Submit the Major Residential Addition permit to PP&D

What gets submitted

A complete PP&D Major Residential Addition submittal includes:

• Cover sheet — project address, scope summary, applicant info, designer of record.
• Architectural set — site plan, existing-conditions plans/elevations, proposed plans/elevations/sections, schedules.
• Structural set — stamped drawings + calcs (separate PDF).
• Survey — stamped boundary + topographic survey.
• Energy compliance — REScheck report or prescriptive summary.
• Geotech report (if applicable).
• Existing-conditions photo log.
• Permit history printout from Portland Maps.
• Asbestos and lead survey results (recommended; required if abatement is part of scope).

How submittal works

PP&D's online permitting portal accepts uploads. The designer uploads the package, you sign as the property owner, and PP&D triages. Within 1–2 weeks you'll get an intake decision:

• Accepted — application is complete enough to assign to reviewers. You pay the intake fee and wait for first review.
• Returned — something is missing. Designer fixes and resubmits. This is routine; don't read it as a red flag.

Fees

Two layers of fees:

1. Intake fee at submittal — typically $500–$1,500 for an addition.
2. Plan review fee — typically 2–4% of declared construction value, paid before first review. For a $500K addition, plan review runs $10K–$20K.

A third layer — building permit fee — comes due at permit issuance, also tied to construction value, typically another 3–5%.

Current fee schedules on the PP&D site are the authoritative numbers.

Reviewers PP&D assigns

A residential addition typically routes to:

• Zoning (Title 33 compliance — height, setbacks, coverage).
• Building (life-safety and structural per ORSC).
• Energy (ORSC energy chapter).
• BES (sanitary sewer + stormwater impact, if any).
• Water (PWB, if water service is being modified).
• Tree (Title 11, if regulated trees are nearby).
• Historic Resources (Title 33.846, if HD/CD overlay applies).
• Environmental (Title 33.430, if e-zone applies).

Each reviewer comments separately. PP&D consolidates the comments into a single correction letter.

Timeline expectations

• Intake to first review: 6–10 weeks for a typical residential addition. Faster if you've used a pre-application conference; longer in busy seasons.
• Each correction round: 4–8 weeks (your turnaround + PP&D re-review).
• Total: 4–7 months from intake to issued permit, in 1–3 correction rounds.

If your lot has an HD/CD overlay, the historic review runs in parallel and adds 2–4 months. Plan for it.