Title 36, Public Health and Safety

The Department of Consumer and Business Services may inspect every mobile home or manufactured dwelling park in order to determine whether it conforms with the provisions of ORS 446.003 to 446.200 and 446.225 to 446.285 and the rules adopted pursuant thereto. Any person operating…

The Department of Consumer and Business Services shall make surveys necessary to assure uniform enforcement throughout the state with respect to mobile home or manufactured dwelling parks. [1953 c.490 §17; 1959 c.562 §14; 1975 c.793 §10; 1983 c.707 §5; 1989 c.648 §5]

All moneys received by the Department of Consumer and Business Services under ORS 446.003 to 446.200 and 446.225 to 446.285 shall be paid into the Consumer and Business Services Fund created by ORS 705.145. The moneys received under this section are continuously appropriated to t…

ORS 446.095 (3), 446.100 (1)(c) and 446.105 do not apply to a mobile home park that was constructed before August 5, 1959. However, any changes or additions made in any mobile home or manufactured dwelling park after August 5, 1959, shall conform to ORS 446.095 to 446.105 and the…

The owner or operator of a mobile home or manufactured dwelling park shall: (1) Construct well-drained and hard-surfaced park streets at least 20 feet in width, unobstructed and open to traffic within the mobile home or manufactured dwelling park. If the owner or operator permits…

(1) A person may not: (a) Construct a mobile home or manufactured dwelling park at a place that is unsuitable due to swampy terrain, lack of adequate drainage or proximity to the breeding places of insects or rodents. (b) Install a manufactured dwelling closer than five feet from…

(1) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services may issue a permit for the establishment of a temporary mobile home or manufactured dwelling park to a construction company, timber company, government entity or farm if: (a) There is no available space in a mob…

No stationary structure may be erected within a mobile home or manufactured dwelling park without the consent of the owner or operator; and when giving consent, it shall be the duty of the mobile home or manufactured dwelling park manager to advise the tenant or builder of the st…

(1) The owner or operator of a mobile home or manufactured dwelling park is responsible for the sanitary condition of the park grounds and buildings. (2) No person shall allow a pet animal of the person to run at large or to create any health hazard within a mobile home or manufa…

A person may occupy a manufactured dwelling or a camping vehicle on private land with the consent of the owner of the land if: (1) The lot, tract or parcel of land upon which the manufactured dwelling or camping vehicle is situated has an area adequate to provide safe, approved w…

No person, firm or corporation shall remove a manufactured dwelling from a mobile home or manufactured dwelling park without first giving the owner or operator of the park 72 hours’ notice. [1959 c.562 §12; 1967 c.247 §11; 1969 c.533 §25; 1985 c.473 §16; 1989 c.648 §14]

(1) A person may not sell or offer for sale within this state a manufactured dwelling manufactured after January 1, 1962, that contains: (a) Plumbing equipment, unless such equipment meets the requirements of the Department of Consumer and Business Services; (b) Heating equipment…

(1) The Department of Consumer and Business Services may cause such inspections to be made, approve plans and specifications, provide technical services, issue insignia of compliance, collect fees provided by ORS 446.176 and, in compliance with ORS chapter 183, promulgate and enf…

(1) An insignia of compliance shall be affixed to manufactured dwellings that are subject to the provisions of ORS 446.155 to 446.200 and to manufactured dwellings upon which additions, conversions or alterations of installations of equipment or material are made. (2) A person ma…

(1) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, with the approval of the Residential and Manufactured Structures Board, shall adopt regulations under the provisions of ORS chapter 183 to provide a schedule for plan review fees, insignia fees, inspection fees…

(1) If the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services determines that standards for construction, equipment and material installed in manufactured dwellings provided by the statutes or rules and regulations of other states are at least equal to the minimum safet…

(1) In compliance with ORS chapter 183, rules establishing minimum safety standards and requirements shall be adopted and enforced by the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services for manufactured dwellings and installations as prescribed in ORS 446.155. (2) Mi…

When it appears to an inspecting authority that any person is engaged or about to engage in an act or practice which is in violation of ORS 446.155 to 446.200 or the rules and regulations issued thereunder, the inspecting authority may, without bond, obtain an order from an appro…

The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services may waive any requirements of ORS 446.003 to 446.200 or rules adopted under those sections or adopt temporary permitting and operating and construction standards in lieu of the requirements if the director determine…

A manufactured dwelling that is constructed in conformity with the minimum safety standards provided by ORS 446.185 and that bears an insignia of compliance is not required to comply with any additional regulations if the dwelling is thereafter placed upon a permanent foundation …

(1) The Legislative Assembly intends to provide a procedure to assure that Oregon assumes fullest responsibility for administration and enforcement of federal manufactured housing safety and construction standards in Oregon in accordance with the National Manufactured Housing Con…

(1) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall, by administrative rule, adopt and enforce safety and construction standards for installation, support and tiedown of manufactured dwellings on a lot. These safety standards shall be reasonably consistent …

The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall adopt and enforce rules establishing safety standards for construction and installation of accessory buildings and structures. Prefabricated and site-built accessory buildings and structures shall be consisten…

(1) Manufactured dwellings shall be used as single-family dwellings. (2) Manufactured dwellings shall not be used for commercial purposes. (3) Exceptions to subsections (1) and (2) of this section are: (a) Manufactured dwellings may be used for purposes other than as a single-fam…

The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall cause inspections to be made, approve plans and specifications, provide technical services and issue permits for alteration of manufactured dwellings, for installation of manufactured dwellings or accessory bu…

A person may not install a manufactured dwelling or an accessory building or structure without first obtaining from the Department of Consumer and Business Services or a municipality as provided under ORS 446.250 all permits necessary for installing the manufactured dwelling or t…

(1) The authority of the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services under ORS 446.250 is in addition to the provisions of ORS chapter 455. Where the provisions of ORS 446.252 and this section conflict with the provisions under ORS chapter 455, the provisions of …

(1) After written notice and hearing as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services may revoke the certification of a local inspector certified under ORS 446.250, or the authority of a local government to enforce pr…

(1) Every manufacturer of manufactured homes offered for sale or lease in this state shall furnish notification of any defect in any manufactured home produced by the manufacturer that the manufacturer determines, in good faith, relates to a federal manufactured housing construct…

The Department of Consumer and Business Services may impose a civil penalty for a violation of ORS 446.003 to 446.200 or 446.225 to 446.285 or rules adopted or orders issued for the administration or enforcement of those sections. The department shall impose a civil penalty autho…

The Residential and Manufactured Structures Board shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services in promulgating, administering and enforcing the plan for the administration and enforcement of the National Manufactured Hous…

To assist the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services in administration and enforcement of the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, and safety standards pursuant to ORS 446.003 to 446.200, 446.225 to 446.285, 446.310 to…

As used in ORS 446.310 to 446.350, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Authority” means the Oregon Health Authority. (2) “Camping vehicle” means either a vacation trailer or a self-propelled vehicle or structure equipped with wheels for highway use and that is intended fo…

It is the public policy of this state to encourage construction of recreation parks by public agencies and private industry to satisfy the demand for outdoor recreation while establishing standards for recreationists and landowners so that these parks are maintained in a safe and…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Landlord” means a tourist facility owner holding a license issued under ORS 446.320. (b) “Tenant” means a person, or a public body as defined in ORS 174.109, that: (A) Is not under common ownership, management or control with the landlord; (B) Re…

(1) No person shall establish, operate, manage or maintain a tourist facility, without a license from the Director of the Oregon Health Authority. (2) Organizational camps operated under rental or leasehold agreements may be licensed either to the landlord or to the tenant provid…

(1) Every applicant for a license under ORS 446.320 shall pay to the Oregon Health Authority a fee established by the authority by rule. The fee may not exceed $100, except that recreation parks shall pay an additional fee not to exceed $3 for each space. (2) Rules adopted pursua…

Upon receipt of a completed application on an Oregon Health Authority form, required fee, and after representation by the applicant that the facility is in compliance with the provisions of ORS 446.310 to 446.350, and the rules adopted pursuant thereto, and the requirements of th…

(1) Any person failing to apply for licensing within 30 days after engaging in the recreation park or travelers’ accommodation business is delinquent and shall pay a penalty fee equal to the license fee plus the fee provided in ORS 446.321. (2) Any person, initially licensed unde…

(1) If any applicant for licensing or any person to whom a license has been issued fails to comply with the provisions of ORS 446.310 to 446.350 or with the rules adopted pursuant thereto, the Oregon Health Authority may deny issuance of, suspend or revoke the license or assess a…

(1) Persons and public bodies, as defined in ORS 174.109, that operate transitional housing accommodations under ORS 197A.452, timber companies and private utilities may not establish or operate a recreation park without complying with the rules of the Oregon Health Authority and…

In accordance with ORS chapter 183, the Oregon Health Authority may adopt any rules necessary for the administration of ORS 446.310 to 446.350 and 446.990, including but not limited to rules, concerning the construction, operation and use of tourist facilities that are necessary …

(1) The Director of the Oregon Health Authority or designee may inspect every tourist facility to determine whether it conforms with ORS 446.310 to 446.350 and the rules adopted pursuant thereto. A person operating such facility shall permit the director or designee access to all…

(1) The owner or operator of a recreation park or organizational camp is responsible for the sanitary condition of the park grounds and buildings. (2) If sanitary facilities are not provided in a recreation park or organizational camp for the safe disposal of sewage or other wast…

No person shall: (1) Use kitchen or toilet facilities in a camping vehicle being operated on a highway or parked overnight at a place where sanitary facilities are not provided unless the person makes provision whereby sewage and other waste materials can be held in watertight an…

(1) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any person who violates any rule of the Oregon Health Authority relating to the construction, operation or maintenance of a tourist facility or part thereof may incur a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 per violation. (2) No …