(1) A municipality may enact or adopt an ordinance or resolution or take another legislative action to ratify the discretionary decisions that a contract building official made before January 1, 2022.

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 455.204

  • City: includes any incorporated village or town. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Municipality: means a city, county or other unit of local government otherwise authorized by law to administer a building code. See Oregon Statutes 455.010

(2) If a municipality ratifies a discretionary decision that a contract building official made on behalf of the city as part of the administration and enforcement of a building inspection program before January 1, 2022, the contract building official’s discretionary decision is lawful to the same extent that the discretionary decision would be lawful if the municipality had made the discretionary decision.

(3) A permit or certificate of occupancy that a municipality ratifies under this section is presumed valid. [2021 c.599 § 3]

 

See note under 455.202.

 

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