ORS 455.800
Definitions for ORS 455.800 to 455.820
(1)
“Building official” means a person who is a building official as defined in ORS 455.715 (Definitions for ORS 455.715 to 455.740) or a Department of Consumer and Business Services employee charged with enforcement or administration of the state building code.(2)
“Building trade committee” means a group composed of experienced and knowledgeable local general contractors or other persons having substantial expertise in various aspects of one and two family dwelling construction under the Low-Rise Residential Dwelling Code.(3)
“General contractor” has the meaning given that term in ORS 701.005 (Definitions).(4)
“Master builder” means a person certified under ORS 455.810 (Certificates).(5)
“Qualified construction company” means a company that has been:(a)
Continuously licensed by the Construction Contractors Board during the preceding 60 months as a general contractor; or(b)
Continuously licensed by the Construction Contractors Board during at least the preceding 24 months as a general contractor and by one or more other states during the balance of the preceding 60 months in an occupation equivalent to that of a general contractor.(6)
“Regular employee” means a person who:(a)
Is continuously employed by, and on the regular payroll of, a qualified construction company;(b)
Has filed a withholding statement or an exemption certificate pursuant to ORS 316.182 (Withholding statement of exemption certificate) for work performed for the qualified construction company; and(c)
Is available during working hours to supervise on-site dwelling construction, including but not limited to supervising the installation of:(A)
Drywall;(B)
Electrical systems;(C)
Footings;(D)
Foundations;(E)
Framing;(F)
Insulation;(G)
Mechanical systems;(H)
Plumbing systems; and(I)
Stairs.(7)
“Whole dwelling remodel” means a project that includes the installation in an existing dwelling of all of the following:(a)
Drywall;(b)
Electrical systems;(c)
Footings;(d)
Foundations;(e)
Framing;(f)
Insulation;(g)
Mechanical systems; and(h)
Plumbing systems. [2001 c.406 §1; 2003 c.675 §38; 2019 c.134 §12]
Source:
Section 455.800 — Definitions for ORS 455.800 to 455.820, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors455.html.
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