Section 455.800 - Definitions for ORS 455.800 to 455.820 As used in ORS 455.800 to 455.820:
(1) "Building official" means a person who is a building official as defined in ORS 455.715 or a Department of Consumer and Business Services employee charged with enforcement or administration of the state building code.(2) "Building trade committee" means a group composed of experienced and knowledgeable local general contractors or other persons having substantial expertise in various aspects of one and two family dwelling construction under the Low-Rise Residential Dwelling Code.(3) "General contractor" has the meaning given that term in ORS 701.005.(4) "Master builder" means a person certified under ORS 455.810.(5) "Qualified construction company" means a company that has been: (a) Continuously licensed by the Construction Contractors Board during the preceding 60 months as a general contractor; or(b) Continuously licensed by the Construction Contractors Board during at least the preceding 24 months as a general contractor and by one or more other states during the balance of the preceding 60 months in an occupation equivalent to that of a general contractor.(6) "Regular employee" means a person who: (a) Is continuously employed by, and on the regular payroll of, a qualified construction company;(b) Has filed a withholding statement or an exemption certificate pursuant to ORS 316.182 for work performed for the qualified construction company; and(c) Is available during working hours to supervise on-site dwelling construction, including but not limited to supervising the installation of:(H) Plumbing systems; and(7) "Whole dwelling remodel" means a project that includes the installation in an existing dwelling of all of the following: (g) Mechanical systems; andAmended by 2019 Ch. 134, § 12, eff. 9/29/2019.2001 c.406 §1; 2003 c. 675, § 38 455.800 to 455.820 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 455 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.