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Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 1 - PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 918-001-0300 - Address Notification Requirements and Service of Process

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) It is the
			 responsibility of all persons licensed, certified, registered, or otherwise
			 authorized by the Director or an advisory board to inform the Building Codes
			 Division in writing of current contact information, including a non-Post Office
			 Box mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address. The mailing address must
			 be one to which the Building Codes Division can effectively serve pleadings and
			 other documents by registered or certified mail. Contact information included
			 on an application for a license, certification, registration, or other
			 authorization satisfies this notification requirement.
(2) It is the responsibility of all persons
			 licensed, certified, registered, or otherwise authorized by the Director or an
			 advisory board to inform the Building Codes Division in writing of any change
			 in name, address, phone number, or email address within 20 calendar days of any
			 such change.
(3) Notice by
			 registered or certified mail to the holder of any license, certificate,
			 registration, or other authorization issued by the Director or an advisory
			 board at the last address on file with the Building Codes Division, pursuant to
			 this rule, shall constitute effective service.
(4) Nothing in this rule shall alter any
			 other change of address notification requirements.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  455.117 &
				  455.720
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  455.117,
				  455.720
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 1 - PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 918-001-0310 - Cooperation with Investigations

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
			 The holder of any license, certificate, registration, or other authorization
			 issued by the Director or an advisory board shall cooperate with any
			 investigation conducted pursuant to ORS Chapter 455.
(2) Failure to cooperate with an
			 investigation pursuant to subsection (1) of this rule shall be grounds for:
(a) Denial, suspension, conditioning, or
			 revocation of a registration, certification, license, or other authority of a
			 person to perform work or conduct business issued under laws administered by
			 the Department or an advisory board, as set forth in ORS
			 455.125 or
			 455.129; or
(b) Disqualification from obtaining a
			 license, registration, certificate, or certification, as set forth in ORS
			 455.127.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 1 - PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 918-001-0400 - Building Permit Process for Existing Buildings without a Valid Certificate of Occupancy

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The purpose of
			 this rule is to clearly identify how to obtain a building permit from the state
			 for existing occupied buildings that do not have valid permits. This rule also
			 clarifies the relationship between the Building Codes Division and other state
			 and local agencies with regards to the authority to regulate occupied buildings
			 without appropriate certificates of occupancy.
(2) This rule applies to any existing
			 building that is located in an area of the state where a Building Codes
			 Division employee is the building official, and the building:
(a) Was constructed, renovated, repaired, or
			 remodeled without a valid building permit;
(b) Is being used in violation of the issued
			 certificate of occupancy; or
(c)
			 Does not have a valid certificate of occupancy.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 1 - PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 918-001-0500 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Rules 918-001-0500 to 918-001-0530 establish a process that the
				division will use to develop permit-ready plans and make those plans available
				for public use. The intent of the permit-ready plans program is to create a
				more efficient pathway for approval of publicly accessible building plans by
				building departments. The division intends for the permit applications using
				permit-ready plans to be less expensive to process and to require less time to
				process by building departments.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  455.030
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  455.062
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 1 - PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 918-001-0505 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) "Local code expert" means a certified
			 building official, an A-level structural inspector, or an A-level structural
			 plans examiner that is working as either a building official, inspector, or as
			 a plans examiner for a building department.
(2) "Permit-ready plan" means a set of
			 drawings and specifications that have been developed by the division that are
			 available for use and have been determined to meet the requirements of the
			 state building code.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  455.030
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  455.062
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 1 - PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 918-001-0510 - Development of Permit-Ready Plans

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Permit-ready plans are developed by a division employee, or
				group of division employees, acting within their scope of employment. During
				the development process the division may consult with local municipalities,
				other agencies, as well as industry and other stakeholders to help develop
				plans to be applicable in as broad an area of the state and to as many
				customers as is technically and economically feasible.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  455.030
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  455.062
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 1 - PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 918-001-0515 - Consultation and Review Process for Permit-Ready Plans

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
			 Prior to publishing permit-ready plans the division will make any proposed
			 plans available for review by building departments in the state for not less
			 than 30 days.
(2) The purpose of
			 this review period is for local building departments to identify any areas
			 where the proposed plans conflict with specific local requirements.
(3) After this review period ends, the
			 division will publish the plans for general use.
(4) The division may designate areas of the
			 state where the plans are not available for use based on the responses from
			 building departments during the review period.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  455.030
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  455.062
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 1 - PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 918-001-0520 - Use of Permit-Ready Plans

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Permit-ready
			 plans that have been published to the division's website are available for use
			 by the public.
(2) A permit-ready
			 plan is exempt from local plan review for code compliance on all elements
			 addressed by, and included as part of, the permit-ready plan.
(3) Plan review fees may still be assessed on
			 applications using permit-ready plans for verification that the plan is a state
			 approved plan, compliance with plan specific options selected, and compliance
			 with specific local requirements not addressed by the plan in accordance with
			 Section (4). Plan review fees should be assessed to compensate staff time and
			 resources expended and cannot equal or exceed standard plan review
			 fees.
(4) A permit-ready plan may
			 be subject to additional local review of specific items, including but not
			 limited to, the following:
(a) Required permit
			 application submittal.
(b) Local
			 site conditions such as soils, slopes, location on property, land-use setbacks,
			 fire separation distances, flood hazard areas, and applicability of the
			 geographic and climatic design criteria used in the permit-ready plan
			 design.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 1 - PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 918-001-0525 - Expiration and Renewal of Permit-Ready Plans

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Permit-ready
			 plans are approved for a specific edition of a code and may be used while that
			 edition of the code is effective.
(2) When a new edition of a code is adopted
			 the division will review existing permit-ready plans for compliance with the
			 new code edition and use the local consultation and review process before
			 making a permit-ready plan available for statewide use again.
(3) Permit-ready plans that were approved
			 under an edition of a code that is no longer effective are required to comply
			 with local building official approval and acceptance prior to use. This may
			 include compliance with current adopted code standards, local plan submittal
			 requirements, and local plan review approval processes.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  455.030
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  455.062
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 1 - PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 918-001-0530 - Modification of Permit-Ready Plans

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Permit-ready
			 plans may not be modified, changed, or adjusted in any way without additional
			 local review and local building official approval.
(2) Permit-ready plans may include options
			 which are permissible to select under standard use of the plans, without
			 additional local review or approval.
(3) The division will not field or respond to
			 any inquiries regarding modifications, or changes to any permit-ready plan, as
			 all permit-ready plans are considered by the division to be as-is
			 designs.
(4) Any inquiries
			 regarding modifications, or changes to any permit-ready plan must be directed
			 to the local building department, and may be subject to compliance with current
			 adopted code standards, local plan revision submittal requirements, and local
			 plan review approval processes.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  455.030
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  455.062
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 1 - PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 918-001-5000 - Purpose and Objectives

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) OAR
			 918-001-5000 to OAR
			 918-001-5070, are established to
			 administer Oregon Laws 2021, Chapter 669, Section 263 (House Bill 5006) and
			 House Bill 5506, 2023,which authorize the division to establish and maintain
			 the grant program.
(2) The grant
			 program will incentivize fire hardening improvements for residential and
			 commercial buildings that are repaired or rebuilt after being damaged or
			 destroyed in a qualifying wildfire.
(3) These rules describe the fire hardening
			 grant program and the application process, verifying eligibility for grant
			 payment, and distributing grants to qualified applicants.
(4) OAR
			 918-001-5000 to OAR
			 918-001-5070 are retroactive to
			 July 1, 2023
Statutory/Other Authority: Oregon Laws 2021, Chapter 669,
				  Section 263 (House Bill 5006) & 2023 House Bill 5506 Section 270
Statutes/Other Implemented: Oregon Laws 2021, Chapter 669,
				  Section 263 (House Bill 5006) & 2023 House Bill 5506 Section
				  270
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 1 - PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 918-001-5010 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The following definitions apply to OAR
				918-001-5000 to OAR
				918-001-5070, unless the context
				requires otherwise:
(1) "Accessory
			 structure" means a structure which is accessory to and incidental to that of
			 the residential or commercial building, and that is located on the same
			 lot.
(2) "Affected county" means a
			 county where a home or business was damaged by a qualifying wildfire.
(3) "Applicant" means a person applying to
			 the fire hardening grant program for grant funds.
(4) "Commercial building" means a building
			 that is used in connection with a business that is governed by the Oregon
			 Structural Specialty Code.
(5)
			 "Ignition-resistant material" means a type of building material that resists
			 ignition or sustained flaming combustion sufficiently so as to reduce losses
			 from wildland urban interface conflagrations under worst-case weather and fuel
			 conditions with wildfire exposure of burning embers and small flames.
(6) "Manufactured home" means a structure
			 constructed for movement on the public highways that has sleeping, cooking and
			 plumbing facilities, that is intended for human occupancy, that is being used
			 for residential purposes and that was constructed in accordance with federal
			 manufactured housing construction and safety standards and regulations in
			 effect at the time of construction.
(7) "Noncombustible material" means any
			 material that in the form in which it is used and under the conditions
			 anticipated will not ignite, burn, support combustion or release flammable
			 vapors when subjected to fire or heat in accordance with ASTM E136.
(8) "Program" means the Fire Hardening Grant
			 Program.
(9) "Qualifying wildfire"
			 means a wildfire that occurred in 2020 or 2021 that damaged a home or
			 business.
(10) "Residential
			 building" means either a building governed by the Oregon Residential Specialty
			 Code, or a manufactured home.
Statutory/Other Authority: Oregon Laws 2021, Chapter 669,
				  Section 263 (House Bill 5006) & 2023 House Bill 5506 Section 270
Statutes/Other Implemented: Oregon Laws 2021, Chapter 669,
				  Section 263 (House Bill 5006) & 2023 House Bill 5506 Section
				  270
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 1 - PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 918-001-5020 - County Administration

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The division
			 shall partner and consult with affected counties to the extent practicable to
			 administer the fire hardening grant program.
(2) Affected counties partnering with the
			 division in administering the program will be required to:
(a) Perform certain functions listed here and
			 detailed in an intergovernmental agreement entered into by the affected county
			 and the division.
(b) Make
			 information about the program, including application materials, available to
			 county residents who are interested in participating in the program.
(c) Accept applications from applicants who
			 wish to participate in the program.
(d) Assist applicants in completing program
			 application documents.
(e) Verify
			 that submitted applications have been fully completed and that all necessary
			 program certifications and supporting documents are included. The following
			 would need to be included in a completed application:
(A) Completed Program Application
			 Form;
(B) Program Eligibility
			 Certification;
(C) Documentation of
			 applicant identity as stated in
			 918-001-5050(1);
			 and
(D) Documentation of property
			 or building ownership as stated in
			 918-001-5050(2).
(f) Verify that at least one
			 qualifying fire hardening improvement has been completed on the applicant's
			 residential or commercial building.
(g) Determine the grant amount to be paid to
			 the applicant pursuant to OAR
			 918-001-5060.
(h) Distribute grant funds to applicants that
			 meet all of the eligibility criteria listed in OAR
			 918-001-5030.
(i) Account for all disbursed funds using
			 Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
(j) Issue Internal Revenue Service Form
			 1099-G when required based on the circumstances of the applicant.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 1 - PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 918-001-5030 - Program Application and Eligibility

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
To be eligible for incentives an applicant to the program must
				meet the following requirements:
(1)
			 The applicant must own a residential or commercial building that was damaged or
			 destroyed by a qualifying wildfire, or the applicant must own a parcel of land
			 where a residential or commercial building was damaged or destroyed in a
			 qualifying wildfire.
(2) The
			 applicant must have completed work on at least one qualifying fire hardening
			 improvement on a residential or commercial building that was damaged or
			 destroyed by a qualifying wildfire.
(3) The applicant must include at least one
			 of the fire hardening improvements listed in
			 918-001-5060 when rebuilding
			 their residential or commercial building.
(4) The applicant confirms with documentation
			 that the work on the qualifying fire hardening improvement(s) from section (3)
			 has been completed.
(5) The program
			 will accept applications until either all funds have been disbursed or until
			 June 30, 2025, whichever comes first, unless extended by the
			 Legislature.
Statutory/Other Authority: Stat. Auth.: Oregon Laws 2021,
				  Chapter 669, Section 263 (House Bill 5006) & 2023 House Bill 5506 Section
				  270
Statutes/Other Implemented: Stat. Auth.: Oregon Laws 2021,
				  Chapter 669, Section 263 (House Bill 5006) & 2023 House Bill 5506 Section
				  270
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 1 - PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 918-001-5040 - Accessory Structures

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The primary intent of the program is to incentivize fire
				hardening improvements in residential and commercial buildings, but accessory
				structures that are within 50 feet of a residential or commercial building can
				act as fuel for a wildfire thereby increasing the risk of damage to the nearby
				residential and commercial building. Therefore, fire hardening grants will be
				available to applicants for improvements made to accessory structures under the
				following conditions:
(1) The
			 applicant is eligible for grant assistance for a residential or commercial
			 building on the same parcel.
(2)
			 The applicant has added both of the following fire hardening improvements to
			 one or more accessory structure(s):
(a)
			 Roofing that is rated either Class B or Class A; and
(b) Exterior wall covering that is either:
(A) Noncombustible;
(B) Ignition resistant;
(C) Heavy timber; or
(D) log wall,
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 1 - PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 918-001-5050 - Verification of Program Eligibility

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The affected county that the applicant is rebuilding in or the
				division will verify program eligibility. Each of the following eligibility
				elements will be verified with the listed documentation.
(1) Applicant identity will be verified with
			 a government issued photo identification such as a driver's license, state
			 issued photo identification, passport, or military identification.
(2) Property ownership will be verified with
			 a copy of the title, manufactured home ownership documentation, a search of
			 public property ownership records, or other documentation at the discretion of
			 the County Building Official.
(3)
			 Completion of eligible work will be verified with:
(a) The results of an inspection by a local
			 building department;
(b)
			 Photographic or video evidence suitable to verify the work;
(c) An invoice for service and materials
			 confirmed as paid; or
(d) Other
			 documentation at the discretion of the County Building Official.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 1 - PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 918-001-5060 - Qualifying Improvements and Program Incentives

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The following improvements will be incentivized by the program
				and the listed incentive amounts will be disbursed to eligible applicants once
				they complete qualifying fire hardening improvements:
(1) Installing roofing rated either Class B
			 or Class A is eligible for a $2,200.00 incentive.
(2) Installing a fire hardened exterior wall
			 covering is eligible for a $1,750.00 incentive, the wall covering must be
			 either:
(a) Noncombustible;
(b) Ignition resistant;
(c) Heavy timber; or
(d) Log wall.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 1 - PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 918-001-5070 - Additional Organizational Partners

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The division may partner with additional governmental or
				non-governmental organizations to provide additional assistance to potential
				applicants. This assistance may include:
(1) Outreach and education;
(2) Application preparation and program
			 intake; and
(3) Preparation of
			 verification documents.
Statutory/Other Authority: Oregon Laws 2021, Chapter 669,
				  Section 263 (House Bill 5006) & 2023 House Bill 5506 Section 270
Statutes/Other Implemented: Oregon Laws 2021, Chapter 669,
				  Section 263 (House Bill 5006) & 2023 House Bill 5506 Section
				  270
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 8 - DIVISION CODE DEVELOPMENT RULES, IN GENERAL › Section 918-008-0000 - Purpose and Scope

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The
			 Department of Consumer and Business Services, Building Codes Division, adopts
			 model building codes, standards and other publications by reference, as
			 necessary, through administrative rule to create the state building code. When
			 a matter is included in a specialty code or referenced publication that is in
			 conflict with Oregon Revised Statutes or Oregon Administrative Rules, the
			 statute or rule applies and the code or standard provision does not. All
			 remaining parts or application of the code or standard remain in effect.
(2) Unless required by law,
			 matters generally not authorized for inclusion in a specialty code or
			 referenced standard include, but are not limited to: licensing or certification
			 requirements, or other qualifications and standards for businesses or workers;
			 structures or equipment maintenance requirements; matters covered by federal or
			 state law; and matters that conflict with other specialty codes or publications
			 adopted by the department.
(3) OAR
			 918-008-0000 to
			 918-008-0070 provides the
			 process for adopting and amending the state building code that is consistent
			 across all program areas.
(4) The
			 state building code is derived from the most appropriate version of base model
			 codes, which are updated periodically.
(5) The Oregon specialty code amendment
			 process begins approximately midway into a code cycle.
(6) An appropriate advisory board approves or
			 forwards the adoption of the Oregon specialty code and amendments to the
			 Department for adoption.
(7)
			 Notwithstanding sections (3) through (6) of this rule, the division may adopt
			 supplemental code amendments as authorized by OAR
			 918-008-0028.
Publications: Publications referenced are available from the
				  agency.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  447.020,
				  455.030 &
				  479.730
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  447.020,
				  455.030 &
				  479.730
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 8 - DIVISION CODE DEVELOPMENT RULES, IN GENERAL › Section 918-008-0010 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The following definitions apply to OAR
				918-008-0000 to
				918-008-0070:
(1) "Base model code" means a published
			 collection of standards governing a particular field of construction, which is
			 generally accepted and used in the United States.
(2) "Code cycle" means an approximate
			 three-year period starting from the Oregon specialty code effective
			 date.
(3) "Oregon specialty code"
			 means a base model code, together with Oregon-specific amendments, which is
			 adopted by the State of Oregon.
(4)
			 "Proposed code amendment" means an application from a person to add an
			 amendment to a proposed base model code or amend an Oregon specialty
			 code.
(5) "Supplemental code
			 amendment" means a division-initiated amendment to an Oregon specialty
			 code.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  447.020,
				  455.030 &
				  479.730
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  447.020,
				  455.030 &
				  479.730
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 8 - DIVISION CODE DEVELOPMENT RULES, IN GENERAL › Section 918-008-0020 - General Code Adoption Process

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The division, in consultation with the
			 appropriate advisory board, establishes a timetable to collect proposed code
			 amendments. The timetable depends on the publication date and general
			 availability of the proposed base model code.
(2) The division will notify interested
			 persons of the timetable at least 45 days before the ending period for
			 collecting proposed code amendments.
(3) During the timeframe for proposing code
			 amendments, an interested person may also recommend that the division
			 incorporate, statewide code interpretations and alternate method rulings into
			 the Oregon specialty code.
(4) The
			 division, in consultation with an appropriate advisory board, reviews prior
			 code amendments, statewide code interpretations, and alternate method rulings
			 during the code adoption and amendment process. The division recommends whether
			 to carry prior code amendments, statewide code interpretations, and alternate
			 method rulings forward to a newly adopted Oregon specialty code or to archive
			 prior code amendments, statewide code interpretations, and alternate method
			 rulings for informational purposes.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  447.020,
				  455.030 &
				  479.730
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  447.020,
				  455.030 &
				  479.730
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 8 - DIVISION CODE DEVELOPMENT RULES, IN GENERAL › Section 918-008-0028 - Supplemental Code Amendments

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The division, with the approval of the appropriate advisory
				board as defined in ORS
				455.010, may propose and adopt
				supplemental code amendments to the state building code at any time within a
				three-year code cycle, as circumstances merit.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  455.030 &
				  455.110
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  455.030 &
				  455.110
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 8 - DIVISION CODE DEVELOPMENT RULES, IN GENERAL › Section 918-008-0030 - Proposed Code Amendment Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) All proposed code amendments are
			 submitted to the division in writing or on a division-approved form.
(2) Under ORS
			 455.030(4), all
			 proposed code amendments must provide justification and the particular
			 circumstances requiring the amendments. Additionally, proposed code amendments
			 must conform to the policies contained in ORS
			 455.020.
(3) The division screens proposed code
			 amendments to determine whether they substantially meet the requirements of
			 918-008-0060. Proposed code
			 amendments not substantially meeting the requirements of
			 918-008-0060 may be returned to
			 the applicant with specific reasons included in the returned
			 application.
Publications: Publications referenced are available from the
				  agency.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  447.020,
				  455.030 &
				  479.730
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  447.020,
				  455.030 &
				  479.730
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 8 - DIVISION CODE DEVELOPMENT RULES, IN GENERAL › Section 918-008-0060 - Proposed Code Amendments Criteria

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) As required by OAR
			 918-008-0030, a proposed code
			 amendment must address, where applicable, whether or not the proposed code
			 amendment:
(a) Is necessary to correct any
			 unforeseen or probable outcomes resulting from the application of a code
			 section, and if so why;
(b) Is
			 needed to protect the health, safety, welfare, comfort and security of
			 occupants and the public, and if so, why;
(c) Corrects inadequate application by a code
			 section to a method, material or design, and if so, how;
(d) Is necessary to address unique geographic
			 or climatic conditions within Oregon, and if so, why;
(e) Is needed to eliminate conflicting,
			 obsolete, or duplicative code provisions or standards between Oregon-adopted
			 codes, statutes or regulations, and if so, why;
(f) Conserves scarce resources, and if so,
			 how;
(g) Provides for the use of
			 unique or emerging technologies, or promote advances in construction methods,
			 devices, materials and techniques, and if so, how;
(h) Meets any energy conservation or indoor
			 air quality requirements, and if so how;
(i) Involves the adoption of an electrical or
			 plumbing building product. If an electrical or plumbing building product is
			 involved, note if the appropriate advisory board approved the product;
			 and
(j) Any adverse fiscal impact
			 or cost savings passed on to the general public, the construction industry,
			 local and state governments, and small businesses. If applicable, an interested
			 person must describe the added or reduced cost of a proposed code amendment,
			 describe the adverse fiscal impact or cost savings in relation to the current
			 Oregon specialty code and include any standards of measure used to arrive at
			 the result given.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 8 - DIVISION CODE DEVELOPMENT RULES, IN GENERAL › Section 918-008-0070 - Transition Provisions

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Nothing in these rules shall prevent the creation of a new code
				adoption cycle or varying the adoption cycle to more or less than three years
				when:
(1) Adopting a new model
			 code;
(2) There is a changed model
			 code or publication date; or
(3) It
			 is necessary to adjust the Oregon adoption year to make it compatible with the
			 model code adoption.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  447.020, ORS
				  455.030 & ORS
				  479.730
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  447.020, ORS
				  455.030 & ORS
				  479.730
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 8 - DIVISION CODE DEVELOPMENT RULES, IN GENERAL › Section 918-008-0075 - Scope and Purpose

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(1) OAR
			 918-008-0075 to
			 918-008-0115 applies to the
			 state building code adopted by the division as defined in ORS
			 455.010. The purpose of these
			 rules is to create a standard process for statewide code interpretations,
			 site-specific interpretations, and alternate method rulings for all specialty
			 code programs.
(2) Statewide code
			 interpretations and site-specific interpretations clarify existing provisions
			 of the state building code and are not intended to create new
			 provisions.
(3) Alternate method
			 rulings on products not covered in the current state building code apply only
			 to new products, materials, or methods, and do not create new sections of
			 code.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  455.060,
				  455.100,
				  455.110 &
				  455.144
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  455.060,
				  455.100 &
				  455.110
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 8 - DIVISION CODE DEVELOPMENT RULES, IN GENERAL › Section 918-008-0080 - Definitions

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(1) "Alternate
			 Method Ruling" is a request to rule on the acceptability of new materials,
			 designs, or innovative methods of construction not covered by the state
			 building code.
(2) "Petitioner"
			 means:
(a) Any person residing, currently
			 doing business, wishing to do business, or owning property in the State of
			 Oregon; or
(b) A building official
			 authorized to administer and enforce the state building code under ORS
			 455.148 or
			 455.150.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 8 - DIVISION CODE DEVELOPMENT RULES, IN GENERAL › Section 918-008-0085 - Statewide Code Interpretation Process

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(1) A petitioner may request a statewide code
			 interpretation by providing the following information in writing or on division
			 approved forms:
(a) A brief description of
			 the facts and circumstances giving rise to the need for a statewide code
			 interpretation; and
(b) The
			 specialty code section at issue.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 8 - DIVISION CODE DEVELOPMENT RULES, IN GENERAL › Section 918-008-0090 - Site-Specific Interpretation Process

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(1) A building official may request a
			 site-specific interpretation by providing the following information in writing
			 or on division approved forms:
(a) A brief
			 description of the facts and circumstances giving rise to the need for a
			 site-specific interpretation;
(b)
			 The specialty code section at issue; and
(c) The physical address of the building
			 site.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 8 - DIVISION CODE DEVELOPMENT RULES, IN GENERAL › Section 918-008-0095 - Alternate Method Ruling Process

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(1) A petitioner may request an alternate
			 method ruling by providing the following information in writing or on division
			 approved forms:
(a) Information on the
			 material, design, or method the person wishes to utilize;
(b) The specialty code section at issue;
			 and
(c) A brief description of the
			 technical and scientific facts and circumstances giving rise to the need for an
			 alternate method ruling.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 8 - DIVISION CODE DEVELOPMENT RULES, IN GENERAL › Section 918-008-0110 - Enforcement

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All jurisdictions administering and enforcing the state
				building code must enforce statewide code interpretations and allow the use of
				alternate method rulings consistent with the original scope of the ruling.
				Failure to enforce statewide code interpretations or allow statewide alternate
				method rulings may subject building officials, plans examiners, and inspectors
				to revocation or suspension of certifications.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  455.144,
				  455.148,
				  455.150 &
				  455.740
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  455.148,
				  455.150 &
				  455.740
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 8 - DIVISION CODE DEVELOPMENT RULES, IN GENERAL › Section 918-008-0115 - Reconsideration of Division Determination

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In accordance with OAR
				137-003-0090,
				137-004-0080, and ORS
				183.484(2):
(1) A petitioner whose request for a
			 site-specific interpretation or a statewide code interpretation was denied may
			 request reconsideration of the agency decision.
(2) Any person, including a member of an
			 advisory board as defined under ORS
			 455.010, adversely affected or
			 aggrieved by an interpretation may request the division reconsider its
			 determination.
(3) Interpretations
			 or rulings remain in effect despite a reconsideration request unless a
			 petitioner specifically requests and is granted a stay of enforcement of the
			 interpretation.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  455.100,
				  455.110 &
				  455.144
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  455.100,
				  455.110
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 8 - DIVISION CODE DEVELOPMENT RULES, IN GENERAL › Section 918-008-0120 - State Building Code Appeal Process

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(1) A person aggrieved by the building
			 official's decision on the application of the state building code adopted under
			 ORS 447.020,
			 455.020,
			 455.610,
			 460.085,
			 460.360,
			 479.730 or
			 480.545 may appeal to either the
			 local jurisdiction's appeals board or the state specialty code chief. The
			 appeals process selected may not change once initiated.
(2) A filing fee of $20 is required for
			 appeals to the state specialty code chief.
(3) An appeal must be filed within 30
			 calendar days of the building official's decision.
(4) An appeal must include the following
			 information and other information requested by the chief:
(a) The person filing the appeal, the
			 jurisdiction where the act occurred, and any parties involved, including
			 contact information;
(b) The
			 specific code or codes involved, with proper citation;
(c) A written description of appeal, which
			 may include diagrams or drawings with distances shown to scale;
(d) A copy of any written interpretation or
			 decision, if issued by the jurisdiction;
(e) An explanation why the ruling should be
			 reversed;
(f) The status and date
			 of stop work order if issued; and
(g) Other information as requested by the
			 chief.
(h) Notwithstanding
			 subsection (a) through (g) of this rule, the division may elect to accept a
			 substantially complete request for an appeal when it appears that doing so
			 furthers the interests of the state.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 8 - DIVISION CODE DEVELOPMENT RULES, IN GENERAL › Section 918-008-0200 - Oregon Energy Efficiency Specialty Code (OEESC) Adoption Process

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(1) The purpose of
			 this rule is to have a predictable and consistent OEESC adoption process to
			 meet the energy efficiency goals of the state, based on a thoroughly vetted,
			 federally recognized national model energy standard.
(2) Notwithstanding OAR
			 918-008-0000,
			 918-008-0010,
			 918-008-0020,
			 918-008-0030, and
			 918-008-0060, the division
			 shall, insofar as feasible, and consistent with ORS Chapter 455:
(a) Base the OEESC on the most recently
			 published edition of ASHRAE Standard 90.1.
(b) Provide notice to the appropriate boards
			 that the division is beginning the adoption process for the OEESC within 180
			 days of the publication of the most recent edition of ASHRAE Standard
			 90.1.
(c) Draft amendments to
			 ASHRAE Standard 90.1 in developing the OEESC as necessary to:
(A) Conform to Oregon statute;
(B) Align with the administrative provisions
			 of the Oregon Structural Specialty Code; and
(C) Accommodate regionally-appropriate energy
			 efficiency measures and alternative construction methods.
(d) Within 90 days of publication of the
			 appropriate final determination in the federal register of ASHRAE Standard
			 90.1, or no later than one year after initial publication of the most recent
			 edition of ASHRAE Standard 90.1, whichever comes first, the division shall
			 present the amended OEESC to the Construction Industry Energy Board for
			 consideration and adoption as the OEESC energy code.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 8 - DIVISION CODE DEVELOPMENT RULES, IN GENERAL › Section 918-008-0250 - Oregon Residential Specialty Code - Energy Code Proposal Process

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(1) The purpose of
			 this rule is to establish a consistent and predictable process for adopting the
			 energy provisions of the Oregon Residential Specialty Code (ORSC) to meet the
			 energy efficiency goals of the state with technically and economically feasible
			 code amendments.
(2) Proposed code
			 amendments to the ORSC that advance energy efficiency must include the
			 following information based on a uniform set of facts and assumptions:
(a) Modeled estimated energy savings based on
			 the US Department of Energy's Methodology for Evaluating Cost-Effectiveness of
			 Residential Energy Code Changes (US DOE Methodology) established for its
			 Building Energy Codes Program (BCAP) and for a 1,200 square foot single family
			 home on a 6,000 square foot lot, including;
(A) The building components, their associated
			 input values, and their assumptions used for developing the average baseline
			 code results, the proposed code amendment(s), and the data sources for those
			 building components, input values and assumptions;
(B) The data sources for the input values,
			 beginning with the US DOE Methodology or other national standard(s), followed
			 by the baseline code, then regional data, as appropriate, where national
			 methodologies or standards do not apply; and
(C) Weighting factors, provided by the
			 division, based on foundation type, fuel type, and climate zone.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 10 - REGULATION OF DRUG MANUFACTURING SITES › Section 918-010-0000 - Purpose and Scope of Rule

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This rule carries out the division's responsibilities under ORS
				453.879 and
				453.906. It is intended for use
				in connection with OAR Chapter 333, Division 040, rules of the Health Division
				relating to cleanup of toxic contamination from illegal drug
				manufacturing.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  453.864
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  453.864
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 10 - REGULATION OF DRUG MANUFACTURING SITES › Section 918-010-0005 - Reasonable Notice to Interested Parties

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(1) There is created an interested parties
			 mailing list, maintained by the division, to receive notices of properties
			 placed on the "Unfit for Use" list.
(2) Before the adoption, amendment or repeal
			 of this rule, notice will be given to the persons on the interested parties
			 list established according to OAR
			 918-001-0210.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  453.855 - ORS
				  453.992
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  453.855 - ORS
				  453.992
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 10 - REGULATION OF DRUG MANUFACTURING SITES › Section 918-010-0015 - Registry of Property "Unfit For Use"

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(1) As required by ORS
			 453.879, there is created within
			 the Building Codes Division, a registry of property "Unfit For Use".
(2) The registry shall list property
			 determined as "unfit for use" under ORS
			 453.876 and under the rules of
			 the Health Division.
(3) Property
			 declared "unfit for use" shall be listed in the registry only when the Health
			 Division advises the division that action has been taken to declare the
			 property as not fit for use. The listing will show the information provided by
			 the Health Division.
(4) Property
			 listed in the registry will be removed from the registry when:
(a) The division receives a certificate of
			 fitness from the Health Division;
(b) The division is formally advised by a
			 certified copy of a final court judgment that the initial "unfit for use
			 determination" was reversed on appeal under ORS
			 453.876, or if the reversal was
			 by administrative action, a certified copy of the final division order;
			 or
(c) The division is provided
			 with confirmed evidence, including proof or an affirmation that all lawful
			 requirements were followed, that the contaminated property has been
			 destroyed.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 10 - REGULATION OF DRUG MANUFACTURING SITES › Section 918-010-0020 - Notice of Listing in the Registry

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(1) The registry is a public record open to
			 inspection by the public during normal business hours.
(2) Copies of documents adding to or removing
			 property from the list will be provided to any person upon request. Persons
			 requesting copies must designate whether the request covers all transactions
			 within the state, only transactions within a particular jurisdiction or a
			 particular transaction:
(3)
			 Notification of addition to or removal from the list will be provided to the
			 building official with jurisdiction or the local city or county government
			 involved, if there is no building official and the local health
			 department.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  453.855 - ORS
				  453.992
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  453.855 - ORS
				  453.992
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 10 - REGULATION OF DRUG MANUFACTURING SITES › Section 918-010-0025 - Condemnation, Demolition and Vacation of Property and Removal of Contents

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(1) Once property
			 is designated as "unfit for use," procedures for requiring removal of contents
			 or vacation of the premises may be started.
(2) The standards in the
1988 Edition
			 of The Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings
published
			 by the International Conference of Building Officials are adopted under ORS
			 453.906 as the uniform standards
			 whereby local building code enforcement agencies may act to condemn, demolish,
			 and require the vacation of the property or removal of contents. The "Dangerous
			 Building Section," Section 302 of the Uniform Code, may only be used when the
			 conditions or defect results from, or is made more dangerous to, the life,
			 health, property or safety of the public or its occupants because of the use of
			 the property or its status as an illegal drug manufacturing site.
(3) Nothing in this rule prohibits any local
			 jurisdiction from adopting the procedures provided in
The Uniform Code
			 for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings
.
Publications: The publication(s) referred to or incorporated
				  by reference in this rule are available for review at the office of the
				  agency.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  453.906
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  453.906