OAR 918-098-1480
Additional Responsibilities for Building Officials


In addition to the above responsibilities, all certified individuals who are performing the duties of the building official must also:

(1)

Ensure a person is properly certified under these rules or licensed under ORS 455.455 (Building inspection and plan review) and 455.457 (Licensing specialty code inspectors and plan reviewers) and meets the minimum experience requirements and possess appropriate knowledge prior to allowing the individual to perform plan reviews and inspections;

(2)

Ensure all inspectors and plans examiners in the municipality take all required continuing education and track the continuing education in a manner that may be presented to the division upon request;

(3)

Ensure that employees under the direction of the building official administering and enforcing elements of a building inspection program follow all applicable building code statutes and rules, including statewide code interpretations, directives and other building program requirements and allowing the use of statewide alternate method rulings and ensuring they are enforced and carried out through their certified individuals in their municipality, including items specified in OAR 918-098-1470 (Duties and Responsibilities of Certified Building Officials, Inspectors, and Plans Examiners);

(4)

Enforce applicable construction trade licensing requirements issued under ORS Chapters 447, 479, 693, and 701; and

(5)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

Ensure all building inspection program fees adopted by the municipality under ORS 455.210 (Fees) and 479.855 (City and county inspection and enforcement programs) are utilized for the administration and enforcement of the building inspection program established under ORS 455.148 (Comprehensive municipal building inspection programs) or 455.150 (Selective municipal building inspection programs); and

(b)

Ensure all surcharges are properly collected and submitted to the division as required by ORS 455.210 (Fees) and 455.220 (Surcharge on building permit fees).

Source: Rule 918-098-1480 — Additional Responsibilities for Building Officials, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=918-098-1480.

918‑098‑1000
Purpose and Scope
918‑098‑1005
Definitions
918‑098‑1010
Certification Exemptions
918‑098‑1012
Scope of Work Allowed for Persons with an Oregon Inspector Certification and a Nationally Recognized Certification
918‑098‑1015
Scope of Work Allowed for Persons with an Oregon Inspector Certification and Oregon Code Certifications
918‑098‑1020
Expanded Scope of Work for Oregon A- or B-Level or Commercial Mechanical Inspectors
918‑098‑1025
Certification Requirements
918‑098‑1028
Oregon Inspector Certification Renewal Process
918‑098‑1100
2016 Certification Transition
918‑098‑1210
Residential Plumbing Inspectors
918‑098‑1215
Residential Electrical Inspectors
918‑098‑1300
Certifications Related to Manufactured Structures and Parks
918‑098‑1305
Manufactured Structure Installation Inspector Certification
918‑098‑1315
Manufactured Structure Construction Inspector Certification
918‑098‑1320
Park and Camp Inspector Certification
918‑098‑1325
Requirements for Alteration Inspection and Plan Review of Manufactured Dwellings
918‑098‑1330
Manufactured Structure Accessory Structure or Accessory Building Inspection
918‑098‑1410
Cross-Training Programs for Residential Certifications
918‑098‑1420
Education Program Requirements
918‑098‑1430
Timeline for Education Program Approval
918‑098‑1440
Approval of Inspector Continuing Education and Educational Programs
918‑098‑1450
Continuing Education Requirements
918‑098‑1455
High Priority Training
918‑098‑1460
Waiver of Continuing Education Requirements Due to Hardship or Illness
918‑098‑1470
Duties and Responsibilities of Certified Building Officials, Inspectors, and Plans Examiners
918‑098‑1475
Conflict of Interest for Building Officials, Inspectors, and Plans Examiners
918‑098‑1480
Additional Responsibilities for Building Officials
918‑098‑1500
Building Official and Inspector Sanctions Process
918‑098‑1505
Oregon Inspector Certification Sanctions
918‑098‑1510
Purpose and Scope
918‑098‑1520
Specialized Inspector Qualifications
918‑098‑1525
ORS 455.732 Inspector Certifications
918‑098‑1530
Training Programs
918‑098‑1540
Specialized Inspector Examination
918‑098‑1550
Specialized Inspector Certification Issuance and Expiration
918‑098‑1570
Specialized Plumbing Inspector Certification
918‑098‑1580
Specialized Electrical Inspector Certification
918‑098‑1590
Specialized Finals Inspector Certification
918‑098‑1591
Specialized Finals Inspector Certification Scope of Authority
918‑098‑1900
Corrective Notices — Cite-it Write-it Requirement
918‑098‑4002
Flexibility after COVID-19 and the 2020 Wildfires, and in Anticipation of Future Emergencies
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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