A Certificate of Occupancy is issued pursuant to the requirements of Section 110 of the 2004 Oregon Structural Specialty Code and certifies that at the time of issuance the structure was in compliance with the applicable City Codes requlating building construction and uses of the building. A Certificate of Occupancy is not issued for Single Family Residential buildings. These types of structures fall under the 2005 Oregon Residential Specialty Code.

Once the final building inspection is approved an email is generated to several divisions within the City of Redmond and outside agencies if that division or agency was a part of the approval process for the building permit issuance they will be notified via email requesting them to sign off on the permit for issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy. The divisions that may be notified would include Finance, Planning, Fire, Public Works, Deschutes County Health, Engineering, Airport and the Building Division.

A Certificate of Occupancy will not be issued unless all final inspections have been approved or the inspectors have advised that occupancy would be allowed with simple corrections for follow up.

If there are outstanding issues which prevent sign off from any of the divisions or outside agencies, the owner or contractor will be contacted regarding these outstanding issues. It is the responsibility of the owner or contractor to contact the appropriate divisions with issues to schedule re-inspection or complete any requirements of your project.

This process can take from 1 week to 15 days. Please allow yourself enough time to receive your Certificate of Occupancy prior to occupying the building. Please contact Pamela Thomas, Senior Permit Technician, at (541) 923-7754 if you have questions regarding the Certificate of Occupancy process.

Please be aware that the City of Redmond has the ability to fine a business that doesn't have the required Certificate of Occupancy before the building is occupied.