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BCD Administrative Rules

  
The Building Codes Division adopts Oregon Administrative Rules (OARs) in order to implement requirements as directed by the legislature, to interpret the division’s governing statutes, or to define division procedures. 
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Rules

Meetings

BCD OAR Compilation (Chapter 918)

Proposed rules and hearings
Secretary of State OAR Compilation Rulemaking committee meetings

Newly adopted rules

 
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Contact

If you have questions regarding the information on this page, please contact
Shauna Parker, Rules Coordinator, at Shauna.M.Parker@state.or.us or 503-373-7438.
 

 

Proposed rules and hearings

Notices of all proposed rulemaking hearings are filed with the Secretary of State and are published in the Oregon Bulletin. For each rule project listed below, you will find the hearing date, as well as the notice of rulemaking hearing, the text of the proposed rules, and the deadline for public comment. Proposed rules and rulemaking hearing notices will remain posted until the rules are adopted.
   

Comment Period

Notice & Proposed Rules
Public comment deadline
Notice of Extended Comment Period: 2010 OSSC Adoption
12/11/09 by 5:00 p.m.
12/21/09 by 5:00 p.m.
 

Rulemaking Hearings

Date Notice of rulemaking hearing
Public comment deadline
12/16/09
 

9:30 a.m.
Oregon inspector certification renewal, implementing portions of HB 3462
12/18/09 by 5:00 p.m.
10:30 a.m.
Adoption of 2010 Oregon Manufactured Dwellings Installation Specialty Code
12/18/09 by 5:00 p.m.
     
11/18/09
   
9:30 a.m.
Legislative Changes to the Boiler and Elevator Programs
11/20/09 by 5:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m.
Adoption of the 2010 Oregon Structural Specialty Code
11/20/09 by 5:00 p.m.
Extended to 12/11/09 by 5:00 p.m.
     
10/20/09
   

9:30 a.m.

Adoption of the 2010 Oregon Mechanical Specialty Code
10/23/09 by 5:00 p.m.
     
9/22/09
   
10:00 a.m.
ePermitting implementation rules
9/25/09 by 5:00 p.m.
     
 
Rulemaking hearing video archives
 

 

Rulemaking committee meetings

Public notice of rulemaking committee meetings will remain posted for 60 days after the last committee meeting.
DateCommittee
11/4/09
HB 3462 (2009) - Phase I Rulemaking Advisory Committee meeting
  
 
Current Committees
Committee archives
 

 

Newly adopted rules

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These rules are final and have been filed with the Secretary of State. Newly adopted permanent rules will remain posted for 90 days. Newly adopted temporary rules will remain posted until permanently adopted, or for 180 days from the effective date of the rule.
 
Date Subject
10/1/09
Mid-cycle amendments to the Oregon Residential Specialty Code
10/1/09
Consistent form and fee methodology correction
10/1/09
Certification of small wind turbines
7/16/09
Temporary rule - Legislative Changes to the Boiler and Elevator Programs
   
 

 

BCD OAR Compilation (Chapter 918)

BCD’s administrative rule compilation with related documents is listed below. The Secretary of State, Archives Division maintains the official record of rulemaking for all state agencies. Their compilation, without the related documents listed below, can be found on their Web page. The Secretary of State’s listing of administrative rules is updated the first of each month and contains all rule filings through the 15th of the month prior to publication. BCD’s online compilation is updated regularly as rules are adopted.
 
Division 
Last updated:
   
OAR Title page
2/1/09
OAR Chapter 918 Index
10/1/09
   
Division 001Procedural Rules
2/1/09

 

[Fee Schedule]
   
Division 005Division Organization
2/1/09
   
Division 008Code Development Rules, In General
2/1/09
   
Division 010 Regulation of Drug Manufacturing Sites
2/1/09
   
Division 020 Delegation of Program to Local Jurisdictions
2/1/09
   
Division 030 General Licensing Requirements
2/1/09

 

[Table 1-A]
   
Division 035 Continuing Education Providers
2/1/09
   
Division 040 Board Meetings and Administration
2/1/09
   
Division 050 Municipal Administration
10/1/09
   
Division 090 Specialty Code Plan Review and Inspection
2/1/09
   
Division 098 Certification Rules
2/1/09
   
Division 100 Special Alternative Inspection Program Rules
2/1/09
   
Division 200 Amusement Ride and Device Specialty Code
2/1/09
   
Division 225 Boilers and Pressure Vessels
2/1/09
  [Table 1-A] [Table 1-B] [Table 2-B]
   
Division 251 Electrical and Elevator Administration and Definitions
2/1/09
   
Division 261 Electrical Exemptions
4/1/09
   
Division 271 Electrical Inspections
2/1/09
   
Division 281 Certification of Electrical Inspectors
2/1/09
   
Division 282 Electrical Licensing
7/1/09
   
Division 283 Electrical Program Training Requirements
2/1/09
   
Division 305 Electrical Codes and Standards
4/1/09
  [Table 1-E]
   
Division 306 Qualifying Electrical Products for Sale or Disposal in Oregon
2/1/09
   
Division 308 Electrical Program Municipal Administration
2/1/09
   
Division 309 Electrical Permits and Fees
2/1/09
   
Division 311 Miscellaneous Electrical Rules
10/1/09
   
Division 400 Safety Code for Elevators
2/1/09
  [Table 1-A] [Table 2-L]
   
Division 440 Mechanical Specialty Code
2/1/09
  [Table 1-A]
   
Division 450 Seasonal Farmworker Housing
2/1/09
   
Division 460 Structural Specialty Code
2/1/09
  [Exhibit 1] [Table 1-A]
   
Division 470 Abatement of Building Damaged by Earthquake
2/1/09
   
Division 480 One- and Two-Family Dwelling Specialty Code
10/1/09
  [Table 1-A, Mechanical] [Table 1-A, Structural] [Table 2-R]
   
Division 500 Manufactured Dwellings
2/1/09
   
Division 515 Manufactured Housing Installer Licensing and Educational Provider Approval
2/1/09
   
Division 520 Heat Producing Appliances in Manufactured Dwellings
2/1/09
   
Division 525 Safety and Construction Standards for Recreational Vehicles
2/1/09
   
Division 530 Recreational Park Trailer and Cabana Installation Standards
2/1/09
   
Division 550 Manufactured Structures Ownership Document Requirements
2/1/09
   
Division 600 Manufactured Dwelling Parks and Mobile Home Parks
2/1/09
  [Table 1] [Table 2]
   
Division 650 Recreation Parks and Organizational Camps
2/1/09
  [Table 1] [Table 2, Valuation Table] [Table 2, Recreational Parks]
  [Organization Charts]
   
Division 674 Prefabricated Construction
2/1/09
  [Exhibit 1] [Table 1] [Table 2]
   
Division 690 Plumbing Administration and Definitions
2/1/09
   
Division 695 Plumbing Licensing and Certification
2/1/09
   
Division 750 Plumbing Codes
2/1/09
   
Division 770 Plumbing Product Approvals
2/1/09
   
Division 780 Plumbing Fees, Permits, Inspections
2/1/09
   
Division 785 Plumbing Enforcement
2/1/09
 

 

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