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OR Rev Stat § 455.345 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 455 - Building Code|Section 455.345 - Permit, fee, plan check and inspection provisions apply; notice of noncompliance to owner-builder; recording of notice; notice to purchasers.

(1) Permit, fee, plan check and inspection requirements required by ORS 455.210 shall apply to owner-built dwellings and outbuildings exempted from the structural code under ORS 455.330. (2) Building officials or specialty code inspectors licensed under ORS 455.457 inspecting structures exempted from the structural code under ORS 455.325 to 455.350, shall: (a) Require the owner-builder to comply with those structural code requirements listed under ORS 455.340; and (b) Inform the owner-builder in writing of those items which fail to comply with code standards and are exempt from code standards and make that information part of the permanent inspection record on the structures. (3) An owner-builder of a structure exempted from the structural code under ORS 455.325 to 455.350 shall file a notice with the county clerk who shall make the notice a part of the permanent deed record of the property. That notice shall contain the information provided to the owner-builder under subsection (2)(b) of this section and a description of the property sufficient if it were contained in a mortgage of the property to give constructive notice of the mortgage under the law of this state. (4) Any person, or that person’s agent, selling an owner-built dwelling or outbuilding exempted from the structural code under ORS 455.325 to 455.350 shall notify each potential buyer of the existence, location and contents of the notice filed under subsection (3) of this section prior to any commitment to purchase the property. [Formerly 456.945; 1999 c.1045 §16; 1999 c.1082 §12]
OR Rev Stat § 455.350 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 455 - Building Code|Section 455.350 - Purchaser’s remedies.

(1) An individual who purchases an owner-built dwelling or outbuilding exempted from the structural code under ORS 455.325 to 455.350 from an owner who has not complied with ORS 455.345 (3) or (4) shall have a cause of action against the seller, within two years of the date of making the sale contract, for actual damages, if any. (2) Noncompliance with ORS 455.345 (3) or (4) shall not affect, in any manner, any conveyance of interest in property exempted from the structural code under ORS 455.330. [Formerly 456.950]
OR Rev Stat § 455.355 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 455 - Building Code|Section 455.355 - Rules governing mercury thermostats.

(1) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall, by rule: (a) Prohibit the installation of thermostats that contain mercury in commercial and residential buildings. The director may not, under rules developed pursuant to this paragraph, prohibit the installation of thermostats that contain mercury on industrial equipment used for safety controls. (b) Establish a uniform notification and process for disposal and delivery of mercury thermostats by persons installing heating, ventilation or air conditioning systems. Persons installing heating, ventilation or air conditioning systems shall dispose of mercury thermostats according to the process established pursuant to this paragraph. (2) As used in this section, "thermostat" means a device commonly used to sense and, through electrical communication with heating, cooling or ventilation equipment, control room temperature. [2001 c.924 §3] Note: 455.355 was added to and made a part of ORS chapter 455 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 455.360 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 455 - Building Code|Section 455.360 - Carbon monoxide alarms.

(1) As used in this section, "carbon monoxide alarm" has the meaning given that term in ORS 105.836. (2) A carbon monoxide alarm is required in a structure that: (a) Is new construction or that undergoes reconstruction, alteration or repair for which a building permit is required; and (b) Is identified under the structural specialty code as a residential Group R structure. (3) A carbon monoxide alarm required by this section must be installed in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions and any applicable requirements of the state building code. [2009 c.591 §8] Note: 455.360 was added to and made a part of ORS chapter 455 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 455.365 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 455 - Building Code|Section 455.365 - Radon mitigation standards.

(1) The Building Codes Structures Board and the Residential and Manufactured Structures Board shall adopt design and construction standards for mitigating radon levels in new residential buildings that are identified under the structural specialty code as Group R-2 or R-3 buildings and new public buildings. In adopting the standards, the boards shall give consideration to any standards recommended by the United States Environmental Protection Agency for radon mitigation systems in buildings. (2) The boards shall make the design and construction standards for mitigating radon levels applicable in: (a) Baker, Clackamas, Hood River, Multnomah, Polk, Washington and Yamhill Counties; and (b) Any county for which the boards, after consultation with the Oregon Health Authority, consider the standards appropriate due to local radon levels. (3) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services may authorize a municipality that administers and enforces one or more building inspection programs under ORS 455.148 or 455.150 to also administer and enforce any applicable standards for mitigating radon that are adopted by the boards. (4) The director, in consultation with the boards, may adopt rules for the implementation, administration and enforcement of this section. [2010 c.83 §2] Note: 455.365 was added to and made a part of ORS chapter 455 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 455.380 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 455 - Building Code|Section 455.380 - Department as final authority on agriculture workforce housing; rules; fees.

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS 455.148 and 455.150, the Department of Consumer and Business Services is the final authority in interpretation, execution and enforcement of state and municipal administration of building codes and rules with respect to construction of agriculture workforce housing as defined in ORS 315.163. (2) The department shall provide for a statewide uniform application and method of calculating permit fees for agriculture workforce housing as defined in ORS 315.163. (3) The department shall adopt rules to carry out the provisions of subsections (1) and (2) of this section. [1989 c.964 §§16,17; 2001 c.573 §11; 2001 c.613 §16; 2003 c.588 §17; 2013 c.750 §26]
OR Rev Stat § 455.390 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 455 - Building Code|Section 455.390 - Definitions for ORS 455.020, 455.390, 455.395 and 455.400.

As used in ORS 455.020, 455.390, 455.395 and 455.400: (1) "Seismic rehabilitation" means construction of structural improvements to a building that result in the increased capability of the building to resist earthquake forces and that are based on standards adopted by the State of Oregon or by local governments. (2) "Seismic rehabilitation agreement" means an agreement between a local government entity and a building owner pursuant to a seismic rehabilitation program for the phased completion of structural improvements to the owner’s building. (3) "Seismic rehabilitation data" means data contained in any documents, reports, studies, test results, papers, files or other records that result from a seismic rehabilitation survey or are contained in a seismic rehabilitation agreement. "Seismic rehabilitation data" does not include data or reports required by ORS 455.447 or rules adopted pursuant thereto. (4) "Seismic rehabilitation program" means any program enacted under an ordinance of a local government entity that provides for the seismic rehabilitation of buildings within the jurisdiction of the entity and authorizes the rehabilitation to be phased over a period of time not to exceed 10 years. (5) "Seismic rehabilitation survey" means any investigation, survey, audit or other process for generating data from which the local government entity and the building owner may determine and agree upon the deficiencies that need to be addressed in a plan for the seismic rehabilitation of the owner’s building. [1995 c.400 §1] Note: 455.390 to 455.400 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 455 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 455.395 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 455 - Building Code|Section 455.395 - Admissibility of data or agreements as evidence; immunity from certain causes of action.

(1) No seismic rehabilitation data or seismic rehabilitation agreement is admissible in evidence to prove negligence or culpable acts or omissions in connection with injury, death or loss that occurs in an owner’s building as a result of the failure of the building to adequately withstand a seismic event. Such data or agreements are considered privileged and are excluded from evidence admitted in any legal action for the recovery of damages arising from the building’s failure due to seismic activity. (2) A person may not maintain a cause of action against a building owner for injury, death or loss that occurs in the owner’s building as a result of a failure of the building to adequately withstand a seismic event, provided the owner was in substantial compliance with the terms and conditions of a seismic rehabilitation agreement on the date of the seismic event. (3) The provisions of subsection (2) of this section shall apply only for the period during which the seismic rehabilitation agreement is in effect. [1995 c.400 §2] Note: See note under 455.390.
OR Rev Stat § 455.400 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 455 - Building Code|Section 455.400 - Effect of seismic rehabilitation provisions on exclusive remedy.

Nothing in ORS 455.020, 455.390 and 455.395 and this section shall be construed as expanding or limiting the exclusive means by which subject workers and their beneficiaries are compensated for injury, death or disease arising out of and in the course of employment as provided in ORS chapter 656. [1995 c.400 §6] Note: See note under 455.390. Note: Section 3, chapter 797, Oregon Laws 2001, provides: Sec. 3. Educational building seismic rehabilitation. Subject to available funding, if a building evaluated under section 2 (4), chapter 797, Oregon Laws 2001, is found by a board to pose an undue risk to life safety during a seismic event, the governing board of a public university listed in ORS 352.002, local school district board, community college board or education service district board, as appropriate, shall develop a plan for seismic rehabilitation of the building or for other actions to reduce the risk. For a board that is subject to ORS 291.224, the board’s plan to rehabilitate or take other action to reduce the seismic risk of a building must be included in the capital construction program of the board. A board that is subject to ORS 291.224 shall rank the relative benefit of projects to reduce seismic risk in comparison with other life safety and code requirement projects. Subject to availability of funding, all seismic rehabilitations or other actions to reduce seismic risk must be completed before January 1, 2032. If the building is listed on a national or state register of historic places or properties or is designated as a landmark by local ordinance, the plan for seismic rehabilitation or other action shall be developed in a manner that gives consideration to preserving the character of the building. [2001 c.797 §3; 2013 c.768 §162; 2015 c.767 §177]
OR Rev Stat § 455.405 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 455 - Building Code|Section 455.405 - Recreational vehicle conversion to structure.

(1) A recreational vehicle that has a title issued by the Department of Transportation does not qualify as a structure. If a recreational vehicle is being converted to use as a structure, at the time of commencing the conversion the owner shall surrender the title and any registration issued for the recreational vehicle to the department for cancellation. A recreational vehicle that is converted to use as a structure is subject to the state building code. (2) There is a rebuttable presumption that a recreational vehicle has been converted to use as a structure if the recreational vehicle is located outside of a mobile home park as defined in ORS 446.003 and: (a) Has been rendered structurally immobile; or (b) Has direct attachment to utilities. [2019 c.585 §4] Note: 455.405 was added to and made a part of ORS chapter 455 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 455.410 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 455 - Building Code|Section 455.410 - Relocated buildings; substantial compliance required; permits.

(1) Existing buildings or structures which are removed from their foundation and relocated to another site within this state shall be in substantial compliance as defined in subsections (2) and (3) of this section. (2) "Substantial compliance" means compliance with local construction codes in effect as of the original permit date of the building or structure, or where there was no permitting required at the time of original construction, with basic health and safety standards, as described in the closest dated Uniform Housing Code, as published by the International Conference of Building Officials as of the date of construction. Only the insulation, overhead and underneath the structure, shall be upgraded to the current insulation requirements of the state building code, or to the maximum extent possible subject to the design of the structure. Nothing in this statute shall be construed to mean that all heating, plumbing and electrical systems shall be replaced with systems meeting current standards for new construction, except that any life-threatening deficiencies in those systems shall be repaired, notwithstanding that the cost of rehabilitation may exceed 50 percent of the value of the structure before rehabilitation. (3) All foundation and basement construction on the structure and any remodeling at the new location shall be constructed subject to all applicable local current building and safety codes, or where none exist, with the applicable standards as described in the Uniform Housing Code described in subsection (2) of this section. (4) All moved houses shall be provided with either battery-operated or hard-wired smoke detection devices located in accordance with the provisions of the state building code. (5) Nothing in this section is intended to permit any person to move a structure unless the person first consults the appropriate building inspection authority and obtains all required permits. [Formerly 456.756; 1989 c.1068 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 455.412 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 455 - Building Code|Section 455.412 - Review of state building code provisions regarding certain smoke alarms and smoke detectors; rules.

(1) The Department of Consumer and Business Services shall amend the state building code as necessary for the purpose of reducing the frequency of false alarms from smoke alarms and smoke detectors. Rules adopted under this section shall be designed to address smoke alarms and smoke detectors in single family and multifamily dwellings, hotels and lodging houses and shall not apply to recreational vehicles, commercial vehicles, railroad equipment, aircraft, marine vessels and manufactured dwellings. (2) As used in this section, "smoke alarm" and "smoke detector" shall have the meanings provided in ORS 479.250. [1999 c.307 §18]
OR Rev Stat § 455.415 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 455 - Building Code|Section 455.415 - Identification badges.

(1) A person who is licensed by the State Plumbing Board or the Department of Consumer and Business Services pursuant to ORS 460.057, 460.059, 479.630, 479.910, 480.630, 693.060, 693.103 or 693.111 must wear and visibly display an identification badge indicating the person’s current license status while performing work for which the license is required. The authority that licenses the person shall specify the size and content of the identification badge and may establish such other specifications as the authority deems appropriate. (2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply if wearing or displaying the identification badge may create a danger to the public health or to the safety of the person or the public. (3) This section does not require the display of a contractor or business license. [2003 c.675 §62; 2005 c.758 §21] Note: 455.415 was added to and made a part of ORS chapter 455 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 455.420 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 455 - Building Code|Section 455.420 - Individual electric meters required in multifamily residential buildings; exceptions; standards.

(1) Each individual dwelling unit in a multifamily residential building constructed after October 4, 1977, shall have installed a separate, individual electrical meter for each such dwelling unit except where a building inspector certified under ORS 455.715 to 455.740 determines that pursuant to standards adopted by the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services the installation of a single, central electrical meter for all the dwelling units in such building would facilitate an overall reduction in electrical consumption by such units. (2) For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, the director, based on recommendations of the Residential and Manufactured Structures Board, shall adopt by rule standards for determining whether the installation of a single electrical meter for all dwelling units in a multifamily residential building facilitates an overall reduction in electrical consumption by such units. [Formerly 456.763; 1993 c.744 §94; 2003 c.675 §27; 2009 c.567 §18]
OR Rev Stat § 455.422 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 455 - Building Code|Section 455.422 - New construction; recycling containers.

(1) Each multifamily residential dwelling with more than 10 individual residential units that is constructed after October 4, 1997, should include adequate space and access for collection of containers for solid waste and recyclable materials. (2) Each commercial building and each industrial and institutional building that is constructed after October 4, 1997, should include adequate space and access for collection of containers for solid waste and recyclable materials. (3) As used in this section, "commercial," "recyclable material" and "solid waste" have the meanings given in ORS 459.005. [Formerly 215.620] Note: 455.422 was added to and made a part of ORS chapter 455 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 455.425 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 455 - Building Code|Section 455.425 - Low-income elderly housing multiservice rooms required; standards; exceptions.

(1) Any low-income housing for the elderly on which construction begins after January 1, 1978, and which is financed in whole or in part by federal or state funds shall contain a multiservice room adequate in size to seat all of the tenants. (2) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall adopt rules, in accordance with the applicable provisions of ORS chapter 183, establishing standards and specifications for low-income elderly housing multiservice rooms required under subsection (1) of this section. In development of standards and specifications, the director may take into account any standards or specifications established pursuant to any federal program under which the construction of such housing is funded. (3) No housing described in subsection (1) of this section that contains 20 or fewer units is required to provide a multiservice room. [Formerly 456.772; 1991 c.67 §127]
OR Rev Stat § 455.427 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 455 - Building Code|Section 455.427 - Prohibition of certain refrigerants.

The Department of Consumer and Business Services may not prohibit in the state building code the use of refrigerants listed as of January 1, 2022, under regulations adopted under 42 U.S.C. 7671k as safe alternatives to Class I and Class II substances if the safe alternatives are installed in accordance with applicable rules or regulations. [2021 c.165 §2] Note: 455.427 was added to and made a part of ORS chapter 455 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 455.430 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 455 - Building Code|Section 455.430 - Reciprocity for prefabricated structures.

If the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services determines that the standards for prefabricated structures prescribed by statute, rule or regulation of another state are at least equal to the regulations prescribed under this chapter, and that such standards are actually enforced by such other state, the director may provide by regulation that prefabricated structures approved by such other state shall be deemed to have been approved by the director. [Formerly 456.880]