455.800 Definitions for ORS 455

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455.800 Definitions for ORS 455.800 to 455.820. As used in ORS 455.800 to 455.820:

(1)“Building official” means a person who is a building official as defined in ORS 455.715 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.

(4)“Master builder” means a person certified under ORS 455.810.

(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 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]

Note: 455.800 to 455.820 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 455 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.