Chapter 478 — Chapter 478

ORS 478.865 Loan contract; repayment plan; terms and conditions. (1) Any loan contract providing for a loan of moneys to a borrower by a city or district shall include a plan for repayment by the borrower of moneys borrowed plus interest. The repayment plan

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ORS 478.870 Powers granted to enforce loan contracts and secure payment of bonds; reserve fund. In addition to any other powers granted by law, a city or district may

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ORS 478.875 Remedies for breach of loan contract. If a borrower fails to comply with a contract entered into under ORS 478.865, the city or district may seek appropriate legal remedies to secure any repayment due the loan fund created by ORS 478.855. [1995 c.725 §8]

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ORS 478.880 Legislative findings. The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that

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ORS 478.885 Payment or repayment for cost of fire safety system installation in multifamily housing. (1) As used in this section

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ORS 478.910 Adoption of fire prevention code. A district board may, in accordance with ORS 198.510 to 198.600, adopt a fire prevention code. [Amended by 1969 c.667 §54; 1971 c.268 §19]

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ORS 478.920 Scope of fire prevention code. The fire prevention code may provide reasonable regulations relating to

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ORS 478.924 Approval of code by city or county required. The provisions of a fire prevention code adopted by a district after October 4, 1977, shall not apply within any city or county within the district unless the governing body of the city or county approves the fire code by resolution. [1977 c.292 §5]

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ORS 478.927 Building permit review for fire prevention code. A district adopting a fire prevention code shall provide plan review at the agency of the city or county responsible for the issuance of building permits for the orderly administration of that portion of the fire prevention code that requires approval prior to the issuance of building permits. [1977 c.292 §4]

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ORS 478.930 Violation of code; failure to remove hazards; burning waste without permit prohibited. When a district has adopted a fire prevention code as provided in ORS 478.910

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ORS 478.940 [Amended by 2021 c.539 §138; repealed by 2025 c.179 §3]

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ORS 478.960 Burning of certain materials permitted only with permission of fire chief; damage or injury; burning schedules and restrictions. (1) No one, within the boundaries of a district, shall cause or permit to be initiated or maintained on one’s own property, or cause to be initiated or maintained on the property of another, any open burning of commercial waste, demolition material, domestic waste, industrial waste, land clearing debris or field burning without first securing permission from the fire chief of the district and complying with the direction of the fire chief. A deputy of a fire chief has the power to perform any act or duty of the fire chief under this section

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ORS 478.965 Recovery by district of costs of suppressing unlawful fire; attorney fees. (1) If the fire-fighting apparatus or personnel, or either of a district, are required to respond and be used actively or on a standby basis in connection with the extinguishment or control of a fire that has been started or allowed to spread in willful violation of ORS 478.960 (1) to (5), the person responsible therefor shall be liable to the district furnishing such apparatus or personnel, or both, for the actual costs incurred by the district in controlling, extinguishing or patrolling the fire. Such costs may be recovered in an action prosecuted in the name of the district. The court may award reasonable attorney fees to the district if the district prevails in an action under this section. The court may award reasonable attorney fees to a defendant who prevails in an action under this section if the court determines that the district had no objectively reasonable basis for asserting the claim or no reasonable basis for appealing an adverse decision of the trial court

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ORS 478.970 Purpose of district unique identifiers. The purpose of ORS 478.970 to 478.982 is to establish a unique identifier for each district to be used for statistical purposes by the State Fire Marshal and in the process of insurance rating. ORS 478.970 to 478.982 do not alter or add to the corporate title or identification of a district organized or established by law. [1953 c.164 §1; 1969 c.667 §59; 2001 c.426 §2; 2025 c.179 §5]

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ORS 478.972 Application by district to State Fire Marshal for issuance of unique identifier for district. (1) When a district is organized, the first board or chief of the district shall request, in writing or via electronic communication, that the State Fire Marshal issue a unique identifier to the district

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ORS 478.974 [1953 c.164 §3; 1969 c.667 §61; repealed by 2001 c.426 §6]

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ORS 478.976 [1953 c.164 §4; repealed by 2001 c.426 §6]

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ORS 478.978 [1953 c.164 §5; 1969 c.667 §62; repealed by 2001 c.426 §6]

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ORS 478.980 Unique identifier for district formed by consolidation or merger of districts. In the event of a consolidation or merger of two or more districts, the State Fire Marshal shall determine a unique identifier for the consolidated or merged districts. [1953 c.164 §6; 1969 c.667 §63; 1971 c.727 §143; 2001 c.426 §4; 2025 c.179 §7]

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ORS 478.982 Dissolved district unique identifier not to be used by other district. In the event of a dissolution of a district, the unique identifier assigned to the district may not be assigned to another district. [1953 c.164 §7; 1969 c.667 §64; 2001 c.426 §5; 2025 c.179 §8]

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ORS 478.990 Penalties. (1) Violation of any provision of ORS 478.930 is a Class D violation. Each day’s refusal to remove fire hazards after notice by the inspecting officer to the owner of the premises where the hazard exists is a separate offense

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