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Lane County Public Works, Land Management Division

In short

Lane County Public Works, Land Management Division issues 3 permits we publish for Lane County, last verified 2026-10-19. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.

What this agency issues

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
Building Permit and Plan Review (Unincorporated Lane County)only if it applies to youLane County Public Works, Land Management DivisionBuilding permit for a total valuation of $1 to $500: $122.00. Structural plan review: 65% of the building permit fee. Fire / life safety plan review: 40% of the building permit fee. Change of occupancy inspection: $385.00. Commercial temporary certificate of occupancy: 10% of the building permit fee. Minimum mechanical, plumbing and electrical permit: $121.00 each. Commercial plumbing fixture charge: $26.00 per fixture. Plumbing plan review: 30% of the plumbing permit fee. Electrical plan review: 25% of the electrical permit fee.per permit2026-10-19
Home Occupation Land Use Approval (Rural Residential Zone, Unincorporated Lane County)only if it applies to youLane County Public Works, Land Management Division$379.44–$3,707.36 initial home occupation application $3,707.36; renewal $379.44 (Planning Fees effective September 1, 2026, under Order 26-07-14-17)valid until December 31 of the year after the year of first approval; each renewal grants a two-year extension2026-10-19
Onsite Septic (Subsurface Sanitation) Site Evaluation and Permitsonly if it applies to youLane County Public Works, Land Management DivisionSite evaluation $949; commercial site evaluation, each 500 gallons over the first 1,000 gallons $245; standard installation permit $1,409; commercial facility system plan review, daily flow 600 to 1,000 gallons $514 plus $92 for each additional 500 gallons up to 2,500 gallons; alteration permit major $1,027, minor $437; repair permit major $751, minor $357; authorization notice with site visit $870, without site visit $226; existing system evaluation report $895.per permit2026-10-19

Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.

About each permit

Building Permit and Plan Review (Unincorporated Lane County)

Lane Code 11.015(1) states that 'Permits are required for all work covered by the Building Codes of Lane County' except where the county's code designates the work exempt, and 11.015(2) states that building permit fees are those the Board establishes under ORS 455.210 and 479.845. Under Lane Code 11.025 and 11.026, the cities of Springfield and Eugene administer building regulations on urbanizable land inside their urban growth boundaries, so this county permit applies in the rest of unincorporated Lane County. The figures are from Ordinance 26-04, enacted July 14, 2026, and the Land Management Division's Building Fees sheet effective September 1, 2026, which carry the same base fees: $122.00 for a valuation of $1 to $500; structural plan review 65% and fire / life safety plan review 40% of the building permit fee; change of occupancy inspection $385.00; commercial temporary certificate of occupancy 10% of the building permit fee; minimum mechanical, plumbing and electrical permits $121.00 each; commercial plumbing fixtures $26.00 each; plumbing plan review 30% and electrical plan review 25% of the respective permit fee. Fees for larger valuations are set out on the county's Building Fees sheet.

Home Occupation Land Use Approval (Rural Residential Zone, Unincorporated Lane County)

In the Rural Residential (RR) zone, Lane Code 16.290(3) allows a home occupation subject to prior approval of a land use application under the Type II procedures of Lane Code Chapter 14. The code requires the business to operate substantially in the dwelling or other buildings normally associated with uses in the zone and limits its floor area to 3,000 square feet outside an unincorporated community or 4,000 square feet inside one. Under 16.290(3)(f), an approval is 'valid until December 31 of the year following the year that the application was initially approved', and a home occupation that keeps to its conditions 'will receive a two-year extension' on a written renewal request. The county's Planning Fees sheet effective September 1, 2026 lists Home Occupation at $3,707.36 and Home Occupation Renewal at $379.44; the sheet states that its planning fees include the county's planning surcharges, on base fees of $2,787 and $279 set by Order 26-07-14-17 (adopted July 14, 2026). This record covers the RR zone text; other zones have their own Lane Code sections.

Onsite Septic (Subsurface Sanitation) Site Evaluation and Permits

A business on a property without public sewer needs an onsite septic system approved through the Land Management Division; a site on a public sewer has no septic permit. The Oregon DEQ's Residential Septic Permitting page states that 'In Oregon's other 33 counties, DEQ has contracts with local jurisdictions for residential and small business septic permitting', outside the three counties served from DEQ's Medford office. The base fees are as published on the county's Sanitation Fees sheet effective September 1, 2026 and set by Order 26-07-14-17 (adopted July 14, 2026): site evaluation $949; commercial evaluation $245 for each 500 gallons over the first 1,000; standard installation permit $1,409; commercial facility system plan review $514 for a daily flow of 600 to 1,000 gallons plus $92 per additional 500 gallons up to 2,500; alteration $1,027 major or $437 minor; repair $751 major or $357 minor; authorization notice $870 with a site visit or $226 without; existing system evaluation report $895.

Contact

Jurisdiction
Lane County
Phone
541-682-4065

Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.

Sources

Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.

  1. Building Fees 9.1.2026 (Building Program Fee Schedule, Board Ordinance 26-04, effective September 1, 2026)Lane County Public Works, Land Management Division · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-19
  2. Lane Code 16.290, Rural Residential Zone (RR) (May 2026)Lane County, Oregon · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-19
  3. Lane Code Chapter 11, Building CodesLane County, Oregon · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-19
  4. Lane County Land Management Division, Fees pageLane County Public Works, Land Management Division · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-19
  5. Lane County Planning Fees Effective 9/1/2026Lane County Public Works, Land Management Division · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-19
  6. Order No. 26-07-14-17, In the Matter of Amending the Land Management Division's Fee Schedule to Adjust Land Use Planning, On-Site Sanitation, and Code Enforcement Program Fees (adopted July 14, 2026)Lane County Board of County Commissioners · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-19
  7. Ordinance No. 26-04 (building program fees; enacted July 14, 2026)Lane County Board of County Commissioners · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-19
  8. Oregon DEQ, Residential Septic Permitting pageOregon Department of Environmental Quality · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-19
  9. Sanitation Fees 9.1.2026 (Board Order 26-07-14-17, effective September 1, 2026)Lane County Public Works, Land Management Division · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-19

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