OAR 918-020-0450: Statewide Master Builder Program — Criteria to Waive Inspections or Plan Review

(1) Under a master builder program, a building official may waive on a project-by-project basis some plan review elements and one or more of the required inspections identified in OAR 918-020-0330, if: (a) A master builder submits construction plans regulated by the One- and Two-Family Dwelling Specialty Code; and (b) The building official determines that: (A) The work is not of a highly technical nature; and (B) There is no unreasonable potential risk to safety of the structure. (2) A building official may not waive jurisdictional performance of plan review or required inspections for: (a) Special design applications that are complex and highly technical engineered systems; or (b) Unique building sites including, but not limited to, sites containing geologic hazards such as landslide hazard areas, floodplains and wetlands. [Publications: Publications referenced are available from the agency.]