Pre-approved Plans for Residential Accessory Structures & A Single Family Dwelling
As part of Oregon’s Ready-Build Plans Program, you can download pre-approved plans for a residential accessory structures such as garages, carports, decks, patios and a single family dwelling. The goal of this program is to reduce the time it takes to issues these permits and the time it takes to have plans prepared by offering these pre done plans for your convenience.
Fee Reduction (Plan Review Only):
Because Ready-Build plans are pre-approved for structural design, a portion of the building structural plan review is waived. Building structural plan review is reduced to site-specific conditions and charged at the current hourly rate of “Additional Plan Review Time” as shown in Chapter 60 of the Lane Manual, Section 60.853 plus state mandated surcharges. Please note that Planning, Land Use, and Structural Permit fees (inspections) all still apply.
Use of the Ready-Build Plans Program as Follows:
Before downloading pre-approved plans, talk to a planner (541-682-3577), to learn about the setbacks and other potential limitations that may apply to your property.
Complete and submit a residential building permit application, site plan, and provide two copies of the ready build plans, and two copies of truss engineering stamped by an Oregon licensed engineer along with a layout sheet. Once a permit is created you will need to pay the intake fees. Your application will go through the normal review process to make sure that the structure complies with all Lane County land use, sanitation, and building code regulations for the proposed work.
Once your application is approved you will be notified and will need to pay the remaining permit balance. The permit will than be issued and you can now begin to build the structure.
During the build you will need to call for all the listed inspections as indicated on your approved plans in order to obtain a final building approval.
Modifications to Ready-Build Plans
Plans may be modified in the following ways and remain Ready-Build plans:
- Specified eave height is the maximum height. Eave height may be reduced.
- Specified roof pitch is the maximum pitch. Pitch may be reduced to 3:12 for the Ready Build residential Accessory Structures Only.
- Specified frame spacing is the maximum spacing. Frame spacing may be reduced.
- Specified length is the maximum length. Length may be reduced, but must not be less than the width specified on the plan. Allowed openings must be reduced by the same length that was removed from the overall building length.
- Openings shown may be changed to walls except one three-foot wide by six-foot, eight-inch tall side-hinged door must be provided somewhere on the exterior.
Plan modifications beyond the limits indicated above are expressly subject to local jurisdiction approval on a site-specific basis and will incur a Plan Review fee and may require engineering design by a licensed professional provided by the Owner.
Note: Use of Ready-Build plans does not avert requirements such as Planning Department review and approval, On-Site wastewater Department review and approval, and Building Department review and approval for site specific considerations, and may require geotechnical report requirements and site specific compliance to adopted codes. Please contact these Land Management departments prior to application for the building permit.