Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 674 - PREFABRICATED CONSTRUCTION › Section 918-674-0015 - Responsibility for Services

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The
			 Division shall be responsible for providing plan review and inspection services
			 to prefabricated structure manufacturers who have not contracted with certified
			 third-party agencies for these services. The Division shall be responsible for
			 monitoring certified third-party agencies to assure compliance with the
Oregon Specialty Codes
and these rules.
(2) Authority. Any prefabricated structure
			 approved by the Division or a certified third-party agency and bearing an
			 Oregon insignia of compliance shall be considered in compliance with all
			 appropriate construction laws, codes and regulations within the State of Oregon
			 and shall be acceptable to the local authority having jurisdiction in all
			 Oregon municipalities.
(3) No local
			 authority having jurisdiction shall cause closed construction to be open for
			 inspection on a prefabricated structure or component bearing an Oregon insignia
			 of compliance.
(4) Certified
			 third-party agencies shall be responsible for providing plan review and
			 in-plant inspection services to prefabricated structure manufacturers with whom
			 they have contracted those services.
(5) The local authority having jurisdiction
			 shall:
(a) Insure the prefabricated structure
			 has been approved by the Division as evidenced by an Oregon insignia of
			 compliance;
(b) Insure the
			 prefabricated structure meets the requirements for all local regulations at the
			 building site;
(c) Insure the
			 prefabricated structure will meet the minimum setbacks from property lines and
			 other structures;
(d) Insure all
			 fire-resistive occupancy separations and required fire separation walls,
			 parapet walls and other fire-resistive requirements meet the
Oregon
			 Structural Specialty Code
or the
Oregon One and Two Family
			 Dwelling Specialty Code;
(e)
			 Insure prior to issuing a permit that sufficient information is made available
			 to determine whether the prefabricated structure will be installed and used
			 according to its intended design and purpose as identified on the Oregon
			 Insignia of Compliance;
(f) Insure
			 prior to issuing a permit that sufficient information is made available to
			 determine whether site specific information or local regulations affect the
			 construction or intended use. Information should include but not be limited to
			 a site plan, occupancy classification, construction type, structure size, floor
			 live load, roof live load, wind exposure, seismic area, energy zone, electrical
			 service loads, plumbing fixture loads, number of modules and whether it is a
			 permanent or relocatable structure;
(g) Issue permits and perform plan reviews
			 and inspections of the prefabricated structure foundation;
(h) Review plans, issue permits and perform
			 inspections for site-specific, accessibility, geographic, geologic or climatic
			 code requirements affecting the prefabricated structure;
(i) Issue permits and perform inspections of
			 the electrical, water, gas and sewer connections on and to the prefabricated
			 structure;
(j) Issue permit and
			 perform inspections of the prefabricated structure installation. If a
			 multi-section modular building, inspect connections at the marriage lines to
			 assure that such connections are capable of developing a complete load path as
			 required. If a prefabricated component, inspect connections of the component
			 assemblies to assure that the assemblies are capable of developing a complete
			 load path as required;
(k) Issue
			 permit and perform inspections of incomplete structures during on-site
			 construction when the Division has granted prior approval for the local
			 authority having jurisdiction or certified third-party agency to inspect the
			 work on behalf of the Division;
(l)
			 Notify the Division of any prefabricated structures damaged in route to the
			 building site or during installation; and
(m) Issue a Certificate of Occupancy for
			 prefabricated structures after the installation is
			 complete.