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OR Rev Stat § 455.440 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 455 - Building Code|Section 455.440 - When site soil analysis required; filing of report and notice; duty of transferor of property; effect of failure to comply.

(1) If a city, county or government agency requires a site soil analysis and site recommendation report as a condition of approval for issuance of a building permit for a residence for human habitation, and the analysis and report identify the presence of highly expansive soils, then prior to issuance of the building permit the city, county or government agency shall: (a) Include a copy of that report with the construction plans filed with the building permit issuing agency; and (b) Record, in the County Clerk Lien Record in the county in which the property is located, a notice containing: (A) The legal description of the property; and (B) An informational notice in substantially the following form: ______________________________________________________________________________ This property has been identified as having highly expansive soils. This condition may create special maintenance requirements. Before signing or accepting any instrument transferring title, persons acquiring title should check with the appropriate planning or building department. ______________________________________________________________________________ (2) No action may be maintained against a city, county or government agency for failing to meet the requirements of subsections (1) and (2) of this section. (3) If a report described in subsections (1) and (2) of this section identifies the presence of highly expansive soils, the first transferor shall supply to the first transferee written suggestions for care and maintenance of the residence to address problems associated with highly expansive soils. (4) If the first transferor violates the provisions of subsection (3) of this section, the first transferee shall have a cause of action to recover damages of $750 from the first transferor. The court may award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party in an action under this section. [1989 c.1026 §§1,2,3; 1995 c.618 §71] Note: 455.440 and 455.445 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 § 455.445 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 455 - Building Code|Section 455.445 - Indoor air quality standards for public areas and office workplaces.

(1) After considering the recommendations of the Indoor Air Pollution Task Force, and as expeditiously as possible, the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall adopt ventilation standards for public areas and office workplaces that are at least equivalent to the most recent, nationally recognized ventilation standards generally accepted and in use throughout the United States. (2) The director shall adopt building codes and building product standards to protect the indoor air quality of private residences but only as necessary to address serious or unique indoor air quality problems in Oregon when federal statutes, regulations and national codes fail to address building product and building code related indoor air quality problems. (3) As expeditiously as possible, the director shall consider for adoption the ventilation standards recommended by the Indoor Air Pollution Task Force. [1989 c.1070 §10] Note: See note under 455.440.
OR Rev Stat § 455.446 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 455 - Building Code|Section 455.446 - Tsunami inundation zone; rules.

(1) The State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries shall establish the parameters of the area of expected tsunami inundation based on scientific evidence that may include geologic field data and tsunami modeling. (2) The governing board of the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, by rule, shall determine the tsunami inundation zone based on the parameters established by the department. [1995 c.617 §2; 2005 c.22 §329; 2007 c.354 §31; 2019 c.502 §2] Note: 455.446 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was 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 § 455.448 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 455 - Building Code|Section 455.448 - Entry and inspection of earthquake-damaged structures; warrant enforcement.

(1) For the purposes of enforcement of this chapter the building inspector or any person appointed by the Department of Consumer and Business Services, after showing official identification and, if necessary, a warrant issued to the building owner or agent of the owner under subsection (2) of this section, may: (a) Enter, at reasonable times, any property that is known to be damaged, or for which there are reasonable grounds to believe that the structure has been damaged, as a result of an earthquake. (b) Inspect, at reasonable times, within reasonable limits and in a reasonable manner property that is known to be damaged, or for which there are reasonable grounds to believe that the structure has been damaged, as a result of an earthquake. (2) If entry is refused, the building inspector or any duly appointed representative of the Department of Consumer and Business Services may appear before any magistrate empowered to issue warrants and request such magistrate to issue an inspection warrant, directing it to any peace officer, as defined in ORS 161.015 to enter the described property to remove any person or obstacle and assist the building inspector or representative of the department inspecting the property in any way necessary to complete the inspection. [Formerly 401.537] Note: 455.448 and 455.449 were added to and made a part of 455.010 to 455.740 by legislative action but were not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 455.449 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 455 - Building Code|Section 455.449 - Unsafe condition resulting from earthquake damage; abatement of nuisance; rules.

(1) All buildings or portions thereof which are determined after inspection by a building inspector or a representative of the Department of Consumer and Business Services to be in unsafe condition as a result of earthquake damage may be declared to be a public nuisance and shall be abated by repair, rehabilitation, demolition or removal in accordance with the procedure specified by rules adopted by the agency. (2) Any building declared to be in unsafe condition under subsection (1) of this section shall be made to comply with one of the following: (a) The building shall be repaired in accordance with the current building code or other current code applicable to the type of substandard conditions requiring repair; (b) The building shall be demolished if the owner of the building consents; or (c) The building may be vacated, secured and maintained against entry if the building does not constitute an immediate danger to the life, limb, property or safety of the public. (3) If the building or structure is in such condition as to make it immediately dangerous to the life, limb, property or safety of the public or its occupants, the Department of Consumer and Business Services or representative of the department shall order it to be vacated. (4) If the structure, in whole or in part, is listed on or is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places, established and maintained under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (P.L. 89-665), or if the National Register of Historic Places ceases accepting nominations, is approved for listing on an Oregon register of historic places, or is a locally designated landmark protected by ordinance against demolition without due process, alternative compliance with the provisions of subsection (2)(a) and (c) of this section shall be allowed if the repaired or rehabilitated building is no more hazardous than it would be if repaired or rehabilitated in accordance with (2)(a) of this section. [Formerly 401.539] Note: See note under 455.448.
OR Rev Stat § 455.450 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 455 - Building Code|Section 455.450 - Prohibited acts.

A person may not: (1) Violate, or procure or assist in the violation of, any final order of the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, an advisory board, a state administrative officer or any local appeals board, building official or inspector, concerning the application of the state building code in a particular case or concerning a license, certificate, registration or other authorization. (2) Engage in, or procure or assist any other person to engage in, any conduct or activity for which a permit, label, license, certificate, registration or other formal authorization is required by any specialty code, any provision of ORS 446.003 to 446.200, 446.225 to 446.285, 446.395 to 446.420, 446.566 to 446.646, 446.666 to 446.746, 479.510 to 479.945, 479.950 and 480.510 to 480.670, this chapter or ORS chapter 447, 460 or 693, or any rule adopted or order issued for the administration and enforcement of those provisions, without first having obtained such permit, label, license, certificate, registration or other formal authorization. (3) Violate, or procure or assist in the violation of, any standard, specification, requirement, prohibition or other technical provision set forth in the state building code or an applicable local building code or in any rule or order of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, an advisory board, a local governing body or local building official. [Formerly 456.885 (1); 2007 c.306 §3]
OR Rev Stat § 455.453 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 455 - Building Code|Section 455.453 - Additional prohibitions.

A person may not: (1) Perform work without appropriate licensing, certification or registration or employ, allow, permit or suffer individuals to perform work for the person without appropriate licensing, certification or registration. (2) Advertise or otherwise hold out as being a licensed, certified or registered specialty code contractor without holding the appropriate specialty code contractor license, certification or registration. (3) As a partner, officer, member or employee of a business, advertise or hold out that the business is a licensed, certified or registered specialty code contractor if the business does not hold the appropriate specialty code contractor license, certification or registration. (4) Engage in business as a specialty code contractor without holding a valid specialty code contractor license, certificate or registration required for the business. (5) Perform work or operate equipment within the scope of a specialty code license, certificate or registration in a manner that violates an applicable minimum safety standard or a statute or rule regarding safety. [2013 c.324 §4] Note: 455.453 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 § 455.455 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 455 - Building Code|Section 455.455 - Building inspection and plan review; license required; exception.

(1)(a) A person may not employ an individual to perform specialty code inspections in any specialty area unless the individual has a license issued in that specialty area under ORS 455.457. (b) A person may not engage in specialty code inspections without having a license issued under ORS 455.457 in the specialty area for which the inspection is provided. (c) A person may not employ an individual to perform plan reviews unless the individual has a license issued under ORS 455.457. (d) A person may not engage in reviewing plans without having a license issued under ORS 455.457. (2) The requirements in subsection (1) of this section do not apply to a person who is an employee of the state or of a municipality. [1999 c.1045 §2] Note: 455.455 to 455.465, 455.467 and 455.469 to 455.477 were added to and made a part of ORS chapter 455 by legislative action but were not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 455.457 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 455 - Building Code|Section 455.457 - Licensing specialty code inspectors and plan reviewers; rules; contents.

In accordance with the applicable provisions of ORS chapter 183, the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services by rule shall establish a licensing system for persons that perform specialty code inspections or plan reviews and for businesses that employ persons that perform specialty code inspections or plan reviews. Such a system shall include but not be limited to the following provisions: (1) Prescribing the form and content of and the times and procedures for submitting an application for the issuance or renewal of a license. (2) Prescribing the terms of the licenses and the fees for the original issue and renewal in amounts that do not exceed the cost to the Department of Consumer and Business Services of administering the licensing system. (3) Prescribing the requirements for and the manner of testing the competency of applicants for the protection of the public health and safety. (4) Prescribing the amounts and conditions of bonds and liability insurance. (5) Setting forth those actions or circumstances that constitute failure to achieve or maintain licensing competency or that otherwise constitute a danger to the public health or safety and for which the director may refuse to issue or renew or may suspend or revoke a license or impose a civil penalty. [1999 c.1045 §3] Note: See note under 455.455.
OR Rev Stat § 455.459 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 455 - Building Code|Section 455.459 - Specialty code inspection and plan review; conflict of interest.

(1) A person shall not inspect or review any project or installation in which the person, employer of the person or relative of the person has any financial interest or business affiliation. A person designated under ORS 455.465 (1)(a) may not perform both the inspection and plan review for the same project or installation. A municipality or the state shall perform either the inspection, the plan review, or both. (2) For purposes of this section, "relative" has the meaning given that term in ORS 95.200. [1999 c.1045 §4] Note: See note under 455.455.
OR Rev Stat § 455.461 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 455 - Building Code|Section 455.461 - Specialty code inspectors and plan reviewers; quality control; rules.

(1) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, by rule, shall develop quality control procedures for the activities of specialty code inspectors, plan reviewers and businesses that employ specialty code inspectors and plan reviewers licensed under ORS 455.457. These procedures shall include but are not limited to random sampling of the work of such persons and businesses. (2) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall appoint by rule a chief inspector for each specialty code under this chapter. [1999 c.1045 §7] Note: See note under 455.455.
OR Rev Stat § 455.463 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 455 - Building Code|Section 455.463 - Specialty code inspection and plan review; department enforcement authority; investigation.

(1) In addition to any other authority and power granted to the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services under this chapter and ORS chapters 447 and 479, with respect to specialty code inspectors, plan reviewers and businesses that employ specialty code inspectors and plan reviewers licensed under ORS 455.457, if the director has reason to believe that there is a failure to enforce or there is a violation of any provision of this chapter or ORS chapters 447 and 479 or any rule adopted thereunder, the director may: (a) Examine building code activities of specialty code inspectors, plan reviewers and businesses that employ specialty code inspectors and plan reviewers; (b) Take sworn testimony; and (c) With the authorization of the office of the Attorney General, subpoena persons and records to obtain testimony on official actions that were taken or omitted or to obtain documents otherwise subject to public inspection under ORS 192.311 to 192.478. (2) The investigative authority authorized by subsection (1) of this section covers violations or omissions by specialty code inspectors, plan reviewers and businesses that employ specialty code inspectors and plan reviewers licensed under ORS 455.457 related to enforcement of codes or administrative rules, licensing of inspectors or financial transactions. [1999 c.1045 §8] Note: See note under 455.455.
OR Rev Stat § 455.465 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 455 - Building Code|Section 455.465 - Department and municipalities to designate persons licensed to conduct specialty code inspection and plan review; fees; exception.

(1) In administering a building inspection program, the Department of Consumer and Business Services or a municipality shall: (a) Designate at least three persons licensed under ORS 455.457 from whom the department or municipality will accept plan reviews; or (b) Contract with a person licensed under ORS 455.457 and may include as a term of the contract a process for collection of plan review fees. (2) For plan reviews conducted under subsection (1) of this section, the department or a municipality may: (a) Establish the process for collecting fees from a person licensed under ORS 455.457; and (b) Collect an administrative fee as provided in ORS 455.210. (3) The provisions of ORS 279C.100 to 279C.125 and 279C.300 to 279C.470 and ORS chapters 279A and 279B, except ORS 279B.235, do not apply to a personal services contract between the department or a municipality and a person licensed under ORS 455.457. [1999 c.1045 §20; 2003 c.794 §284] Note: See note under 455.455.
OR Rev Stat § 455.468 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 455 - Building Code|Section 455.468 - Electronic submission of application materials.

A transaction conducted through a state or local system or network that provides electronic access to building codes information and services is exempt from any requirement under ORS 446.003 to 446.200, 446.225 to 446.285, 446.395 to 446.420, 479.510 to 479.945 and 480.510 to 480.670 and ORS chapters 447, 455, 460 and 693, or rules adopted thereunder, requiring a signature or the submission of handwritten materials. [2003 c.336 §3] Note: 455.468 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was 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 § 455.469 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 455 - Building Code|Section 455.469 - Municipal building inspection program to include certain policies and ordinances.

A municipality shall add to and make a part of its building inspection program under ORS 455.148 or 455.150 the policies and ordinances adopted by the municipality to implement ORS 455.465 and 455.467. [1999 c.1045 §22; 2001 c.573 §14] Note: See note under 455.455.
OR Rev Stat § 455.471 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 455 - Building Code|Section 455.471 - Specialty code inspection and plan review fee authority; disposition of certain fee amounts.

(1) Fee amounts shall not be established by the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services or any municipality for fees charged by persons licensed under ORS 455.457. (2) Fees charged by a person licensed under ORS 455.457 shall include a surcharge equal to the percentage amounts established for municipalities under ORS 455.210 (4)(a) and (b) and 455.220 (1). The surcharges shall be remitted quarterly to the department to partially defray the department’s administration, inspection and training costs incurred pursuant to ORS 455.455, 455.457, 455.461 and 455.463. Funds received by the department under this section shall be deposited in the Consumer and Business Services Fund created by ORS 705.145. [1999 c.1045 §6; 2007 c.69 §7] Note: See note under 455.455.
OR Rev Stat § 455.473 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 455 - Building Code|Section 455.473 - Disposition of certain fees received by department.

All moneys received by the Department of Consumer and Business Services pursuant to ORS 455.457 and 455.471 shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the appropriate specialty code account under this chapter or ORS 479.510 to 479.945. All moneys deposited in the accounts under this section are continuously appropriated to the department to carry out the provisions of ORS 455.455 to 455.463, 455.471, 455.473, 455.477 and 455.897 and section 10, chapter 1045, Oregon Laws 1999. [1999 c.1045 §5; 2003 c.14 §283] Note: See note under 455.455.
OR Rev Stat § 455.475 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 455 - Building Code|Section 455.475 - Appeal of decision of building official.

(1) An applicant for a building permit may appeal a decision made by a building official under authority established pursuant to ORS 455.148, 455.150 or 455.467. The following apply to an appeal under this subsection: (a) An appeal regarding the interpretation or application of a particular specialty code provision shall be made first to the appropriate specialty code chief inspector of the Department of Consumer and Business Services. The decision of the department chief inspector may be appealed to the appropriate advisory board. The decision of the advisory board may only be appealed to the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services if codes in addition to the applicable specialty code are at issue. (b) If the appropriate advisory board determines that a decision by the department chief inspector is a major code interpretation, then the inspector shall distribute the decision in writing to all applicable specialty code public and private inspection authorities in the state. The decision shall be distributed within 60 days after the board’s determination, and there shall be no charge for the distribution of the decision. As used in this paragraph, a "major code interpretation" means a code interpretation decision that affects or may affect more than one job site or more than one inspection jurisdiction. (2) Except as provided in subsection (1) of this section, an applicant for a building permit may appeal the decision of a building official on any matter relating to the administration and enforcement of this chapter to the department. The appeal must be in writing. A decision by the department on an appeal filed under this subsection is subject to judicial review as provided in ORS 183.484. (3) If an appeal is made under this section, an inspection authority shall extend the plan review deadline by the number of days it takes for a final decision to be issued for the appeal. [1999 c.1045 §23; 2001 c.573 §15; 2013 c.528 §13] Note: See note under 455.455.