Beaverton’s Community Development Department divides project review among Building, Planning, and Site Development. The Building Division handles construction permits and inspections, Planning administers land-use review under the Beaverton Development Code, and Site Development reviews grading, erosion control, public improvements, utilities, and floodplain-related work. Applications across these functions are submitted through the Beaverton Electronic Permitting System (BEPS), which also supports fee payments, record lookups, and inspection requests.
Land-use approval can be required before construction permitting proceeds. Beaverton’s Development Code regulates zoning, design review, conditional uses, land divisions, planned unit developments, floodplains, transportation facilities, trees, and significant natural resources. Projects near wetlands, riparian corridors, or streams can also involve Clean Water Services, which coordinates sanitary sewer, stormwater, and environmental review within Washington County.
Trees are regulated according to their classification rather than through a single citywide removal rule. Beaverton’s Tree Plan process protects categories such as Significant Individual Trees, Historic Trees, trees within Significant Groves and Significant Natural Resource Areas, and qualifying Community Trees. Removal, pruning, replacement, and mitigation requirements therefore depend on the tree and the development context.
Site Development adds another layer for projects involving grading, erosion control, floodplains, utility facilities, street openings, and construction in public right-of-way. Floodplain standards apply to development within mapped special flood-hazard areas, while utility and right-of-way projects use separate City permitting programs. Applicants can begin with Beaverton’s permit application resources and then identify the Planning, Building, Site Development, tree, and environmental reviews relevant to the property.