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The 2008 Oregon Residential Specialty Code is based on the 2006 International Residential Code and includes a custom binder.
The 2008 Oregon Residential Specialty Code amends Chapters 1 through 24, and Chapter 43.
SECTION R101
TITLE, SCOPE AND PURPOSE
R101.1 Title. These provisions shall be known as the Oregon Residential Specialty Code, and shall be cited as such and will be referred to herein as "this code."
R101.2 Scope. The provisions of this code shall apply to the construction, alteration, movement, enlargement, replacement, repair, equipment, use, occupancy and location of detached one- and two-family dwellings and townhouses not more than three stories above grade in height with a separate means of egress and their accessory structures.
1. The requirements of this code apply to:
1.1 Detached one-and two-family dwellings and town houses classified as Group R-3, and Group U Occupancies; and
1.2 Residences used for family daycare or foster care in accordance with ORS Chapters 418, 443 and 657A; and
1.3 Detached Congregate residences (each accommodating 10 persons or less) and detached lodging houses containing not more than five guest rooms.
2. The requirements in this code do not apply to:
2.1. Public utility facilities owned and maintained by the serving utility; and
2.2. Agricultural buildings defined and regulated by ORS 455.315 and Appendix Chapter 3 in the Building Code.
3. The building envelope requirements of Chapter 11 for heated or cooled detached accessory structures that are not habitable rooms, shall be those specified in the Building Code, Section 1312, Exterior Envelope-Other Buildings.
R101.3 Owner-built dwellings. For exempt owner-built dwellings and out-buildings, see ORS 455.320.
ORS 455.320 is not part of this code but is reproduced here for the reader's convenience:
455.320 Owner-built dwellings exempt from certain structural code provisions; recording of exemption. (1) As used in this section, unless the context requires otherwise:
(a) "Owner" means the owner of the title to real property or the contract purchaser of real property, of record as shown on the last available complete assessment roll which person has not taken advantage of the exemptions under subsection (2) of this section during the five years prior to applying for an exemption under this section.
(b) "Owner-built dwelling and outbuildings" means a single-family residence and adjacent auxiliary structures the structural components of which are constructed entirely by the owner who intends to occupy the structures or by that owner and friends and relatives of the owner assisting on an unpaid basis.
(2) Owner-built dwellings and outbuildings shall be exempt from any requirements of the structural code for ceiling heights, room sizes and the maintenance of specific temperature levels in those structures. The exemption shall apply to the new construction, renovation, remodeling or alteration of an owner-built dwelling or outbuilding.
(3) A building permit issued for an owner-built dwelling or outbuilding shall note whether the owner-built dwelling or outbuilding complies with the requirements it is exempted from under subsection (2) of this section. If the dwelling or other structure does not comply with these requirements, the owner-builder shall file a copy of the building permit with the county clerk, who shall make the permit a part of the permanent deed record of the property. The owner shall provide the county clerk with 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) Noncompliance with subsection (3) of this section shall not affect, in any manner, any conveyance of interest in property subject to this section.
R101.4 Purpose. The purpose of this code is to provide minimum requirements to safeguard the public safety, health and general welfare through affordability, structural strength, means of egress facilities, stability, sanitation, light and ventilation, energy conservation and safety to life and property from fire and other hazards attributed to the built environment. |
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