Oregon Historical County Records Guide

Tillamook County Records Inventory

County Commissioners Orders, Ordinances, and Resolutions

1854-[ongoing]

Series documents orders, ordinances, and resolutions passed by the board of county commissioners and the county court regulating and establishing guidelines for specific activities within the county. Information includes activity covered by order, ordinance, or resolution; administrative action number; who introduced; findings of fact; conclusions; recommendations; date heard; and hearings officer name and signature. Activities include noise abatement, nuisances, zoning, animal control, solid waste management, land division regulations, elections, comprehensive plan, and road and bridge use limits.

Records at the Oregon State Archives:
County Court Orders [Administrative Records-includes orders, resolutions, and some proceedings], 1920-1986 (5 cu.ft.).

Records at the Tillamook County Courthouse, Clerk's Basement Storage Room:
Ord. #32 Land Use [Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance], 1982 (1 cu.ft.);
Orders Accepting and Orders of Conveyance [Deeds and Easements], 1953-1969 (1 cu.ft.);
Ordinance #32 [Amendments to Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance], 1982-1996 (2 cu.ft.);
Ordinance #33 [Amendments to Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance], 1982-1996 (1 cu.ft.);
Ordinance 32 Exception Maps [Comprehensive Plan-includes zoning information], 1981 (.40 cu.ft.);
Ordinance No. 32 & 33 [Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance], 1984-1996 (1 cu.ft.);
Petitions to County Court [includes road vacations and orders], 1926-1952 (2 cu.ft.);
Planning & Zoning Comprehensive Plan Ordinance #32 and Amendments, 1982 (1 cu.ft.);
Planning & Zoning Orders, Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law & Decision, Zone Changes, Variances & Etc., 1976-2009 (1 cu.ft.);
Planning & Zoning Ordinances [includes comprehensive plan, zoning, and subdivision information], no. 1-31, 1964-2002 (1 cu.ft.); no. 34-36, 1981-2005 (.25 cu.ft.);
Planning Commission Orders, Findings, Decisions, Zone Changes, Ordinance Amendments], 1990-2001 (1 cu.ft.).

Records at the Tillamook County Courthouse, Elections Basement Storage Room:
Ordinance #33 [Comprehensive Plan Zoning Maps-rolled], ca.1982-1984 (ca.3.50 cu.ft.).

Records at the Tillamook County Courthouse, Clerk's Record Room:
Road Record [includes petitions, commissioners' orders, road viewers' reports, survey notes, and drawings], vol. 2-3, 1888-1918 (2 volumes).

Records at the Tillamook County Courthouse, Clerk's Office:
Commissioners Orders & Resolutions, ca.1970-present (2.50 cu.ft.);
Ordinances [County], no. 1-71, 1966-present (.50 cu.ft.).

Records at the Tillamook County Courthouse, Commissioners Office Hallway:
Board Orders & Resolutions, 2004-2006 (3 binders);
BOC Orders Resolutions [Board of Commissioners], 1989-1990 (1 binder);
List of Orders, 1994-1995 (1 binder);
Order and Resolution Index, 1983-1993 (2 binders);
Orders, 1985-1990 (6 binders); 1996-1997 (2 binders);
Orders and Resolutions, 1991-1995 (5 binders); 1998-2003 (6 binders);
Ordinances, 1981-present (2.25 cu.ft.);
Ordinances, no. 1-67, 1966-present (2 binders).

Records at the Tillamook County Courthouse, Basement, Old DCD Storage Area, Community Development Space:
OA [Ordinance Amendments-includes comprehensive plan and zoning information], 1966-2006 (14 cu.ft.);
Zoning Ordinance, 1969-1981 (1 binder).

Records at the TLC Bank Building, County Community Development Department Office, 1st Floor:
County Ordinances, ca.1975-ca.1999 (1 binder);
Land Use Ordinance [includes land division information], ca.1982-2002 (1 binder).

Records at the TLC Bank Building, County Community Development Department Office, 2nd Floor:
BOCC Orders Planning & Zoning Ord 33 [includes comprehensive plan and zoning information], vol. VIII, 2007-2009 (1 binder);
Ordinance Amendments [includes comprehensive plan and zoning information], 2002 (1 binder).

Records at the Tillamook County Public Works Department Building, Office:
Research [Road Petition Case Files-includes surveyor's field notes, county court orders, etc.], no. 1-180, 1854-ca.1916 (5 cu.ft.).

Records at the Tillamook County Pioneer Museum:
Orders Miscellaneous [County Court-Cabinet 3B], 1939-1962 (1 volume).

Records at the Tillamook County Web Site:
Land Division Ordinance [PDF], n.d.-2002 (Internet);
Land Use Ordinance [includes zoning regulation information], 1981-present (Internet);
Public Works Ordinances [County Road Related], n.d.-present (Internet);
Tillamook County Ordinances, 1966-present (Internet).