Statewide master plan review program

The Statewide Master Plan Review Program is established in Oregon Revised Statute (ORS) 455.685, as a customer choice optional plan review path to the standard local building department plan review process. This option is intended to improve regulatory efficiencies, and may be useful for designs that will be replicated in a specific area, or in multiple areas in Oregon. This optional path does not waive any requirements for obtaining local permits for construction from the local building department. Coordination with the local municipality will help ensure compliance with any applicable local land use laws and any site-specific local requirements necessary for obtaining a building permit.

Acceptance of a statewide master plan review application is subject to division approval and that the applicant is aware that this optional plan review path includes some exceptions and limitations from a typical plan submittal.

Contact the Plan Review Section for more information about the master plan review process.

General requirements

The plan must include sufficient design criteria to meet or exceed the site-specific, geographic, geologic or climatic code requirements where the building is intended to be constructed.
Approved plans are valid for the duration of the code cycle the plan was approved for as established in OAR 918-460-0010 for plans approved to the Oregon Structural Specialty Code, or OAR 918-480-0005 for plans approved to the Oregon Residential Specialty Code.
Approved plans are not eligible for renewal.
Design options are not allowed to be included in a plan submittal. Each separate, unique design must be submitted independently by the applicant interested in having multiple plan designs.
It is the responsibility of the person utilizing an approved statewide master plan to obtain applicable building permits and complete all inspections for work constructed to an approved plan.

Plan submittals

A plan submittal package must include, but not be limited to, the following:

Plans must be stamp by an appropriate registered design professional
Design code edition listed
Design criteria for which the statewide master plan is applicable
Special area applicability; radon, wildfire, floodplain (if known)
Floor plan
Cross section/s and details
Elevation views, 4 sides
Wall bracing or shear walls, locations and calculations
Floor/roof framing plans
Gravity calculations and/or prescriptive table references
Floor and/or roof trusses layout, details, and calculations (when used)
Fireplace, woodstove, chimney details and clearances (when used)
Fire rated construction locations and details (when used)
Energy code compliance
Foundation plan
(Note: foundation plans will only be reviewed for flat terrain. If the construction is intended for a different terrain, foundation plans must be submitted to the local building department for review and approval

Local Building Departments

Local building departments must allow the use of plans approved under ORS 445.685, provided that the applicant complies with local ordinances or site-specific requirements. An approved statewide master plan must be submitted to the local building department for the purposes of obtaining a building permit.

The local building department is responsible for issuing all applicable permits and performing required inspections of the construction. The local building department is responsible for determining if the approved plans meet or exceed any site-specific, geographic, geologic or climatic code requirements where the construction takes place. Local building departments may be required to perform plan review of a foundation system for construction that is not contemplated by the foundation approved in the statewide master plan review.