The clerk, by authority of the Oregon Revised Statutes, may
perform marriages and serves as the Board of Property Tax
Appeals Clerk. The Clerk’s office also serves as the passport
acceptance agency.
Recordings:
2006 .................................................10,863
2007....................................................8,292
2008....................................................6,549
2009....................................................6,125
2010....................................................6,213
2011....................................................5,872
2012....................................................7,097
Mortgage defaults:
2006..........................................................13
2007..........................................................79
2008 .......................................................221
2009 .......................................................406
2010 .......................................................508
2011 .......................................................354
2012 .......................................................241
Community Development Department
Director:
Bill Zelenka
Assistant Director:
Phil Stenbeck
The Community Development Department combines the build-
ing and planning divisions, as well as the septic inspection services
of Environmental Health into one office for people wanting to build
in Crook County. Their office is located on the first floor of the
Crook County Courthouse. The per-
mit technician for septic inspections is Julie
Lancaster.
Planning Division
Phone:
541-447-8156
The planning division serves the various
planning and zoning needs of the county. A
permit must be obtained through the depart-
ment before any construction within the coun-
ty can begin. Permits are awarded pending
zoning and land-use ordinances. The planning
permit tech is Debbie Kowalski. The planning
department implements both short- and long-
range comprehensive plans. The volunteer
county planning commission rules on condi-
tional-use decisions within the unincorporated
county area and helps set county planning pol-
icy.
Building Division
Phone:
541-447-3211
This unit of the county government is a fee-
supported department required by the state to
oversee all residential and commercial construc-
tion. The department is open to the public
Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Permits are issued in about five to seven days
from the time they are submitted for plan
review. Inspections take place within 24 hours of
an inspection request, excluding holidays and weekends. The county
Crook County Judge Mike McCabe, County Commissioner Seth Crawford, Governor John Kitzhaber, and County Commissioner Ken Fahlgren.
BILL
ZELENKA
PHIL
STENBECK
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