Cob: Building Codes

[Tim Dysinger]

Greetings,

I was wondering if you all could give me your experiences with the local
building inspector.  Hear in Portland, Oregon, you can't even put in a
gravel driveway without a permit.  

I've been down to Cottage Grove, Oregon to see Michael Smith's
(beautiful) cob house along time ago, but where are people building cob
homes without getting hassled?  

My greatest fear would be that I buy some acreage hear in the NW, build
a cob house and then get told that my family can't live there.  Or even
worse, getting fined $50 per day until I tear it down.

-Tim