918-480-0010 Amendments to the Oregon Residential Specialty Code (1) The Oregon Residential Specialty Code is amended pursuant to OAR chapter 918, division 8. Amendments adopted during the code-cycle for inclusion into the Oregon Residential Specialty Code are placed in this rule, showing the section reference and a descriptive caption. (2) Effective October 1, 2024, the 2023 Oregon Residential Specialty Code Section R310.1 is amended for emergency escape and rescue openings that do not open to a public way. (3) Effective April 1, 2025, the 2023 Oregon Residential Specialty Code Section R302.3 is amended to include attached stacked two-family dwellings with increased fire separation at the vertical demising walls between each stacked two-family dwelling. (4) Effective August 5, 2025, the 2023 Oregon Residential Specialty Code Section R327 is amended for additional wildfire hazard mitigation provisions that are available for local adoption. (5) Effective January 1, 2026, the 2023 Oregon Residential Specialty Code Section R332 is amended to add construction provisions to address sleeping lofts and ladders used to access and egress from sleeping lofts. [Publications: Publications referenced are available for review at the division. See division website for information on where to purchase publications.] Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 455.020, ORS 455.110 & ORS 455.610 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 455.610 History: BCD 12-2025, amend filed 12/22/2025, effective 01/01/2026 BCD 8-2025, temporary amend filed 08/05/2025, effective 08/05/2025 through 01/01/2026 BCD 4-2025, amend filed 03/27/2025, effective 04/01/2025 BCD 1-2025, temporary amend filed 01/31/2025, effective 01/31/2025 through 07/29/2025 BCD 11-2024, amend filed 09/27/2024, effective 10/01/2024 BCD 4-2023, amend filed 09/14/2023, effective 10/01/2023 BCD 7-2022, amend filed 06/30/2022, effective 07/01/2022 BCD 3-2021, amend filed 03/22/2021, effective 04/01/2021 BCD 20-2020, temporary amend filed 09/30/2020, effective 10/01/2020 through 03/28/2021 BCD 1-2019, amend filed 01/24/2019, effective 01/24/2019 BCD 13-2018, temporary amend filed 06/22/2018, effective 06/30/2018 through 12/26/2018 BCD 16-2017, temporary amend filed 12/21/2017, effective 01/01/2018 through 06/29/2018 BCD 11-2017, f. 9-14-17, cert. ef. 10-1-17 BCD 2-2016, f. 1-28-16, cert. ef. 2-1-16 BCD 3-2015, f. 3-24-15, cert. ef. 4-1-15 BCD 9-2014, f. 9-25-14, cert. ef. 10-1-14 BCD 13-2011, f. 5-13-11, cert. ef. 7-1-11 BCD 11-2011(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 4-15-11 thru 9-30-11 BCD 1-2011, f. & cert. ef. 2-15-11 BCD 19-2010, f. 12-30-10, cert. ef. 1-1-11 BCD 5-2010, f. 5-14-10, cert. ef. 7-1-10 BCD 8-2009, f. 9-30-09, cert. ef. 10-1-09 BCD 1-2009, f. 1-30-09, cert. ef. 2-1-09 BCD 24-2008(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 10-6-08 thru 4-1-09 BCD 21-2008, f. 9-30-08, cert. ef. 10-1-08 BCD 13-2008(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 7-3-08 thru 12-30-08 BCD 5-2008, f. 2-22-08, cert. ef. 4-1-08 BCD 1-2007, f. 2-15-07, cert. ef. 4-1-07 BCD 9-2006, f. 6-30-06, cert. ef. 7-1-06 BCD 5-2005, f. & cert. ef. 3-28-05 BCD 15-2004, f. 9-10-04, cert. ef. 10-1-04 BCD 33-2002, f. 12-20-02 cert. ef. 4-1-03 BCD 1-2003(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 1-10-03 thru 3-31-03 BCD 30-2002, f. 12-6-02, cert. ef. 1-1-03 BCD 22-2002(Temp), f. 9-13-02 cert. ef. 10-1-02 thru 3-29-03 BCD 2-2002, f. 3-5-02, cert. ef. 4-1-02 BCD 3-2001, f. 2-9-01, cert. ef. 3-1-01 BCD 32-2000, f. 12-27-00, cert. ef. 1-1-01 BCD 19-2000(Temp), f.& cert. ef. 8-15-00 thru 2-10-01 BCD 3-2000, f. 1-14-00 cert. ef. 4-1-00 BCD 19-1998, f. 9-30-98, cert. ef. 10-1-98 BCD 3-1998, f. 1-29-98, cert. ef. 4-1-98 BCD 5-1997, f. 3-21-97, cert. ef. 4-1-97 BCD 22-1996(Temp), f. 10-1-96, cert. ef. 10-4-96 BCD 3-1996, f. 2-2-96, cert. ef. 4-1-96 BCD 6-1995, f. 3-31-95, cert. ef. 4-1-95 BCA 29-1993, f. 11-24-93, cert. ef. 12-1-93 BCA 28-1993, f. 10-22-93, cert. ef. 1-1-94 BCA 18-1993, f. 8-24-93, cert. ef. 8-29-93