October 31, 2025: Oregon Building Codes Division Warns of Wire Transfer Scams
The Oregon Building Codes Division (BCD) is warning Oregonians of a phishing scam that is targeting people who are awaiting the approval for a project from their local building of planning department In this scam, someone claiming to be from the local building or planning department emails a person to get them to wire money. The scammers are using information about the person and the project to claim their application has been approved. The next steps in the scam are for the person to reply to the email to request payment advice and wire transfer instructions, pay the invoice using the wire transfer instructions, and then email a copy of the wire transfer receipt to the designated address. The scammers also state “all correspondence must be conducted by email to ensure transparency and accurate record-keeping for auditing purposes.”
“Your local building or planning department will not request that you send money to them via wire transfer,” said Alana Cox, administrator of the Oregon Building Codes Division.
August 26, 2025: Erosion Prevention Measures Adopted in Willamette River Basin
On August 26th, 2025, the Board of County Commissioners adopted erosion prevention requirements for the Mercury TMDL Area, which covers all areas of the Willamette River Basin. These new regulations are in addition to the existing MS4 Area requirements around the urban growth boundaries of Eugene and Springfield. See the
Erosion Prevention page for more information.
March 26th, 2025: Changes to the IVR Scheduling System
On March 28th, the State of Oregon is no longer providing the IVR phone scheduling system option. To schedule inspections, please visit the
Lane County Building Inspection Schedule page. If you need assistance, please call the Builder on Duty at least 48 hours prior to the anticipated inspection date: 541-682-4651. It is recommended that you schedule inspections as early as possible to avoid delays.
February 27, 2025:
Beginning February 27, properties in unincorporated Lane County (meaning outside city limits and urban growth boundaries) that are zoned Rural Residential may be able to add a rental recreational vehicle (RV) to their property.
See the news release here!