Request for Public Records

Use the below form for ALL Public Records Requests (except for the Police Dept. or the Fire Dept.)

BUILDING DEPARTMENT PERMIT HISTORY, please note the following;

Check the Scappoose zoning map to ensure property is within the City Limits (yellow); Zoning Maps | City of Scappoose Oregon
The Scappoose Building Dept. did not exist until approx. 1996. If you are seeking any permit history prior to 1996 we might not have any documents.
- The Building Dept. has an old ledger/binder from the county that logged general building permit data from 1979-1990. This data is very basic and often without any description of work or missing addresses.
- In addition, Scappoose updated all addresses in the late 1980’s; from 3-digit address system to the current 5-digit address system. No data conversion was kept. Most addresses in the historical building permit ledger are the 3-digit address.

Per the State of Oregon Archives Division, residential plans are only required to be kept for 2 years after the final date although we should still have the issued permit document.
Building Department permit data from 2009 to current can be searched via e-permitting; https://aca-oregon.accela.com/oregon/
Questions about Building permits can be directed to; buildingdept@scappoose.gov
NOTE: All Electric and Septic permits are handled by Columbia County Land Development for our jurisdiction. Contact; Columbia County, Oregon Official Website - Land Development Services (columbiacountyor.gov)