Washington County
Washington County Department of Land Use & Transportation, Current Planning (Development Review)
In short
Washington County Department of Land Use & Transportation, Current Planning (Development Review) issues 2 permits we publish for Washington County, last verified 2026-10-12. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Occupation Permit and Sign Permit (Unincorporated Washington County)only if it applies to you | Washington County Department of Land Use & Transportation, Current Planning (Development Review) | Home occupation permit: Type I $2,254; Type II $3,593; annual renewal Type I $311, Type II $1,131. Rural applications add the $151 Oregon Water Resources Department surcharge (renewals are exempt). Sign permit (all signs) $226. | home occupation: subject to annual renewal; sign permit: per permit | 2026-10-12 |
| OLCC Liquor License Application — County Recommendation (Unincorporated Washington County)only if it applies to you | Washington County Department of Land Use & Transportation, Current Planning (Development Review) | County fee: new annual licensing application $100; annual licensing renewal $35; change in ownership $75; special events / temporary licensing $35. | per application; the county completes its review within 45 days of receiving all application materials | 2026-10-12 |
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
Home Occupation Permit and Sign Permit (Unincorporated Washington County)
The county's Development Review / Current Planning FAQs, whose answers 'apply to locations within unincorporated Washington County', state that 'Commercial business activity operated from a residence typically requires land use approval for a home occupation. A land use application is required and is subject to annual renewal.' The same FAQs state that day care and preschool businesses serving fewer than 16 children are allowed in residential areas and are exempt from land use review. The Current Planning FY 2026-27 fee schedule, matching the FY 2026-27 Adopted Fee Schedule (Resolution and Order No. 26-57), sets a Type I home occupation permit at $2,254 and a Type II at $3,593, the same in rural and urban areas, with annual renewals of $311 (Type I) and $1,131 (Type II); rural applications carry a $151 Oregon Water Resources Department surcharge, from which home occupation renewals are exempt. A sign permit, for any business sign in unincorporated Washington County, is $226. For properties within cities, the FAQs direct users to the relevant city websites.
OLCC Liquor License Application — County Recommendation (Unincorporated Washington County)
Under ORS 471.166 the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission asks the local government for a recommendation on liquor license applications. The county's Liquor Licenses page states that 'Washington County only reviews applications for businesses and operations located in unincorporated Washington County' and tells applicants whose location shows a different jurisdiction to contact that county or city. The county review has a land use stage (Current Planning) and a health stage (Environmental Health), and the page states that 'As per statute, Washington County will complete its review within 45 days of receiving all application materials.' The county fees on that page are $100 for a new annual licensing application, $35 for an annual licensing renewal, $75 for a change in ownership and $35 for special events or temporary licensing; the FY 2026-27 Adopted Fee Schedule (Resolution and Order No. 26-57) lists $100 new, $35 renewal and $75 for a change in ownership, location or privilege, and the Current Planning FY 2026-27 schedule lists 'OLCC Review (License Renewal & Special Events) 35'. ORS 471.166(8) caps these fees at $100, $75 and $35. The OLCC license and its state fee are separate. Coffee shops and food trucks that sell alcohol in unincorporated areas go through the same review.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Washington County
- Phone
- 503-846-8761
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.
- Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 471 (ORS 471.166, local government recommendations)Oregon State Legislature · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-09
- Washington County Adopted Fee Schedule, Fiscal Year 2026-2027 (Resolution and Order No. 26-57, adopted 16 June 2026; effective 1 July 2026)Washington County, Oregon · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-12
- Washington County Development Review / Current Planning FAQsWashington County Land Use & Transportation · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-12
- Washington County Development Review / Current Planning FY 2026-27 Fee ScheduleWashington County Land Use & Transportation, Current Planning · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-12
- Washington County, Liquor Licenses (local government recommendation) pageWashington County, Oregon · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-12
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