The Corvallis City Council has adopted legislation establishing system development charges (SDCs) for water, sewer, drainage (stormwater), streets, and parks services. SDCs are updated annually to account for inflation and changes to the SDC project lists.
The City of Corvallis' Erosion Prevention and Sediment Control (EPSC) program has been developed to comply with a number of Federal, State and City regulations and citizen’s concerns to minimize the impact of development activities on local waterways, adjacent properties, streets and storm infrastructure.
The Finance Department for the City of Corvallis includes administrative operations for the Municipal Court, City Services and Ambulance billing, Accounting, Budget, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Property Risk Management for the financial resources of the City. These services are provided by 17 staff members, with a 2022-2023 budget of roughly 5.17 million.
As of February 1, 2022, all City of Corvallis, Benton County, and State of Oregon Lodging Taxes will be collected by the Oregon Department of Revenue. Please remit all payments to the Oregon Department of Revenue.
The Development Services Division has developed a number of internal policies, procedures, and interpretations that pertain to construction and building code issues. Policies, procedures, and interpretations are available for review below.
