Building Permit Fees in Portland, OR (2026)

Portland Permitting & Development Building and Other Permits Fee Schedule, effective July 10, 2026 (source retrieved Oct 18, 2026). The cited schedule is the City of Portland Building and Other Permits Fee Schedule, effective July 10, 2026.

The Building Permit Fee on p.1, for total construction value from $2,001 to $25,000, is $220.85 for the first $2,000 plus $13.91 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof. Listed bands are the building-permit line plus the 12% Oregon surcharge only.

The 12% Oregon surcharge is charged on that building permit fee and is already inside each total, so it is not added again. Listed assumed valuations are $8,000 low, $12,000 typical, and $22,000 high.

The official typical project value is $12,000. Each listed valuation is inside the $2,001 to $25,000 Building Permit Fee band and is an exact thousand above $2,000, so no fractional thousand is added.

• Low $8,000 = $340.83 total.

That is 6 additional thousands: $220.85 + $13.91 x 6 = $304.31. 12% of $304.31 is $36.5172, which rounds to $36.52. $304.31 + $36.52 = $340.83.

• Typical $12,000: building permit $359.95 + Oregon 12% state surcharge $43.19 = $403.14.

That building permit line is 10 additional thousands: $220.85 + $13.91 x 10 = $359.95. 12% of $359.95 is $43.194, which rounds to the official surcharge of $43.19. $359.95 + $43.19 = $403.14.

The building-permit extra on this row is $359.95. Those two lines are the typical total.

They are not added a second time on top of $403.14. high $22,000 = $558.94 total. That is 20 additional thousands: $220.85 + $13.91 x 20 = $499.05.

12% of $499.05 is $59.886, which rounds to $59.89. $499.05 + $59.89 = $558.94. The Development Services Fee - Commercial on p.2 is the Commercial Development Services Fee, and it is not a building-permit line.

Do not call that fee, or its $4.69 per $1,000 rate, a building-permit line. In the $2,001 to $25,000 band that table is $44.79 for the first $2,000 plus $4.69 per additional $1,000.

The $4.69 per $1,000 rate is not used in the $340.83, the $403.14, or the $558.94. The Residential Development Services Fee and the 65% plan review / process fee are still omitted, so real issued totals can be higher.

Typical: furnace $91 + AC $44 = $135 → minimum $167 + 12% surcharge $20.04 = $187.04. Low: furnace only, same minimum.

High: furnace + AC + air handling $179 + 12% = $200.48.

City of Portland Building and Other Permits Fee Schedule, effective July 10, 2026 (source retrieved Oct 18, 2026). Listed assumed valuations are $8,000 low, $12,000 typical, and $19,200 high.

Listed bands are the building-permit line plus the 12% Oregon surcharge only. The Oregon 12% state surcharge is charged on the building permit fee and is already inside each total, so it is not added again.

PP&D also charges plan review and other development-services fees on the same schedule; those lines were not fully extracted, so real totals are higher and issued totals can be higher.

• Typical $12,000: building permit $91.69 + Oregon 12% state surcharge $11.00 = $102.69.

The building-permit extra on this row is $91.69. 12% of $91.69 is $11.0028, which rounds to the official surcharge of $11.00. $91.69 + $11.00 = $102.69.

Those two lines are the typical total. They are not added a second time on top of $102.69.

• Low $8,000 = $81.68 total.

One building-permit line plus 12% of that line, rounded to the cent, equals that listed total: $72.93 + $8.75 = $81.68. 12% of $72.93 is $8.7516, which rounds to $8.75.

The $72.93 is the building-permit portion of the official low total, not a separate extra on this row. high $19,200 = $144.72 total. The same split is $129.21 + $15.51 = $144.72.

12% of $129.21 is $15.5052, which rounds to $15.51. The $129.21 is the building-permit portion of the official high total, not a separate extra on this row.

Across these valuations the building-permit portion rises by $4.69 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof. From $8,000 to $12,000 that is 4 times $4.69 = $18.76, and $72.93 + $18.76 = $91.69.

The surcharge rises by $2.25, from $8.75 to $11.00, and $18.76 + $2.25 = $21.01, which is $102.69 minus $81.68. From $12,000 to $19,200 the added value is $7,200, and $200 is a fraction of $1,000, so that step is 8 additional thousands: 8 times $4.69 = $37.52, and $91.69 + $37.52 = $129.21.

The surcharge rises by $4.51, from $11.00 to $15.51, and $37.52 + $4.51 = $42.03, which is $144.72 minus $102.69. The plan review / development services line has no extracted dollar and is not in the $81.68, the $102.69, or the $144.72.

City of Portland Building and Other Permits Fee Schedule, effective July 10, 2026 (source retrieved Oct 18, 2026). Listed assumed valuations are $15,000 low, $35,000 typical, and $75,000 high.

Listed bands are the building-permit line plus the 12% Oregon surcharge only. The Oregon 12% state surcharge is charged on the building permit fee and is already inside each total, so it is not added again.

The official building-permit (PP&D table) dollars match the Development Services Fee - Commercial table on the same PDF. Plan review and other development-services fees on the same schedule were not fully extracted, so real totals are higher and issued totals can be higher.

• Typical $35,000: building permit $187.56 + Oregon 12% state surcharge $22.51 = $210.07.

That valuation is in the $25,001 to $50,000 band: $152.66 on the first $25,000 plus $3.49 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof. Over $25,000 is $10,000, which is 10 times $3.49 = $34.90, so $152.66 + $34.90 = $187.56.

12% of $187.56 is $22.5072, which rounds to the official surcharge of $22.51. $187.56 + $22.51 = $210.07. The building-permit extra on this row is $187.56.

Those two lines are the typical total. They are not added a second time on top of $210.07.

• Low $15,000 = $118.45 total.

That valuation is in the $2,001 to $25,000 band: $44.79 on the first $2,000 plus $4.69 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof. That is 13 additional thousands: $44.79 + $4.69 x 13 = $105.76.

12% of $105.76 is $12.6912, which rounds to $12.69. $105.76 + $12.69 = $118.45. high $75,000 = $334.22 total. That valuation is in the $50,001 to $100,000 band: $239.91 on the first $50,000 plus $2.34 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof.

Over $50,000 is $25,000, which is 25 times $2.34 = $58.50, so $239.91 + $58.50 = $298.41. 12% of $298.41 is $35.8092, which rounds to $35.81. $298.41 + $35.81 = $334.22.

The $105.76 and $298.41 are the building-permit portions of those listed totals, not separate extras on this row. The plan review line has no extracted dollar and is not in the $118.45, the $210.07, or the $334.22.

Separate plumbing, electrical, and mechanical schedules are not in this total.