Services:
- Zone and Conditional Use Permits
- Land Use Planning and Consultation
- Information on Permissible Uses and Variances
- Wallowa Lake Float and Dock Permits
- Land Partitions and Lot Line Adjustments
- Home Based Occupation Permits
- Rural Addresses (911 Addresses)
- Ongoing Public Endeavors
- Joseph Airport Master Plan
- Wallowa County Economic Opportunity Analysis
- Multi-Jurisdictional Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan
The Wallowa County Planning Department is open for business and available to assist customers with individual appointments.
To schedule an in-person appointment with a staff member, please call (541) 426-4543 x1170.
If you need application/project assistance or have general inquiries related to land use planning that do not require an in-person appointment, please call us at (541) 426-4543 x1170 or (541) 426-4543 x1168, or send an email to plansec@co.wallowa.or.us.
To drop off documents or provide additional submittals, please call (541) 426-4543 x1170 or email plansec@co.wallowa.or.us.
Most permits are sent to applicants via email (if one is provided) once a decision is rendered. If an email is not provided, we will call you to get a mailing address. As a last resort, we will hold documents for pick up.
When possible, please submit your land use applications electronically via email to plansec@co.wallowa.or.us.
All fees can be paid over the phone with a debit or credit card.
For phone payments, the planning department specialist will contact you by phone within 24 hours of receiving your application to process your payment via Point & Pay. Please indicate on your application or in your email that you would like to pay via this method.
We also accept checks via USPS. Please make them out to Wallowa County Treasurer and mail them to the address listed on the sidebar of this page
Planning Director:
Franz Goebel
541-426-4543 Ext 1168
plandir@co.wallowa.or.us
Senior Planner:
Harold Black
541-426-4543 Ext 1169
splan@co.wallowa.or.us
Planning Department Specialist:
Mackenzie Walters
541-426-4543 Ext 1170
plansec@co.wallowa.or.us
Office hours are Monday thru Thursday 7:00 am – 5:00 pm
Wallowa County Planning Commission Meetings:
The Wallowa County Planning Commission Meets the last Tuesday of every month (except for December) at 7pm, in the Thornton Conference Room on the 1st floor of the Wallowa County Courthouse.
Below are links to the current month’s meeting and associated documents if you would like to join us virtually.
Please use Internet Explorer or Microsoft Edge to open these links:
HOW TO JOIN THE MARCH 2021 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AND MEETING PROCESS FOR ZOOM
March 2021 Planning Commission Meeting – Via Zoom
March 2021 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA
We ask that members of the public exhaust all efforts to join this meeting virtually and only come to the courthouse as a last resort.
If you have any questions, please call us.
Wallowa County Economic Opportunity Analysis