71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
HA to HB 2912
 
LC 2937/HB 2912-2
 
                       HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
                         HOUSE BILL 2912
 
      By COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, LABOR, AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS
 
                              May 2
 
  In line 2 of the printed bill, delete '455.040' and insert '
455.610; and declaring an emergency'.
  Delete lines 4 through 28 and insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 1. + } ORS 455.610 is amended to read:
  ' 455.610. (1) The Director of the Department of Consumer and
Business Services shall adopt, and amend as necessary, a One and
Two Family Dwelling Code based upon nationally recognized codes
as adopted in Oregon.
  ' (2) Changes or amendments to the code adopted under
subsection (1) of this section may be made when:
  ' (a) Required by geographic or climatic conditions unique to
Oregon;
  ' (b) Necessary to be compatible with other statutory
provisions;
  ' (c) Changes to the national codes are adopted in Oregon; or
  ' (d) Necessary to authorize the use of building materials and
techniques that are consistent with nationally recognized
standards and building practices.
  ' (3) The energy conservation provisions adopted in the One and
Two Family Dwelling Code shall also be adopted in the State of
Oregon Structural Specialty Code.
  ' (4) The water conservation provisions for toilets, urinals,
shower heads and interior faucets adopted in the One and Two
Family Dwelling Code shall be the same as those adopted under ORS
447.020 to meet the requirements of ORS 447.145.
  ' (5) The code shall be adopted and amended as provided by ORS
455.030 and 455.110.
  ' (6) The Building Codes Structures Board is the only
appropriate board to advise the director on the adoption of or
amendments to the One and Two Family Dwelling Code adopted under
this section. Amendments shall be reviewed by the other
appropriate specialty boards.
  ' (7) Amendments to the One and Two Family Dwelling Code shall
be included in the other appropriate specialty codes.
  '  { +  (8) The director, by rule, shall establish uniform
standards for a municipality to allow an alternative means of
compliance with the requirements for structures built to the One
and Two Family Dwelling Code in areas where the local
jurisdiction determines that the fire apparatus means of approach
to a property or water supply serving a property does not meet
applicable fire code or state building code requirements. The
alternative means of compliance, which may include but is not
limited to the installation of automatic fire sprinkler systems,
must be approved in conjunction with the approval of an
application under ORS 197.522. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 2. + }  { + This 2001 Act being necessary for
the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and
safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2001 Act
takes effect on its passage. + } ' .
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