Baker County Department of Planning and Community Development
-Ensuring the Premier Rural Living Experience-
We at Baker County Planning and Community Development strive to ensure that you are able to utilize your property to meet your needs, under Oregon State law. Our team's principle goal is to serve you with timely, accurate and clear information. We are glad to have the opportunity to work with you. Please feel free to drop by any time if you have questions about your property, or about a piece of property you may be interested in purchasing. We will be updating this page in the future in order to help you 24 hours a day.
The Planning Department shares office space with the Assessors Office. For your convenience, you can come into our office and obtain zoning information, land ownership records and assessment and taxation information, all in one place.
What we do
- Provide planning and zoning information to the public and other government
agencies
- Provide applications for zoning clearance, building permits, sanitary permits
and other development permits
- Review proposed building, development and other activities for land use
compatibility
- Administer and enforce local and Oregon State land use laws, regulations
and ordinances, including the Baker County Comprehensive Plan and Zoning
and Subdivision Ordinance
- Act as staff to the Baker County Planning Commission and Board of Commissioners
- Review requests and applications for land use actions including partitions,
conditional use permits, etc
- Coordinate with other departments, agencies and officers on matters involving
planning and zoning
- Conduct comprehensive planning studies and research as required by State
law and the Comprehensive Plan
- Work toward improving the quality of life for Baker County and all its
citizens and lands, present and future
What we don't do
- Issue building permits (you need to go to the Baker City Building Department
for those after you see us)
- Change the rules on a whim
- Treat you any different than we would treat anyone else
Our values
Ethical Behavior
Serving everyone with honesty and integrity while setting a high standard of conduct.
Professionalism
Exemplifying excellence in our chosen vocations.
Teamwork and Partnership
Cooperating and collaborating to achieve common goals.
An Abundance Mentality with Fiscal Responsibility
Abundance Mentality: being creative, innovative and resourceful; believing our mental attitude has an effect on abundance and supply.
Fiscal Responsibility: being accountable for consequences of our budgetary choices, and meeting our budget obligations.
Empowerment
Inspiring individual initiative.
Vision
To be a dynamic government with unity of purpose, demonstrative wisdom, courage and strength.
Higher Purpose
To provide county-wide leadership that is responsive and responsible.
To acknowledge the past while preparing for the future.
Mission
To provide the highest standard of leadership and county services.
To demonstrate fiscal responsibility and commitment to citizens and employees.
To maintain a steadfast nature in setting and meeting goals
We are located on the second floor of the County Courthouse in downtown Baker City.
We are open weekdays from 8am to 5pm, but are generally closed for lunch between noon and 1pm.
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