Contact
Community Development Department
306 S. Water St.
Silverton,
OR
97381
Ph: (503) 874-2207
Fx: (503) 873-3210
Hours
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Code Enforcement provides information, answers questions, and initiates corrective measures relating to code violations. This section also responds to complaint calls with appropriate follow-up actions that lead to code compliance.
To file a complaint, please use our "Report a Problem" tool, or complete the
Code Enforcement Complaint Form and mail or bring it to City Hall.
NOTE: EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 2012, ANONYMOUS COMPLAINTS WILL NO LONGER BE PROCESSED. THE PERSON SUBMITTING THE COMPLAINT WILL NEED TO PROVIDE THEIR NAME, ADDRESS AND CONTACT PHONE NUMBER.
Complaint Confidentiality Policy
The City's enforcement-related confidentiality policy is based on State of Oregon public records' statutes. Enforcement records are public records but the name of complainant is exempt from disclosure. The exemption is entitled: "information submitted to a public body in confidence." As such, any record that identifies a complainant is exempt from disclosure. However, notes in a file or a complaint letter that does not specifically identify the complainant may be disclosed.
The City will disclose the complainant's name if required under a valid court order or if that person is going to be a witness in an enforcement case - the "right of cross examination" requires this provision.
