Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION
Division 20 - DELEGATION OF PROGRAMS TO LOCAL JURISDICTIONS
Section 918-020-0250 - Local Boards
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 918-020-0250
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) Use of Local Boards.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in
subsection (b) and (c) of this section, a municipality that procures services
from a contract building official must establish a local board to which a
permit applicant may appeal a contract building official's discretionary
decisions.
(b) A city does not need
to establish a local board if the county within which the city is located, or
an adjacent county, has a local board that hears, in accordance with this rule,
all appeals of the discretionary decisions of the city's contract building
official.
(c) A county does not
need to establish a local board if an adjacent county has a local board that
hears, in accordance with this rule, all appeals of the discretionary decisions
of the county's contract building official or the discretionary decisions of
all contract building officials for cities located within the county.
(d) Agreements.
(A) A city may enter into an agreement with the county within
which the city is located, or an adjacent county, to hear appeals in accordance
with this rule.
(B) A county may
enter into an agreement with an adjacent county to hear appeals in accordance
with this rule.
(2) M embership of Local Boards.
(a) If a city establishes a local board under section (1)(a) of
this rule, the city must include as a member the building official of the
county within which the city is located or the building official of an adjacent
county.
(b) If a county
establishes a local board under section (1)(a) of this rule, the county must
include as a member a building official from an adjacent county.
(c) A local board described in section
(1)(a) of this rule may not include as a member:
(A) Any contract building official; or
(B) An owner, manager, director, officer or
employee of a person, other than an employee of the municipality, that performs
building inspections.
(d) An individual who engages in the business of building design
or construction may be a member of the local board, but may not hear an appeal
of a contract building official's discretionary decision concerning a project
that involves a business, or competitor of a business, that:
(A) The individual owns or manages or for
which the individual provides services as an employee, agent or contractor;
or
(B) A family member or a member
of the individual's householder owns or manages or for which the family member
or member of the household provides services as an employee, agent or
contractor.
Statutory/Other Authority: 2021 Oregon Laws Ch. 599, Sec. 2 (Enrolled SB 866)
Statutes/Other Implemented: 2021 Oregon Laws Ch. 599, Sec. 2 (Enrolled SB 866)
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