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Or. Rev. Stat. § 455.010 (2026)

Definitions for ORS chapter 455

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      455.010 Definitions for ORS chapter 455. As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:

      (1)(a) “Advisory board” means the board with responsibility for assisting in the adoption, amendment or administration of a specialty code, specifically:

      (A) The Building Codes Structures Board established under ORS 455.132;

      (B) The Electrical and Elevator Board established under ORS 455.138;

      (C) The State Plumbing Board established under ORS 693.115;

      (D) The Board of Boiler Rules established under ORS 480.535;

      (E) The Residential and Manufactured Structures Board established under ORS 455.135;

      (F) The Mechanical Board established under ORS 455.140; or

      (G) The Construction Industry Energy Board established under ORS 455.492.

      (b) “Appropriate advisory board” means the advisory board that has jurisdiction over a particular code, standard, license, certification or matter.

      (2) “Department” means the Department of Consumer and Business Services.

      (3) “Director” means the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services.

      (4) “Low-Rise Residential Dwelling Code” means the adopted specialty code prescribing standards for the construction of residential dwellings that are three stories or less above grade and have an exterior door for each dwelling unit, but are not facilities or homes described in ORS 443.400 or transient lodging.

      (5) “Municipality” means a city, county or other unit of local government otherwise authorized by law to administer a building code.

      (6) “Prefabricated structure”:

      (a) Means a building or subassembly that has been in whole or substantial part manufactured or assembled using closed construction at an off-site location to be wholly or partially assembled on-site.

      (b) Does not mean a manufactured dwelling.

      (7) “Specialty code”:

      (a) Means a code of regulations adopted under ORS 446.062, 446.185, 447.020 (2), 455.020 (2), 455.496, 455.610, 455.680, 460.085, 460.360, 479.730 (1) or 480.545.

      (b) Does not mean regulations adopted by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to ORS chapter 476 or ORS 479.015 to 479.200 and 479.210 to 479.220.

      (8) “State building code” means the combined specialty codes.

      (9) “Structural code” means the specialty code prescribing structural standards for building construction.

      (10) “Unsafe condition” means a condition caused by earthquake which is determined by the department or any representative of the department to be dangerous to life and property. “Unsafe condition” includes but is not limited to:

      (a) Any portion, member or appurtenance of a building that has become detached or dislodged or appears likely to fail or collapse and thereby injure persons or damage property; or

      (b) Any portion, of a building or structure that has been damaged by earthquake, or by fire or explosion resulting from an earthquake, to the extent that the structural strength or stability of the building is substantially less than it was prior to the earthquake. [Formerly 456.750; 1991 c.227 §1; 1991 c.310 §1; 1993 c.18 §112; 1993 c.744 §85; 1997 c.259 §3; 1999 c.484 §1; 1999 c.1045 §12; 2003 c.655 §75; 2003 c.675 §§10,11; 2009 c.567 §§4,13; 2019 c.401 §§3,10; 2019 c.422 §16]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1994–2021 · leading case: City of Portland v. Bldg. Codes Div., 496 P.3d 1108 (Or. Ct. App. 2021).
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City of Portland v. Bldg. Codes Div., 496 P.3d 1108 (Or. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 4× “” ORS 455.010(5) (emphasis added). Given that context, the grant of authority in ORS 455.”
Otterness v. City of Waldport, 883 P.2d 228 (Or. Ct. App. 1994). “” The statute relating to building code administration provides that the State Budding Code Administrator may adopt a variety of “specialty code[s]” that comprise the “state building code,” ORS 455.010(7) and (8). However, there is no way to tell from the allegations of…”
McGee Plumbing, Inc. v. Bldg. Codes Div., 188 P.3d 420 (Or. Ct. App. 2008). “See generally ORS ch 693; ORS 455.010. DCBS has “concurrent jurisdiction” with the board, ORS 455.”
Studor, Inc. v. State Ex Rel. Dcbs, 197 P.3d 554 (Or. Ct. App. 2008). “ORS 455.010(8). In promulgating and amending the code, the BCD operates under the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), ORS chapter 183, except as those provisions are superseded or supplemented by the more specialized provisions of ORS chapter 455…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 455.010(5) — 1 case
City of Portland v. Bldg. Codes Div., 496 P.3d 1108 (Or. Ct. App. 2021). “” ORS 455.010(5) (emphasis added). Given that context, the grant of authority in ORS 455.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 455.010(7) — 1 case
Otterness v. City of Waldport, 883 P.2d 228 (Or. Ct. App. 1994). “” The statute relating to building code administration provides that the State Budding Code Administrator may adopt a variety of “specialty code[s]” that comprise the “state building code,” ORS 455.010(7) and (8). However, there is no way to tell from the allegations of…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 455.010(8) — 2 cases
Studor, Inc. v. State Ex Rel. Dcbs, 197 P.3d 554 (Or. Ct. App. 2008). “ORS 455.010(8). In promulgating and amending the code, the BCD operates under the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), ORS chapter 183, except as those provisions are superseded or supplemented by the more specialized provisions of ORS chapter 455…”
City of Portland v. Bldg. Codes Div., 496 P.3d 1108 (Or. Ct. App. 2021). “” ORS 455.010(5) (emphasis added). Given that context, the grant of authority in ORS 455.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 455.010(8)(b) — 1 case
City of Portland v. Bldg. Codes Div., 496 P.3d 1108 (Or. Ct. App. 2021). “” ORS 455.010(5) (emphasis added). Given that context, the grant of authority in ORS 455.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 455.010(9) — 1 case
City of Portland v. Bldg. Codes Div., 496 P.3d 1108 (Or. Ct. App. 2021). “” ORS 455.010(5) (emphasis added). Given that context, the grant of authority in ORS 455.”
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