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The division works with building officials, technical committees, advisory boards, and the public to adopt, amend, and interpret the Oregon Residential Specialty Code (ORSC). This code applies to the construction, reconstruction, and repair of one- and two-family dwellings and townhouses.
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Where posts and beam or girder construction is used to support floor framing, positive connections shall be provided to ensure against lateral displacement.
The Engineered One- and Two- Family Residential construction the current state building code is the Oregon Structural Specialty Code (OSSC). Your project needs to meet all the requirements of the building code.
317.1.2 Posts and columns embedded in concrete or in contact with the ground shall be pressure treated and labeled for ground contact. Structural building supports, balconies, decks, and porches not adequately protected from the weather shall be pressure treated or wood naturally resistant to decay. 26.
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Eight of the adopted specialty codes are available to read online. The remaining codes consist of multiple standards listed on the program pages. Amendments, errata, helpful tools, and additional information can be found on the code program pages.
