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Code Section Subject Date
Suspended Ceiling Installation - Revised 07/01/2010
1009.4 Landings at stairs 08/22/2006
1019.1 Continuity of Exit Enclosures 03/02/2007
1019.2 Stories with one exit 09/18/2007
1107.1 Areas of Rescue Assistance On Ground Floor 02/21/2007
1109.10 Scope of dressing and fitting room provisions 06/06/2006
1109.14.2 2004 OSSC Section 1109.14.2 - Single Station Alarms 12/06/2005
1406.3 Stacked Decks 05/15/2007
1998 OSSC Section 904.2.4.1, 1996 OSSC Section 904.2.43.1 & IBC Section 903.2.2 Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems In Group E Occupancies  - Rescinded 08/02/2000
3405.1 Replacement of Existing Glazing 08/22/2007
402.6 Expansion of Malls of Type V Construction 01/16/2007
455.040 Code Requirements by Lending Agencies  - Rescinded 01/26/1994
705.2 Sprinkler system installation in buildings with fire walls 06/02/2006
Appendix C, Equine Facilities, ORS 455.315(1)&(2) 2004 OSSC Section Appendix C - Equine Facilities 01/30/2006
Appendix Chapter 11 and 23 Engineering Reqs for Agricultural Buildings Located in Flood Plans  - Rescinded 07/30/1993
Chapter 12 Labor Camps  - Rescinded 11/19/1993
Chapter 13, Section 1311.1 Whole Building Approach (Revised) 05/25/1999
Chapter 53 Vapor Barrier Application -- Walls  - Rescinded 11/19/1993
Chapter 53 Insulation of Electric Water Heaters  - Rescinded 11/19/1993
Chapter 53, Energy Conservation, Sections 5303(c), 5303(c)4 and Table 53-P Required Insulation Level at the Perimeter of Flat Ceilings  - Rescinded 08/06/1993
Chapter 53, Section 5303(c) & (d); Chapter 17, Section 1714(c) Acceptable Fiberglass Wall Insulation in Rim Joists 07/15/1994
Chapter 53, Section 5303(e)2 Acceptable Window and Door Sealing Methods 04/29/1994
Chapter 53, Sections 5301(a) and 5302, Table 53-P Insulation Requirements for Zero-Lot-Line Walls 05/09/1994
Chapter 53, Sections 5303(c) and Table 53-P Acceptable Installation of Wall Batt Insulation 04/06/1994
Dwelling Code Section R-108.1 and 2 and R-118; OSSC Sections 105, 402, and 413; MSC Sections 105, 403, and 413 Product Approvals and Listing Agencies 06/03/1994
Dwelling Code Sections 602.9 & 602.10, Tables 602.10 & 602.3(1); OSSC Chapter 23, Section 2320.5.4; IBC Section 2308.12.6(6); IR 97-1 Clarifications of the Prescriptive Bracing Requirements for Detached 1 & 2 Family Dwellings  - Rescinded
Dwelling Code Table No. 6/7 A & OSSC Table No.25-A-l & (table No. 23-A-l common code format) Lumber Design Values  - Rescinded 04/29/1993
ORS 455.010(6); OSSC Sections 306(a)14, and (f), Section 2303(a) and (b), Section 2504, 2510 Tables 25-A-l and Tables 25-A-2; UBC Standard 25-17,25.1744.25-18, Part V, 25.1825 and 26.1838(b)4 Trusses  - Rescinded 06/27/1994
ORS 455.040 and P.L. 100-678 (USC 40 § 619). Structures on State, Federal and Other Property 10/01/1993
ORS 455.315(1) and (2) Equine Exemption 07/09/2008
ORS 455.315(1) and (2) Agricultural Exemption 07/09/2008
OSCC Sections 702, 710 & 711; OSMC Sections 601.1 & 801.2 Ducts/Air Transfer openings at fire-resistive horizontal assemblies  - Rescinded 05/02/2002
OSSC 5303(1)5; Dwelling Code Chapter 53 Underslab Vapor Barrier  - Rescinded 11/19/1993
OSSC Chapter 25, Section 2516 (f) 2, 3 and Chapter 53, 5303 (e) 2; Dwelling Code Section R-402,7 and Chapter 53, Section 5303 (e) 2. Batt and Loose-Fill Glass Fiber and Mineral Fiber Used as Fire Blocking and Fire Stopping (Revised)  - Rescinded 08/16/1995
OSSC Chapter 31; ORS 447.210 and 447.280 Disabled Access to Church Baptisteries 07/03/1995
OSSC Section 103; ORS 455.050; Federal Regulation P.L. 100-678 Building Regulations by Other Agencies  - Rescinded 10/01/1993
OSSC Section 104 and 502; ORS 455.410 Moving and Change of Occupancy of Prefabricated Structures and Mobile Homes - Rescinded 11/19/1993
OSSC Section 104(c), 301, 302, 303; Dwelling Code Section R-116 Permit Application/Plan Approval  - Rescinded 11/17/1993
OSSC Section 1202(b) & Dwelling Code Section R-218.1 Fire Separations in Multifamily Dwellings  - Rescinded 05/24/1993
OSSC Section 1204; Dwelling Code Section R-210 Emergency Exits from Bedrooms  - Rescinded 11/19/1993
OSSC Section 2516(c); Dwelling Code Section R-309.1 Meranti as Decay Resistant Wood and Design Values  - Rescinded 02/08/1994
OSSC Section 308; Dwelling Code Section 103; ORS Chapter 455 Habitable Space Development  - Rescinded 01/26/1994
OSSC Section 310 & Dwelling Code Section 310 Locks and Latches on Emergency Egress Windows from Bedrooms  - Rescinded 05/24/1993
OSSC Section 310.11; Dwelling Code Sections 108 and 303.6 Portable Electric Heaters for Main Source of Heat Revised  - Rescinded 01/26/1994
OSSC Section 310.4 & Dwelling Code Section 310.2 Storm Windows Over Required Openable Exit or Ventilation Windows (Revised, editorial)  - Rescinded 07/30/1993
OSSC Section 3102.3.7; OMSC Section 801.14; Dwelling Code Sections 1001.13 and 2105.3 Masonry Chimney Cleanout (Revised, editorial)  - Rescinded 07/30/1993
OSSC Section 311.2 and Dwelling Code Section 309.3 Garage Floor Surfaces  - Rescinded 10/01/1993
OSSC Section 3201(b)1; Dwelling Code Section 801.3; U.B.C. Standard 32-8 and 32-11 Required Grades of Wood Shingles and Shakes - Rescinded 11/19/1993
OSSC Section 3303(b) and 3304(f); Dwelling Code Section R-210 Measure Clear Opening of Required Doorways - Rescinded 11/19/1993
OSSC Section 3306(i); Dwelling Code Section R-214.1 Finger Grips in Handrails  - Rescinded 11/29/1993
OSSC Section 420; Dwelling Code Sections R-103 and R-118 Total Perimeter of a Building on Sloping Site in Calculating Height in Stories  - Rescinded 11/19/1993
OSSC Section 504; Dwelling Code R-118 and R-202 Spacing Between Regulated Buildings, Mobile Homes, Manufactured Dwellings and Agricultural Buildings (Revised)  - Rescinded 01/25/1995
OSSC Section 5303(f)4; Dwelling Code Section 5303(f)4 Floor Vapor Barrier Installation  - Rescinded 11/19/1993
OSSC Sections 104 and 502; Energy Code Chapter 53, Section 5301(a) When Existing Buildings Must be Insulated to Code  - Rescinded 10/01/1993
OSSC Sections 104.2.8, 1402.1 and 2310.2 & Dwelling Code Section 108 and 703.2 CDX Grade Plywood as a Weather-Protective Barrier (Revised, editorial)  - Rescinded 07/30/1993
OSSC Sections 105, 508, 1713 and Footnote 7 of Table 38-A; U.B.C. Standard 38-1, Section 4-4 Building Within a Building 03/10/1994
OSSC Sections 2516(c)3, 5, and 7; Dwelling Code Section R-309.1 Protection of Wood in Contact with Below Grade Concrete  - Rescinded 07/30/1993
OSSC Table 53, ORSC Chapter 11 Application of Table 53.P to Additions - Revised  - Rescinded 11/25/2005
OSSC Table No. 53-P and Dwelling Code Section 5303(c)1 Acceptable U-0.54 Doors for Prescriptive Compliance Paths  - Rescinded 04/15/1992
OSSC Table No.53-O & Table No.53-P & Dwelling Code 5303(c)2 One Percent Decorative or Unique Architectural Glazing 11/03/1992
OSSC Table Nos. 53-0 and 53-P Definition of a Vaulted Ceiling  - Rescinded 04/15/1992
OSSC Table Nos. 53-0 and 53-P Acceptable Default U-Values  - Rescinded 04/15/1992
R703.9 Oregon Residential Specialty Code (ORSC) & 1704.12 Oregon Structural Specialty Code (OSSC) Use of Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems (EIFS) 08/13/2008
Residential Sections R109.1 & R109.1.5.2; Structural Sections 109.3.2 & 109.3.7 Underfloor Insulation - Revised 11/25/2005
Section 1002 Railroad Right-Of-Way as Required Yards 06/01/1994
Section 1003.2.9.2 Extent of Emergency Power for Means of Egress Illumination  - Rescinded 11/12/2002
Section 107; 2303(a) and (b) Rational Design of Structures Not Using Conventional Wood Framing 09/20/1994
Section 1103.2.3.2 and definition of "Vehicular way" in OSSC Section 1102. Detectable warnings at vehicular way 12/01/2005
Section 1107.2.1 Areas of Rescue Assistance  - Rescinded 07/14/1997
Section 1210.2 Use of Epoxy Paint as Surrounding Material 05/25/2005
Section 1312.2.1 Averaging of insulation R-value for sloped roof insulation 10/21/2003
Section 1312.2.2 Simplified Trade-Off Approach - Revised 11/07/2001
Section 1312.2.2 Values obtained from Simplified Trade-Off Approach (STA) method 10/21/2003
Section 1702.1 Periodic Special Inspections 12/17/2004
Section 1706 Elevator Shaft Fire Protection  - Rescinded 09/11/1995
Section 1706 and Table 17-A Shafts for Metal Chimneys - Rescinded 11/19/1993
Section 1707 Special Inspections for Seismic Resistance 01/01/2004
Section 1712 OSHA Regulated Guardrails  - Rescinded 08/24/1994
Section 2304(a) Application of Concentrated Floor Load  - Rescinded 02/08/1994
Section 2315 Use of NEHRP 2000, Proposal 7-17R (Perforated Shear Wall Method) as an Alternative Method of Design of Shear Walls  - Rescinded
Section 2315.1, OSSC; "Perforated Shear Walls with Conventional and Innovative Base Restraint Connections" U.S. HUD Use of Perforated Shear Wall as Alternate Method  - Rescinded 01/03/2000
Section 2513(a) Connection Fracture of Surface Sheathing on Wood Diaphragms  - Rescinded 10/01/1993
Section 2516(c)(3) and Section R-309.1 Mud Sill Embedded in Foundation  - Rescinded 09/07/1995
Section 301.2 Use of LMK Enterprises, Incorporated Sewer Pipe Lining System  - Rescinded 10/14/1997
Section 302 Occupancy Classification for Fire Stations 01/21/2005
Section 302 & Section 2303 Design of Post-Frame Buildings Not Required to be Designed Under the Architects Law  - Rescinded 07/30/1993
Section 303.2.2.2 A-3s Located in Basements or Above the First Floor  - Rescinded 10/08/2002
Section 304(b) Sprinkler Plan Review Fees  - Rescinded 10/01/1993
Section 306(b) Special Inspector Certification 10/01/1993
Section 310 Use of Yurts as Recreational Structures 07/14/1997
Section 3108(d)4 Disabled Person Access to Swimming Pools, Hot Tubs and Spas 04/18/1995
Section 401 (a)(2) and 503(a)(2) Plastic Pipe in Type 1 & 2 Buildings  - Rescinded 06/29/1992
Section 401(a)(2) and 5303(a)(2) Plastic Pipe in Buildings of Non Combustible Construction  - Rescinded 10/23/1992
Section 501 Occupancy Separation Between Kitchen and Day-Care Occupancies  - Rescinded 06/29/1992
Section 503 Establishing Allowable Area 03/23/2006
Section 510(c) Vinyl Protected Wallboard  - Rescinded 11/19/1993
Section 5303(c)2 New Manufactured Windows with Storm Window Default U-Value  - Rescinded 08/18/1992
Section 701.1.2 Use of Plastic Piping in Fire Rated Buildings or Assemblies  - Rescinded 10/29/1997
Section 903.2.3.1 Automatic sprinkler requirements in F-1 woodworking operations. 04/02/2009
Sections 104.10 and 1210 Toilet Room Moisture Proofing 11/19/1993
Sections 3109(i)9, 4306(b), and 4306(f)3 20-Minute Fire Door Self-Closing Operation  - Rescinded 11/19/1993
Sections 330l(b). 3305(i), 3306(a), 3306(m) and 3307(f) and Table 5-A Stairs and Ramps Within Yard Where Opening Protection is Required  - Rescinded 01/26/1994
Sections 501, 505(£)2, 506(c), 3302(b) exception and Table 33-A Tennis Court Rooms  - Rescinded 07/30/1993
Sections 5303(d)1 and 5, and Table 53-C Retrofit Glazing Requirements for Non-Residential Buildings  - Rescinded 11/29/1993
Table 1604.5 and ORS 455.447 Seismic Importance Factor For Health-Care Facilities 03/23/2006
Table 53-O Table 53-O Base Path 1 Limitations  - Rescinded 06/09/1992
Tables 13-D and 13-E Shading Coefficient Conversion  - Rescinded 05/06/1999
Tables 13-D and 13-E, Footnote 10 Metal and Wood Frame Wall Cavity Definition and Applicability for Tables 13-D and 13-E, Footnote 10, Nonresidential Buildings  - Rescinded 05/06/1999
   
   
 


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