Land Use Forms & Fees

Overview

We are available by appointment Monday through Friday from 9 AM to 1 PM.
Applications will only be accepted in-person at the office. You will need to make an appointment to submit any land use application. Accommodation can be made for remote applicants.

Prior to visiting our office please call 541-766-6819 or email permitcheck@bentoncountyor.gov.

Below are the most commonly requested application forms. If you do not see the form you need, please contact the Planning Division, 541-766-6819.

1. Locate the appropriate land use application form below. They are available for viewing as PDFs and can be filled out on your computer. You must use Internet Explorer for the digital signature option to work. We are able to accept digital esignatures in addition to the original signed document. Print the document to PDF, rather than saving as a PDF, to ensure capture of filled information and signature.

2. Fill out the application form and be sure to include the required attachments. All property owners must sign the application form either through e-signature or provide us with the original signed document. We cannot accept scans or copies of the original signature page.

3. A planner will review your application and let you know if there are any missing items or, if complete, will take in payment. You may pay by check, cash, or charge.

Fee Schedule
For exact Planning and Land Use Application Fees, please contact the Planning Division, 541-766-6819. To get a ball park of the fees, please reference our 2023 fee schedule (effective Jan 1, 2023).

SETBACKS TABLE for EFU, FC, RR, and UR zoning districts

General Applications

Administrative Review
Alteration or Expansion of a Non-Conforming Use
Alteration of a Historic Resource
Appeal - Development Department Decision
Appeal - Planning Commission Decision
Conditional Use - Standard
Conditional Use - Development in the Willamette Greenway
Conditional Use - Home Occupation - Required in Resource Zones and when using an Exception to Dimensional Standards (BCC 91.220).
Home Occupation - For Non-Resource Zones.
Home Occupation Renewal - Required every two (2) years for home occupations in accessory structures.
Interpretation
Ministerial Review
Pre-Application Conference
Research Request - Typically used for determining number of legal parcels or to provide a full permit history report.
RV Placement Permit - for temporary use of an RV for guests
Site Development Plan - Typically required for any structural addition or new development within an industrial zone.
Telecommunication Tower Modifications
Variance
Zone and/or Comprehensive Plan Change

Dwelling and Medical Hardship Applications

Development in the Floodplain

Partitions

A land division is considered a partition if less than four properties are being created each year. There are multiple applications for partitions depending on the size, zoning and minimum parcel size or density of the parent property.

Partition - Ministerial Review - Only for resource zoned properties (Exclusive Farm Use, Multi-Purpose Agriculture and/or Forest Conservation) that will meet the minimum size requirements. Cannot be used when the parent property can be divided into 6 or more properties.
Partition - Standard Application - Cannot be used when the parent property can be divided into 6 or more properties. The following applications and information may also need to be included:
- Water Supply Requirements for Partitions [You must email comdevinfo@co.benton.or.us. for the application to start the well pumping test process]
- Properties located within the Corvallis Urban Fringe and the Urban Residential or Floodplain Agriculture Zone, must also include:
  - Pre-Application Conference
  - PUD in the Corvallis Urban Fringe
Series Partition - Preliminary Plat Application - This application is required when the property can be divided into 6 or more properties, regardless of whether or not the proposal is to create less than the maximum amount.
- Pre-Application Conference - Required for series partitions.
- For properties located within the Corvallis Urban Fringe and the Urban Residential or Floodplain Agriculture Zone, applications must also include:
  - PUD in the Corvallis Urban Fringe
Series Partition - Final Plat Application - use to complete each phase of the approved series partition.

Property Line Adjustments, Tax Lot Creation and Subdivisions

Create a Tax Lot/Deed Release - Creates a new tax lot, not a new parcel. Typically done for construction financing.

Property Line Adjustment - to adjust the property lines between two properties. Additional application forms are required when more than two properties will be adjusted. These applications can be reviewed concurrently, if applied for on the same day.

Subdivision - for creating 4 or more properties in a year.

Pre-Application Conference - required.
Water Supply Requirements for Subdivisions [You must email comdevinfo@co.benton.or.us. for the application to start the well pumping test process]
Subdivision applications for properties located within the Corvallis Urban Fringe and the Urban Residential or Floodplain Agriculture Zone, must also include:
- PUD in the Corvallis Urban Fringe