Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION
Division 311 - MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL RULES
Section 918-311-0010 - Electrical Plan Review Rules

(a) The electrical plan review rules only apply when a jurisdiction, the state or a municipality, enforcing the Electrical Specialty Code or the electrical aspect of the One and Two Family Dwelling Specialty Code, requires mandatory electrical plan review in connection with a permit for the construction, alteration or repair of electrical installations;

(b) When the state or municipality requires mandatory plan review it shall not adopt requirements that go below the threshold standards set in OAR 918-311-0040. The minimum starting point cannot be changed.

(a) An applicant for an electrical permit or a person who had submitted electrical plans for review with any jurisdiction shall be allowed to follow the plan review requirements that were in place with the jurisdiction at the time the application was filed;

(b) If a bid for electrical work was made, relying in good faith on plan review practices in place at a jurisdiction prior to a change due to the Electrical Plan Review Rules, and the bid is accepted not more than 60 days from the effective date of the change, the electrical contractor shall be allowed to follow the prior plan review procedures upon proof that the new requirements create significant unanticipated expenses or delay.