OAR 918-674-0710: Existing Buildings

(1) A prefabricated building that was never an Oregon-approved prefabricated building or an Oregon-approved prefabricated building that had Oregon insignia of compliance removed from the building is considered an existing building for the purposes of code compliance in Oregon. Existing buildings are regulated by the local building department where the building is located or the local building department that has jurisdiction where the building will be installed. (2) Local building departments are authorized to require full code compliance for any existing building located within their jurisdiction. This may include plan review and inspection of the entire building or opening concealed construction necessary to determine code compliance.