content Acknowledgement Form
- ORSC Chapter 11 Energy Code Requirements
- Road Approach Permit Application
- Single Family Dwelling Submittal Checklist
- Special Inspection & Testing Form
- Temporary Occupancy Application
- Well Water Information Acknowledgement Form
Commercial Building Applications
Land Use Applications & Information
General Applications
- Administrative Review
- Agricultural Exempt Application
- Alteration or Expansion of Non-Conforming Use
- Alteration of a Historic Resource
- Appeal: Development Department Decision
- Appeal: Planning Commission Decision
- Conditional Use – Standard
- Conditional Use – Development in the Willamette Greenway
- Conditional Use – Home Occupation (Required by Resource Zone and when using an Exception to Dimensional Standards, BCC 91.220)
- Home Occupation – Non-Resource Zones
- Home Occupation – Renewal (Required every two years for home occupations in accessory structures)
- Interpretation
- Ministerial Review
- Pre-Application Conference
- Research Request (Typically used for determining number of legal parcels or to provide a full permit history report)
- RV Placement Permit (For temporary use of an RV for guest)
- Site Development Plan (Typically required for any structural addition or new development within an industrial zone)
- Variance
- Zone and/or Comprehensive Plan Change
Dwelling and Medical Hardship Applications
- Farm Dwelling
- Farm Dwelling – Lot of Record (Predominantly high-value soils)
- Farm Dwelling – Lot of Record (Predominantly non-high-value soils)
- Non-Farm Dwelling – East of the Coast Range
- Non-Farm Dwelling – West of the Coast Range
- Forest Dwelling – 160 Acres
- Forest Dwelling – Template Test
- Forest Dwelling – Lot of Record
- Medical Hardship Dwelling – Non Resource Zones
- Medical Hardship Dwelling – Resource Zones
Development in the Floodplain
For more specific information regarding floodplain development, please visit our Floodplain Page.
- Floodplain – Land Development Activities
- Floodplain – Minor Variance
- Floodplain Development Permit Application – used for any and all work in a floodplain.
Partitions
A land division is considered a partition if less than four properties are being created each year. There are multiple applications for partitions depending on the size, zoning and minimum parcel size or density of the parent property.
- Partition – Ministerial Review. Only for resource zoned properties (Exclusive Farm Use, Multi-Purpose Agriculture and/or Forest Conservation) that will meet the minimum size requirements. Cannot be used when the parent property can be divided into 6 or more properties.
- Partition – Standard Application. Cannot be used when the parent property can be divided into 6 or more properties. The following applications and information may also need to be included:
- Water Supply Requirements for Partitions. Requirement: email permitcheck@bentoncountyor.gov for the application to start the well pumping test process.
- Properties located within the Corvallis Urban Fringe and the Urban Residential or Floodplain Agriculture Zone, must also include:
- Series Partition – Preliminary Plat Application. This application is required when the property can be divided into 6 or more properties, regardless of whether or not the proposal is to create less than the maximum amount.
- Pre-Application Conference – Required for series partition
- Properties located within the Corvallis Urban Fringe and the Urban Residential or Floodplain Agriculture Zone must also include:
- Series Partition – Final Plat Application (Use to complete each phase of the approved series partition)
Property Line Adjustments, Tax Lot Creation, and Subdivisions
- Create a Tax Lot/Deed Release. Creates a new tax lot, not a new parcel. Typically done for construction financing.
- Property Line Adjustment. Required to adjust the property lines between two properties. Additional application forms are required when more than two properties will be adjusted. These applications can be reviewed concurrently, if applied for on the same day.
- Subdivision. Required for creating 4 or more properties in a year.
- Pre-Application Conference (Required)
- Water Supply Requirements for Subdivisions. Requirement: email permitcheck@bentoncountyor.gov for the the application to start the well pumping test process.
- Subdivision applications for properties located within the Corvallis Urban Fringe and the Urban Residential or Floodplain Agriculture Zone, must also include:
Historic Resources
Additional Information
Electronic Permitting (ePermitting)
Septic Systems
Manufactured Dwellings
Water Supply
New dwelling or place of public occupancy water testing requirements, new and and existing well requirements, and other information related to water supply.
Fee Schedule
View the 2024 Fee Schedules below to estimate your costs. For exact Building Permit or Planning and Land Use Application Fees, please call 541-766-6819.