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Garage, shed and shade structure permits in Portland, OR

Data through September 2026 · updated 18 Oct 2026

348 garage, shed and shade structure permits were issued in Portland, October 2024 through September 2026: about 174 a year and under 1% of all permits. 172 garage, shed and shade structure permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 2% fewer than the 176 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is January. The usual one took 132 days from issue to the city's final. 97219 has the most, 39.

348permits issued
172last 12 months
Janbusiest month
132days, usual issue to final
79%finished
$28,000usual declared value
Sep 2026records through

Garage, shed and shade structure permits by month

Permits issued each month, October 2024 through September 2026.

Oct 2024: 19Oct2024Nov 2024: 13Dec 2024: 9Jan 2025: 18Jan2025Feb 2025: 19Mar 2025: 14Apr 2025: 15May 2025: 12Jun 2025: 14Jul 2025: 17JulAug 2025: 13Sep 2025: 13Oct 2025: 15Nov 2025: 6Dec 2025: 9Jan 2026: 17Jan2026Feb 2026: 13Mar 2026: 17Apr 2026: 16May 2026: 15Jun 2026: 13Jul 2026: 18JulAug 2026: 13Sep 2026: 20
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MonthPermits
Oct 202419
Nov 202413
Dec 20249
Jan 202518
Feb 202519
Mar 202514
Apr 202515
May 202512
Jun 202514
Jul 202517
Aug 202513
Sep 202513
Oct 202515
Nov 20256
Dec 20259
Jan 202617
Feb 202613
Mar 202617
Apr 202616
May 202615
Jun 202613
Jul 202618
Aug 202613
Sep 202620

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When garage, shed and shade structure permits are filed

By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). January is the busiest (121), December the quietest (62). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.

January: 121 (100 = an average month)121February: 110 (100 = an average month)March: 107 (100 = an average month)April: 107 (100 = an average month)May: 93 (100 = an average month)June: 93 (100 = an average month)July: 121 (100 = an average month)August: 90 (100 = an average month)September: 114 (100 = an average month)October: 117 (100 = an average month)November: 66 (100 = an average month)December: 62 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND
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MonthIndex
January121
February110
March107
April107
May93
June93
July121
August90
September114
October117
November66
December62

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How long a garage, shed and shade structure permit takes

Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025, at least 12 months before the file ends. Usual days is the middle permit among the 139 with a final date.

MeasureValue
Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025176
Finished79.0%
Expired7.4%
Usual days, issue to final132
Middle half, days62–229

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What a garage, shed and shade structure permit is declared at

The value written on the permit at application, from 313 permits with one. Not a quote and not the final bill.

MeasureValue
Usual declared value$28,000
Middle half$14,000–$70,000

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ZIP codes with the most garage, shed and shade structure permits

Counted at the property's ZIP code. Share is the part of the city's 348 garage, shed and shade structure permits.

ZIP codePermitsShare
972193911%
97212257%
97202247%
97221226%
97206216%
97213206%
97215185%
97229175%
97266175%
97232165%

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The city's own permit types

How the city filed these permits. We group its types into kinds of work; this is the split.

Permit typePermitsShare
Residential 1 & 2 Family Permit / Accessory Structure13037%
Residential 1 & 2 Family Permit / Garage/Carport11132%
Residential 1 & 2 Family Permit / Decks, Fences, Retaining Walls10731%

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Guides for this kind of work

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Other kinds of work here

Electrical (23,696)HVAC (16,519)Plumbing (15,031)Remodels & repairs (3,972)Solar (3,093)New homes (2,203)Additions (792)Demolition (685)ADUs & casitas (245)

Nearby permit data

Garage, shed and shade structure permits for other places in Portland. Each permit office keeps its own file, so the numbers are not added together.

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How these numbers are made

Source: City of Portland, PortlandMaps Public/BDS_Permit FeatureServer layer 22 (All Permits), read 18 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.

Building and trade permits that Portland Permitting & Development (formerly the Bureau of Development Services) issued for property inside the City of Portland. Permits the bureau handles for places outside the city limits, and tree, nuisance, noise, land-use and right-of-way cases in the same file, are not counted. Gresham, Beaverton, Lake Oswego and the rest of the metro area run their own permit offices.

  • The city's file names no contractor, so there are no contractor lists, rankings or firm pages for Portland.
  • Electrical, mechanical and plumbing permits are trade permits filed on their own, so one job (a remodel, say) can show up as a building permit plus several trade permits.
  • Job value is the value declared on building permits only; electrical, mechanical and plumbing permits carry no value, so costs are shown only for kinds of work filed as building permits.
  • A final date is the city's finaled date. A permit that expired or was cancelled is not counted as finished even when the file gives it a closing date.
  • The ZIP code comes from the county tax lot the permit is filed on; permits not tied to a tax lot have no ZIP code.
  • Roofing and solar jobs are picked out of residential building permits by their descriptions; a reroof that needs no structural work needs no permit in Portland, so roofing counts are low.

Counts are permits, not jobs: one job can need several permits. Nobody paid to be on this page and nobody can. Sources and definitions →

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Contractor Records, "Garage, shed and shade structure permits in Portland, OR", https://contractorrecords.com/portland/accessory-permits, data through September 2026, from Portland Permitting & Development building-permit records.

Link to a table: By month · Season · Days to final · Declared value · By ZIP code · Permit types.

Download the tables (CSV): Garages, sheds & shade structures permits by month · Garages, sheds & shade structures permits by calendar month (index) · Garages, sheds & shade structures permits: days to final · Garages, sheds & shade structures permits: declared value · Garages, sheds & shade structures permits by ZIP code · Garages, sheds & shade structures permits by permit type.

Common questions

  • How many garage, shed and shade structure permits does Portland issue a year?About 174 a year in Portland: 348 permits issued October 2024 through September 2026, 172 of them in the last 12 months.
  • How long does a garage, shed and shade structure permit take in Portland?The usual one took 132 days from issue to the city's final inspection, and the middle half took 62 to 229 days (139 permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025 that reached a final). The wait to get the permit issued is not in this file.
  • When do people in Portland file the most garage, shed and shade structure permits?January (121 against an average month of 100); December is the quietest (62). If you can choose, a quiet month at the permit counter can mean contractors have more room in their schedules.
  • Which ZIP code has the most garage, shed and shade structure permits in Portland?97219, with 39 of the 348 (11%); then 97212 (25).
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