Building permits and plan check in Maywood Park

City of Portland handles building permits for the City of Maywood Park. Here is what we could verify about City of Portland’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 Maywood Park

Building permits for Maywood Park are handled by City of Portland, so plan check corrections and resubmittals go to City of Portland. (cityofmaywoodpark.com, checked October 31, 2026)

City of Portland permit office

Portland Permitting & Development: 503-823-7300 (portland.gov, checked October 31, 2026)
Address: 1900 SW Fourth Avenue, Portland, OR 97201 (portland.gov, checked October 31, 2026)
Resubmittal instructions
Development Hub PDX (DevHub)
Building department page
Permit open data

Links and facts checked on October 28, 2026.

How Portland asks you to resubmit, from its own page:

Wait until every mandatory review is in Approved, Checksheet or Not Required status, then open Upload Corrections in DevHub and search by IVR or permit number.
Upload the corrected documents as PDFs with a description of each; checksheet responses must be uploaded as PDFs, not typed into the comment box.
Permitting Services screens the upload; incomplete corrections are rejected and new corrections must be uploaded.

Source: portland.gov

See the full Portland plan check guide

Maywood Park and Multnomah County

Maywood Park is in Multnomah County. See the Multnomah County guide.

Oregon rules every plan check here follows

These come from Oregon law and state agencies, so they apply in Maywood Park 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 Checksheet has

General guidance, not the City of Maywood Park’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 Checksheet. 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 Maywood Park yourself.

Cleared to Build is an independent service. We are not the City of Maywood Park and are not affiliated with it.

Upload your correction letter

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Questions

Who handles building permits in Maywood Park?

City of Portland does. Send plan check corrections and resubmittals to City of Portland, the way its own pages ask.

Is Cleared to Build part of the City of Maywood Park or City of Portland?

No. Cleared to Build is an independent service, not affiliated with the City of Maywood Park, City of Portland or any permitting agency. You submit yourself.