Mission
The mission of the Building Codes Division is to work with Oregonians to ensure safe building construction while promoting a positive business climate within the state.
Building safety program
The building safety program adopts construction codes for 13 specialty areas, licenses trade workers and businesses, and oversees a statewide inspection system. Cities and counties administer a single code throughout Oregon, ensuring minimum standards and consistency.
- Adopting and administering uniform statewide building codes
- Providing building code and rule interpretation
- Assisting local government building departments and facilitating dispute resolution
- Enforcing license, code, and permit requirements
- Certifying inspectors and licensing trade professionals
- Facilitating economic development efforts around the state
- Conducting inspections where local entities do not
Positions in this division include:
- Administrative/clerical support
- Inspector positions (electrical, structural/mechanical, plumbing, boiler, and elevator inspectors)
- Operations and policy analyst