OAR 918-020-0260: Appeals of Discretionary Decisions to the Local Board

(1) After receiving notice of the building official’s discretionary decision, a permit applicant has 30 days to submit an appeal to the local board. (2) In an appeal before the local board, the permit applicant has the burden of establishing by a preponderance of the evidence that overturning the discretionary decision of the contract building official will not create a dangerous or unsafe condition or decrease the minimum fire and life safety standards set forth in the relevant code. (3) Upon receipt of a notice of appeal, the local board has 30 days to review the appeal and issue a determination. (4) The appeal rights to which a permit applicant is entitled before a local board is in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other rights of appeal the permit applicant may have.