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Section 446.155 – Sanitation and safety requirements; exceptions.

(1) A person may not sell or offer for sale within this state a manufactured dwelling manufactured after January 1, 1962, that contains: (a) Plumbing equipment, unless such equipment meets the requirements of the Department of Consumer and Business Services; (b) Heating equipment, unless such equipment meets the requirements of the State Fire Marshal; or […]

Section 446.160 – Inspection; rules; federal standards.

(1) The Department of Consumer and Business Services may cause such inspections to be made, approve plans and specifications, provide technical services, issue insignia of compliance, collect fees provided by ORS 446.176 and, in compliance with ORS chapter 183, promulgate and enforce such rules and regulations as are reasonably necessary to carry out its duties […]

Section 446.170 – Insignia of compliance required; when displayed.

(1) An insignia of compliance shall be affixed to manufactured dwellings that are subject to the provisions of ORS 446.155 to 446.200 and to manufactured dwellings upon which additions, conversions or alterations of installations of equipment or material are made. (2) A person may not place an insignia of compliance on a manufactured dwelling except […]

Section 446.176 – Fees; rules.

(1) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, with the approval of the Residential and Manufactured Structures Board, shall adopt regulations under the provisions of ORS chapter 183 to provide a schedule for plan review fees, insignia fees, inspection fees and other necessary fees based on the estimated cost of administering ORS […]

Section 446.180 – Safety standards of other states or national organization; rules.

(1) If the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services determines that standards for construction, equipment and material installed in manufactured dwellings provided by the statutes or rules and regulations of other states are at least equal to the minimum safety standards prescribed under ORS 446.155 to 446.200, and that such statutes, rules […]

Section 446.185 – Minimum safety standards for equipment, material and installations; rules.

(1) In compliance with ORS chapter 183, rules establishing minimum safety standards and requirements shall be adopted and enforced by the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services for manufactured dwellings and installations as prescribed in ORS 446.155. (2) Minimum safety standards prescribed in ORS 446.155 to 446.200 shall be reasonably consistent with […]

Section 446.190 – Power to enjoin violations.

When it appears to an inspecting authority that any person is engaged or about to engage in an act or practice which is in violation of ORS 446.155 to 446.200 or the rules and regulations issued thereunder, the inspecting authority may, without bond, obtain an order from an appropriate circuit court enjoining such act or […]

Section 446.198 – Exemption for redevelopment in park destroyed by natural disaster.

The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services may waive any requirements of ORS 446.003 to 446.200 or rules adopted under those sections or adopt temporary permitting and operating and construction standards in lieu of the requirements if the director determines that: (1) The waiver is necessary or advisable to allow for the […]

Section 446.200 – Exemption from additional regulations.

A manufactured dwelling that is constructed in conformity with the minimum safety standards provided by ORS 446.185 and that bears an insignia of compliance is not required to comply with any additional regulations if the dwelling is thereafter placed upon a permanent foundation and affixed to real property. [Formerly 446.165; 1989 c.648 §20; 1991 c.226 […]

Section 446.225 – Administration and enforcement of federal manufactured housing safety and construction standards; rules.

(1) The Legislative Assembly intends to provide a procedure to assure that Oregon assumes fullest responsibility for administration and enforcement of federal manufactured housing safety and construction standards in Oregon in accordance with the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-383). (2) The Director of the Department of Consumer […]

Section 446.230 – Safety and construction standards for installation, support and tiedown; rules; when installer license not required.

(1) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall, by administrative rule, adopt and enforce safety and construction standards for installation, support and tiedown of manufactured dwellings on a lot. These safety standards shall be reasonably consistent with nationally recognized standards for placement, support and tiedown of manufactured dwellings, and shall be […]

Section 446.240 – Safety standards for accessory structures; rules.

The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall adopt and enforce rules establishing safety standards for construction and installation of accessory buildings and structures. Prefabricated and site-built accessory buildings and structures shall be consistent with the provisions of the state building code adopted pursuant to ORS 455.020 and 455.110 except where application […]

Section 446.245 – Permitted uses of manufactured dwellings.

(1) Manufactured dwellings shall be used as single-family dwellings. (2) Manufactured dwellings shall not be used for commercial purposes. (3) Exceptions to subsections (1) and (2) of this section are: (a) Manufactured dwellings may be used for purposes other than as a single-family dwelling when specifically approved for a change in occupancy in accordance with […]

Section 446.250 – Duties of director; agreements with local governments; conditions.

The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall cause inspections to be made, approve plans and specifications, provide technical services and issue permits for alteration of manufactured dwellings, for installation of manufactured dwellings or accessory buildings or structures on a lot and for alterations of plumbing, heating, illuminating, cooking or electrical equipment […]

Section 446.252 – Installation permit required.

A person may not install a manufactured dwelling or an accessory building or structure without first obtaining from the Department of Consumer and Business Services or a municipality as provided under ORS 446.250 all permits necessary for installing the manufactured dwelling or the accessory building or structure on a lot. [1989 c.1017 §2; 1995 c.251 […]

Section 446.253 – Authority of director; authority of local governments.

(1) The authority of the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services under ORS 446.250 is in addition to the provisions of ORS chapter 455. Where the provisions of ORS 446.252 and this section conflict with the provisions under ORS chapter 455, the provisions of ORS 446.252 and this section shall control. (2) […]

Section 446.255 – Revocation of agreement with local government.

(1) After written notice and hearing as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services may revoke the certification of a local inspector certified under ORS 446.250, or the authority of a local government to enforce provisions of ORS 446.003, 446.111, 446.160, 446.176, 446.225 to 446.285 […]

Section 446.265

[1999 c.758 §6; 2019 c.411 §1; 2019 c.422 §13; 2021 c.18 §5; renumbered 197.746 in 2021]