The rules of safe and quality construction throughout the state are in the Oregon building code. To be safe and so complying with legal standards, builders can not avoid these rules. Before you begin any project, you have to get a permit to make sure you’re doing it correctly and following local regulations.
Oregon Building Code, Permit and Licensing Information
Oregon Building Code Agency:
Department of Consumer & Business Services (BCD)
Building Codes Division
P.O. Box 14470
Salem, OR 97309-0404
(503) 378-4133
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.oregon.gov/bcd/Pages/index.aspx
What Oregon Building Code and Editions Are Adopted?
- 2021 Oregon Residential Specialty Code
- 2019 Oregon Fire Code
- 2019 Oregon Mechanical Specialty Code
- 2019 Oregon Structural Specialty Code
- 2018 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC)
- 2016 City of Portland Fire Code
- 2015 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC)
- 2009 International Green Construction Code Public Version 1.0 (IGCC)
- 2020 National Electric Code (NEC) – On April 1, 2021, the state adopted the new 2021 OESC, based on the 2020 National Electrical Code (NEC).
- State Energy Code 2018 IECC and 90.1-2019
- National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 101 Life Safety Code 2018
Applicability (statewide, local, limited): STATEWIDE
Oregon Building Codes are adopted as statewide codes. Statutory authority is granted to the Oregon Building Code Division to adopt building codes by administrative rulemaking. The state adopts building codes as the “state program” and all local jurisdictions must enforce the state code, to the state agency’s specified level of enforcement. Fire code adoption is an administrative responsibility of the State Fire Marshal. The state-adopted fire code is considered the “minimum” standard statewide. Local jurisdictions may adopt a fire code provided it is at least as restrictive as the code adopted by the State Fire Marshal.
See Building Codes By State Here
| State Website | https://www.oregon.gov/ |
| State Licensing | Commercial and Residential Contractors License Required. |
| State Licensing Division | https://www.ccb.state.or.us |
| State Fire Marshall | https://www.oregon.gov/OSP/SFM/ |
| State Environmental Permit | https://www.oregon.gov/DEQ/Pages/index.aspx |
Additional Building Codes by State
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming