Clone of Certificate of Occupancy
Requirements for Obtaining the Residential Certificate of Occupancy
To submit your request for Certificate of Occupancy, the following must be completed.
- All related permits, including temporary power, driveway access, and septic installation have approved final inspections or Certificate of Satisfactory Completion (if applicable)
- Final Planning and Infrastructure approval from City of Lapine or City of Sisters if new dwelling is constructed in their jurisdictions
- System Development Charge (SDC Fees) must be paid in full
- SDC fees are due for replacement dwellings if the original dwelling was removed more than two (2) years prior to final inspection on the replacement dwelling
- All final building, plumbing, electrical and mechanical inspections are approved
Once final inspections have been approved your Certificate of Occupancy can be requested. The following information is required in the link below.
- Insulation Certificate added to the permit record
- All Contractors verified
Click the following link to navigate to the Certificate of Occupancy Request Form:
Certificate of Occupancy Request Form
Requirements for Obtaining the Commercial Certificate of Occupancy
- All Conditions of Approval for Building and Planning must be met. You can find structural permit conditions in the documents section of the Commercial Structural Permit
- Third-party Inspection reports must be uploaded to the permit when applicable. Please refer to Special Inspection Agreement for third-party inspection requirement.
- Related supplemental mechanical, electrical and plumbing permits must have approved final inspections
- Final Building inspection must be approved
- System Development Charge (SDC Fees) must be paid in full, unless approved to be deferred until any Land Use submissions are closed
If all of the requirments above have been satisfied, please reach out to a Permit Technician to request a Commercial Certificate of Occupancy. permittechnician@deschutes.org
