Multnomah County Code

Updated with ordinances (or parts) effective through 9.24.2020 ** 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION - Ordinance 1287 - Repealing and Replacing Ordinance Numbers 1282 and 1284 to Provide Continued Renter Protections in Multnomah County in Response to COVID-19 and Declaring and Emergency.  See attached.  Ordinance 1287 (659.19 KB)

Enforcement Suspended by Ordinance 1287 - Ordinance 1284 and 1282 - Addressing COVID-19 Eviction Moratorium.  Ordinance 1284 - Suspended (666.33 KB) Ordinance 1282 (706.71 KB)

Multnomah County Code Vol. 1: General Ordinances

• Table of Contents (2.47 MB)
• Chapter 1: General Provisions (230.38 KB)
• Chapter 3: Board of Commissioners (126.35 KB)
• Chapter 5: Elections (426.61 KB)
• Chapter 7: County Management (99.53 KB)
• Chapter 8: County Assets (84.42 KB)
• Chapter 9: County Employment (120.75 KB)
• Chapter 11: Revenue and Taxation (456.22 KB)
• Chapter 12: Business Income Tax (171.18 KB)
• Chapter 13: Animal Services (501.33 KB)
• Chapter 15: Sheriff (1.06 MB)
• Chapter 17: Community Justice (41.48 KB)
• Chapter 19: Library (33.74 KB)
• Chapter 21: Health (696.44 KB)
• Chapter 23: County Human Services (339.84 KB)
• Chapter 25: Non-Departmental (282.74 KB)
• Chapter 27: Community Services (1.17 MB)
• Chapter 29: Building Regulations (571.83 KB)
• Chapter 29A: References to ORS, 1990 Code & Ordinances (1.3 MB)

Multnomah County Code Vol. 2: Land Use Ordinances

• Chapter 38 - Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area (2.48 MB)

• Chapter 39 - Zoning Code (4.2 MB)

Home Rule Charter 2016 (341.88 KB)