Building permits and plan check in Canby

Clackamas County handles building permits for the City of Canby. Here is what we could verify about Clackamas County’s permit office, what Oregon law says about plan check, and how to answer a correction letter. Each fact links to its source.

Who handles building permits in Canby

Building permits for Canby are handled by Clackamas County, so plan check corrections and resubmittals go to Clackamas County. (canbyoregon.gov, checked October 31, 2026)

Clackamas County permit office

Building Codes: 503-742-4240 (clackamas.us, checked October 31, 2026)
Address: 150 Beavercreek Road Oregon City, OR 97045 (clackamas.us, checked October 31, 2026)
Resubmittal instructions
Development Direct
Building department page

Links and facts checked on October 31, 2026.

How Clackamas County asks you to resubmit, from its own page:

Type a response for every comment in the response column so the process continues.

Source: clackamas.us

See the full Clackamas County plan check guide

Canby and Clackamas County

Canby is in Clackamas County. See the Clackamas County guide.

Oregon rules every plan check here follows

These come from Oregon law and state agencies, so they apply in Canby as well. Each links to its source.

Residential code

The 2026 Oregon Residential Specialty Code took effect on Oct. 1, 2026. Chapter 1 is already mandatory; Chapters 2 - 44 and the appendices become mandatory on April 1, 2027.

Source: Oregon Building Codes Division, checked October 31, 2026

Commercial (structural) code

Commercial buildings follow the 2025 Oregon Structural Specialty Code. It took effect Oct. 1, 2025, and after a 6-month phase-in became mandatory on April 1, 2026.

Source: Oregon Building Codes Division, checked October 31, 2026

Commercial energy code

Energy rules for commercial buildings come from the 2025 Oregon Energy Efficiency Specialty Code, mandatory since July 1, 2025.

Source: Oregon Building Codes Division, checked October 31, 2026

Electrical code

Electrical work follows the 2026 Oregon Electrical Specialty Code, based on the 2026 National Electrical Code, in effect since Oct. 1, 2026.

Source: Oregon Building Codes Division, checked October 31, 2026

Plumbing code

Plumbing work follows the 2026 Oregon Plumbing Specialty Code, based on the 2024 Uniform Plumbing Code, in effect since Oct. 1, 2026.

Source: Oregon Building Codes Division, checked October 31, 2026

What a good response to plan check corrections has

General guidance, not the City of Canby’s own rules. Check its page before you resubmit.

Answer every comment, in the reviewer’s order and numbering, so nothing is missed.
Say plainly what you changed for each comment, or why no change is needed.
Name the sheet and detail where each change is, so the reviewer can find it fast.
Mark changes on the drawings (clouds or deltas are common) and keep sheet numbers the same.
Send the response letter, the revised drawings and any new calculations together.

Other Oregon city guides

How we help

Send us the whole correction letter. We draft a response to every comment and list the drawing changes sheet by sheet. Your first letter is free. You review each response, then you sign and submit to the City of Canby yourself.

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Questions

Who handles building permits in Canby?

Clackamas County does. Send plan check corrections and resubmittals to Clackamas County, the way its own pages ask.

Is Cleared to Build part of the City of Canby or Clackamas County?

No. Cleared to Build is an independent service, not affiliated with the City of Canby, Clackamas County or any permitting agency. You submit yourself.