Planning and Zoning Department

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What we do: Building something? Start here. We process zoning permits, land use applications, Planning Commission actions, comprehensive planning, and Senate Bill 70 projects.
Click here for the interactive tax lot mapping page:
GIS Planning & Zoning Map
Please, call ahead for an appointment, to discuss your plans:
(541) 473-5185
Staff: Kelsie Haueter – Planning Manager
Marc Berg – Planning Clerk
Contact: 251 “B” St. West #12
Vale, Oregon  97918
Phone number:  (541) 473-5185
Kelsie.Haueter@MalheurCo.org
Marc.Berg@MalheurCo.org
Other County Department Contact Information:
Environmental Health (septic inspections): (541) 473-5186
Building Department (building inspections): (541) 372-5460
Payments: FEES: Pay Planning Permit Fees Online Here
Fee Schedule
Additional    Information FORMS: Application Forms
MAPS: GIS Maps 
MEETINGS: Planning Commission Hearings/Public Notices
CODE: Malheur County Code Zoning Regulations
FLOODPLAIN: County Code Floodplain Development Regulations
PARTITIONS: Subdivisions & Land Partitioning
Comprehensive Plan (updated formatting & Goal 3)
Where to Find Us: The Planning Department office is located in the Juvenile wing (southeast corner) on the first floor of the Malheur County Courthouse in Vale, Oregon.

 

NEXT PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING: 07/24/2025

2025 Planning Commission Schedule

2025 Planning Commission Meetings 

2024 Archived Planning Commission Meetings

Malheur County Border Region Review Board-Senate Bill 70: 07/24/2025

2025 BRH Meeting Schedule

2024 Archived BRH Meetings

Filing deadline for Planning Commission actions is 30 days preceding the scheduled meeting.
Planning Commission generally meets on the 4th Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at
the Vale Senior Citizen Center: 101 Longfellow St S, Vale, Oregon 97918

Building, electrical, mechanical and plumbing permits are issued by the
Building Department: 316 NE Goodfellow St. Ste 1, Ontario, Oregon 97914; Phone: (541) 372-5460