LUT Divisions and Programs

Offices closed - Services Available Online

Customer Advisory (COVID-19)

All Washington County Department of Land Use & Transportation (LUT) offices are closed to the public to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

We continue to provide service to our customers remotely. Business can be transacted by phone, email or online.  Please be patient. Due to limited staffing, responses and reviews may take longer than usual.

Use our online Public Permitting and Services Portal at WashCoORACA.com for development applications, facility permits, right-of-way permits, to pay for building permits, schedule inspections and more.  More remote resources

 

 

The Department of Land Use & Transportation's mission is twofold:
 

  • Building and maintaining a great transportation system
  • Planning and protecting the uses of the land

Working in coordination with our city, regional and state government partners, approximately 300 LUT employees provide a wide range of transportation, planning, permitting and road maintenance services.

Our land use, planning, development review and building permitting/inspection functions are located in the Public Services Building (PSB), 155 N First Avenue, Suite 350, in downtown Hillsboro. Our road-related functions are located at the Walnut Street Center (WSC), 1400 SW Walnut St. on Hillsboro's west end. Visit our LUT Office Locations and Hours page for more information.

The Department of Land Use & Transportation is organized into five divisions. Most divisions have multiple workgroups, or sections, which are identified below. To send an electronic message to any of these workgroups, please use the Land Use & Transportation Feedback Form.

 


The Administrative Services division (PSB) coordinates LUT’s budgeting, payroll, emergency preparednes and employee safety functions. It is the department's liaison with Human Resources and Information Technology Systems.
 


The Planning and Development Services Division includes three sections:

  • Building Services (PSB) provides permitting, plan review and inspections for all phases of construction on commercial and residential properties in unincorporated Washington County and several of its small cities.
  • Development Review 503-846-8761
  • Code Compliance 503-846-4875
  • Long Range Planning (PSB) provides countywide land use and transportation planning coordination, economic and demographic information services and community land use planning in the urban unincorporated areas of Washington County.
  • Long Range Planning 503-846-3519
     
 
The Capital Project Services (WSC) oversees major transportation improvement projects, including roads, bikeways and bridges.
 
  • Capital Project Services 503-846-7800
  • Right-of-Way 503-846-7870
     


The Engineering, Traffic and Survey (WSC) provides design and review services for county capital projects, reviews all road improvement construction plans and maintains the county's Uniform Road Improvement Design Standards.

  • Survey Development Review/County Surveyor 503-846-8723
  • Road Survey 503-846-7933
     


The Operations & Maintenance division (WSC) manages public rights of way including bridges, culverts, paved and gravel roads, roadside drainage ditches and vegetation. The division provides 24-hour emergency response including weather-related incidents such as sanding, plowing and closing roads due to flooding, landslides and storm-related debris. All work performed by Operations and Maintenance crews is guided by Washington County's Best Management Practices for Routine Road Maintenance to avoid or minimize impacts to the environment.

Tools LUT Uses to Carry Out Its Mission