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Or. Rev. Stat. § 455.153 (2026)

Municipal authority to administer specialty code or building requirements; effect on jurisdiction of agencies

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      455.153 Municipal authority to administer specialty code or building requirements; effect on jurisdiction of agencies. (1) A municipality may administer any specialty code or building requirements as though the code or requirements were ordinances of the municipality if the municipality is authorized to administer:

      (a) The specialty code under ORS chapter 447 or 455 or ORS 479.510 to 479.945 and 479.995.

      (b) Mobile or manufactured dwelling parks requirements adopted under ORS 446.062.

      (c) Temporary parks requirements adopted under ORS 446.105.

      (d) Manufactured dwelling installation, support and tiedown requirements adopted under ORS 446.230.

      (e) Park or camp requirements adopted under ORS 455.680.

      (2) Administration of any specialty code or building requirement includes establishing a program intended to verify compliance with state licensing requirements and all other administrative and judicial aspects of enforcement of the code or requirement. Nothing in this section affects the concurrent jurisdiction of the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, the Building Codes Structures Board, the State Plumbing Board, the Electrical and Elevator Board, the Residential and Manufactured Structures Board or the Mechanical Board to impose civil penalties for violations committed within municipalities. [1995 c.190 §2; 2001 c.411 §17; 2003 c.675 §§22,23; 2009 c.567 §16]

 

      Note: 455.153 was added to and made a part of ORS chapter 455 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2008–2008 · leading case: McGee Plumbing, Inc. v. Bldg. Codes Div., 188 P.3d 420 (Or. Ct. App. 2008).
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McGee Plumbing, Inc. v. Bldg. Codes Div., 188 P.3d 420 (Or. Ct. App. 2008). “DCBS has “concurrent jurisdiction” with the board, ORS 455.153, and is authorized to administer the statutes and rules for licensing of plumbers and standards of plumbing to the same extent as the board.”
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