Building Codes Division 1535 Edgewater Street NW

P.O. Box 14470 Salem, OR 97309-0404

503-378-4133 Fax: 503-378-2322

oregon.gov/bcd

Kate Brown, Governor

Residential and Manufactured Structures Board

Teleconference meeting agenda

Wednesday, July 12, 2017, 9:30 a.m.

Conference Room A

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I. Board business A. Call to order

B. Roll call

C. Approval of agenda and order of business

D. Approval of the May 10, 2017, board meeting draft minutes

E. Date of the next scheduled meeting: October 4, 2017

II. Public comment This time is available for individuals wanting to address the Board on non-agenda items only. The Board will not

take action on non-agenda items raised under public comment at this meeting. Testimony on agenda items will be

heard when the item is called. (See "Issues to remember when addressing the Board" at the end of this agenda).

III. Reports Residential structures program update

IV. Communications - None

V. Appeals - None

VI. Unfinished business - None

VII. New business

Board review and provide a recommendation to the Administrator for an

additional amendment to the low-rise residential electrical provisions of the 2017

Oregon Residential Specialty Code

VIII. Announcements - None

IX. Adjournment

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Residential and Manufactured Structures Board (RMSB) and

Construction Industry Energy Board (CIEB) combined meeting Draft meeting minutes

Rescheduled: May 10, 2017

RMSB members present: Jan Lewis, chair, residential structural contractor

Bruce Dobbs, vice-chair, utility/energy supplier

Gordon Anslow, home designer

John Chmelir, multi-family contractor

Emily Kemper, public member

Douglas Lethin, remodeler residential structural contractor

John Mills, residential building trade sub-contractor

Rebai Tamerhoulet, building official

RMSB members absent: Tonya Halog, structural engineer

Vacant, manufacturer of manufactured dwellings

Vacant, seller or distributor of new manufactured dwellings

CIEB members present: Bruce Dobbs, vice-chair, Utility or energy supplier (RMSB)

Timothy Frew, journeyman electrician (EE)

Gregory Nelson, rep. of a utility or energy supplier (BCSB)

John Chmelir, multi-family contractor (RMSB)

Blake Shelide, facilities engineer (Dept of Energy)

Jay Hanson, HVAC contractor (Mech Brd)

Darrell Skondin, municipal mechanical inspector (Mech Brd)

Matthew Rozzell, plumbing inspector (Plumb Brd)

CIEB members absent: Steven Trapp, chair, Electrical contractor (EE)

Rene Gonzalez, general contractor specializing 3-stories (RMSB)

Travis Argue, journeyman inspector (Plumb Brd)

Staff present: Brett Salmon, manager, Policy and Technical Services

Rex Turner, structural program chief, Policy and Technical

Services

Keith Anderson, electrical program chief, Policy and Technical

Services

Andy Skinner, plumbing program chief, Policy and Technical

Services

Mark Heizer, P.E., energy and mechanical code specialist, Policy

and Technical Services

Alana Cox, senior policy advisor, Policy and Technical Services

State of Oregon

Draft

Agenda

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I.D

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Tony Rocco, building code specialist, Policy and Technical

Services

Lesli Brassfield, stakeholder & public affairs analyst,

Administration

Richard Baumann, policy analyst, Policy and Technical Services

Debi Barnes-Woods, boards administrator/coordinator, Policy and

Technical Services

Guests present: Howard Asch, OHBA

Jessica Carpenter, OMHA

David Heslam, Earth Advantage

Samantha Taylor, ClearResult

Heather Salisbury, ClearResult

Rex Swanson, Louisiana Pacific

Paul Merrick, Louisiana Pacific

Greg Kleinberg, Medford Fire & Rescue

Kevin Cheung, Western Wood Products Associate

David Tyree, American Wood Council

Chris Forney, Bright Works Sustainability

John Wasintynski, Multnomah County

Alisa Kane, City of Portland

James Bela, Oregon Earthquake Awareness

Jordan Palmeri, ODEQ

Jeanette Shaw, Drive Oregon

Thomas Anneise, energy analyst consultant

I. Board business

A. Call to order

Chair Jan Lewis called the Residential and Manufactured Structures Board

meeting to order at 9:34 a.m. Acting Chair Bruce Dobbs called the Construction

Industry Energy Board meeting to order at 9:36 a.m. The meeting was held at the

Building Codes Division in Conference Room A, 1535 Edgewater Street NW,

Salem, Oregon.

B. Roll call

RMSB: Tonya Halog was excused.

This board has two vacancies: Manufacturer of manufactured dwellings, and

seller or distributor of new manufactured dwellings.

CIEB: Chair Trapp (EE); Rene Gonzalez (BCSB); and Travis Argue (Plumb)

were excused.

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C. Approval of agenda and order of business Chair Lewis RULED the RMSB agenda and order of business approved.

D. Approval of the board meeting minutes of January 11, 2017.

Chair Lewis RULED the RMSB draft meeting minutes of January 11, 2017, final.

E. Date of the next regularly scheduled meeting The next meeting date for the RMSB is scheduled for July 12, 2017.

The next meeting date for the CIEB is scheduled for October 24, 2017.

II. Public comment - None

III. Reports Residential program update

Rex Turner, structural program chief, said that at the last meeting, Warren

Jackson was introduced as the newest member to the structural staff, he recently

accepted employment back with Marion County.

Chief Turner discussed the process of the code committee and the expertise of the

committee members. He said that over 400 items were discussed during the

course of eight committee meetings. The anticipated effective date of the 2017

Oregon Residential Specialty Code is October 1, 2017, allowing a three month

grace period on options of which code to use.

IV. Communications - None

V. Appeals - None

VI. Unfinished business - None

VII. New business

A. Board review and provide a recommendation to the Administrator on the

energy code provisions for residential construction in the 2017 Oregon

Residential Specialty Code

Acting Chair Dobbs of the CIEB stated that during their last meeting, the board

agreed to delay a final motion on this issue until the RMSB discussed the

residential energy provisions of the 2017 ORSC at its next meeting.

Blake Shelide summarized the energy provisions discussed during the code

committee meetings. He said that there was a consensus proposal brought forth by

two energy code proponents (Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance, and Oregon

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Home Builders Association). This proposal was agreed to by a unanimous vote of

the code committee.

David Heslam, Earth Advantage, discussed the two original energy proposals

submitted from Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance, and Oregon Home

Builders Association. He said flexibility, and the ability to provide a preference

for smaller more affordable homes were included in both original code proposals.

During the committee process the two proponents agreed to come together for one

code proposal through a work group. Mr. Heslam volunteered to be a part of the

work group, but was never contacted. Mr. Heslam felt the final code proposal was

missing several recommendations, which were part of the two original proposals.

Thomas Anneise, energy analyst consultant, agreed with David Heslam’s

testimony.

Samantha Taylor, ClearResult, discussed additional items she felt were missing

that were included in the original energy code proposals. The options table needed

clarification and a points based system should implemented at some point.

John Wasintynski, Multnomah County, said it was important to maintain

Oregon’s leadership role as an energy innovator, and added that the work of the

committee definitely took a step in the right direction.

Chris Forney, Bright Works Sustainability, said Oregon needs a more frequent

pattern of code change so it does not fall behind. He thanked the boards,

committee and the division for their work in this code cycle.

Alisa Kane, green manager, City of Portland, expressed her support in

continuously improving Oregon’s energy code. She said the board’s process will

help Oregon get back on the path to meet climate action goals.

James Bela, Oregon Earthquake Awareness, said that because this is a public

safety issue the model code should be available.

Jeanette Shaw, Drive Oregon, applauded the efforts done by staff and appreciated

the board efforts. She addressed EV readiness and suggested conduit raceway be

included at some point in the future.

Emily Kemper asked for a comparison between the two original energy code

proposals and the agreed on energy code proposal.

Blake Shelide, member of both the residential code committee and CIEB, said the

committee agreed that additional need for analysis on the original proposals was

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necessary. He said that once the proponents agreed on a final document, the

committee then reviewed the final proposal. He said some of the significant

changes to the code were the requirement for flat ceilings that increased to R-49,

thus allowing the options table to be brought forward into the base model code

and matching with ICC Model Code requirements. The draft code removes the

references to all the minimum equipment efficiencies, which are all federally

mandated. It added a requirement for bathroom fans to be Energy Star labeled.

Motion made by CIEB members only.

Motion by Gregory Nelson to approve the committee’s recommendation to

adopt the proposed energy provisions and forward to the Administrator for

rulemaking and subsequent adoption, with the finding that the added cost, if any,

is necessary to the health and safety of the occupants or the public or necessary to

conserve scarce resources.

Roll call vote:

Yea – Rozzell (Plumb); Skondin (Mech); Hansen (Mech); Shelide (DOE);

Chmelir (RMSB); Nelson (BCSB); Frew (EE); and Acting Chair Dobbs (RMSB)

Nay – None

Motion carried unanimously.

Acting chair Dobbs adjourned the meeting of the CIEB at 10:55 a.m., but asked

members to remain in their seats until after the RMSB voted on the energy code

provisions for residential construction in the 2017 ORSC.

The floor was open to RMSB members for discussion on the item.

Motion made by RMSB members only.

Motion by John Chmelir to approve the committee’s recommendation to adopt

the proposed energy provisions and forward to the Administrator for rulemaking

and subsequent adoption, with the finding that the added cost, if any, is necessary

to the health and safety of the occupants or the public or necessary to conserve

scarce resources.

Doug Lethin, RMSB member, suggested an amendment to the motion.

Motion by Doug Lethin to amend N1101.2.3.1 Change of Use. A building that

changes use, without any changes to the components regulated in this chapter, is

required to comply with Table N1101.2 to the greatest extent practical. Changes

of use that are greater than 30 percent of the existing building heated floor area or

more than 576 square feet in area, whichever is less, shall be required to select

one measure from Table N11101.3.

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Roll call vote for the amendment:

Yea – Tamerhoulet, Mills, Lethin, Kemper

Nay – Chmelir, Anslow, Vice-chair Dobbs, Chair Lewis

Motion failed (five affirmative votes required)

Vote on John Chmelir’s motion to approve.

Roll call vote taken:

Yea – Tamerhoulet, Mills, Kemper, Chmelir, Anslow, Vice-chair Dobbs, Chair

Lewis

Nay – Lethin

Motion carried.

(Board took a 5-minute break at 11:30 a.m. The Construction Industry Energy

Board members were excused.)

B. Board review and provide a recommendation to the Administrator on the

2017 Oregon Residential Specialty Code

Justin Wood, representative and member of the 2017 ORSC committee, discussed

the committee process and was present to answer any questions the board may

have.

Greg Kleinberg, Medford Fire & Rescue, was in support of Appendix W Wildfire

Hazard Mitigation and said that there are many approved materials that have

passed standardized tests for use in hazardous wildfire areas, including 79 siding

products and 43 decking products. He felt that Oregon needed to consider similar

measures to reduce the risk as more homes are built in wildfire risk areas.

Paul Merrick, Louisiana Pacific, suggested an amendment to Appendix W by

adding some type of continuous fire barrier behind all lap style cladding

regardless of the inherent material properties as a second layer of defense.

Kevin Cheung, Western Wood Products Associate, was in support of Appendix

W.

David Tyree, American Wood Council, was in support of Appendix W as

proposed.

Motion by Emily Kemper to amend Appendix W, Section W106.1 Exterior

vertical walls. Add the language “in a form that prevents intrusion and harboring

of wind-blown embers” following 1. Noncombustible material. And add the same

language following 2. Ignition-resistant material.

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Roll call vote taken:

Yea - Tamerhoulet, Kemper

Nay – Mills, Lethin, Chmelir, Anslow, Vice-chair Dobbs, and Chair Lewis

Motion failed.

Motion by Emily Kemper to approve the committee’s recommendation to adopt

the proposed language and forward to the Administrator for rulemaking and

subsequent adoption, with the finding that the added cost, if any, is necessary to

the health and safety of the occupants or the public and necessary to conserve

scarce resources.

Roll call vote taken:

Yea – Tamerhoulet, Mills, Lethin, Kemper, Chmelir, Anslow, Vice-chair Dobbs,

and Chair Lewis

Nay - 0

Motion carried unanimously.

C. Board review and provide a recommendation to the Administrator on the

low-rise residential electrical provisions of the 2017 Oregon Residential

Specialty Code Keith Anderson, electrical program chief, was present to answer questions related

to the low-rise residential electrical provisions of the 2017 ORSC.

Motion by Vice-chair Dobbs, to approve the committee’s recommendation to

adopt the proposed low-rise residential electrical provisions and forward to the

Administrator for rulemaking and subsequent adoption, with the finding that the

added cost, if any, is necessary to the health and safety of the occupants or the

public or necessary to conserve scarce resources.

Roll call vote taken:

Yea – Tamerhoulet, Mills, Lethin, Kemper, Chmelir, Anslow, Vice-chair Dobbs,

and Chair Lewis

Nay - 0

Motion carried unanimously.

D. Board review and provide a recommendation to the Administrator or the

low-rise residential plumbing provisions of the 2017 Oregon Residential

Specialty Code provision

Andy Skinner, plumbing program chief, was present to answer any questions

related to the low-rise residential plumbing provisions of the 2017 ORSC.

Motion by Rebai Tamerhoulet to approve the committee’s recommendation to

adopt the proposed low-rise residential plumbing provisions and forward to the

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Administrator for rulemaking and subsequent adoption, with the finding that the

added cost, if any, is necessary to the health and safety of the occupants or the

public or necessary to conserve scarce resources.

Roll call vote taken:

Yea – Tamerhoulet, Mills, Lethin, Kemper, Chmelir, Anslow, Vice-chair Dobbs,

and Chair Lewis

Nay - 0

Motion carried unanimously.

VIII. Announcements

IX. Adjournment Chair Lewis adjourned the Residential and Manufactured Structures Board at

12:38 p.m.

Respectfully submitted by Debi Barnes-Woods Boards

Administrator/Coordinator.

State of Oregon Board memo

Building Codes Division July 12, 2017

To: Residential and Manufactured Structures Board

From: Richard Baumann, policy analyst, Policy and Technical Services

Subject: 2017 Oregon Electrical Specialty Code (OESC) Review Committee recommendation

regarding an additional amendment to the low-rise residential electrical provisions of

the 2017 Oregon Residential Specialty Code

Action requested: The OESC Review Committee requests the board review and approve an additional amendment

to the low-rise residential electrical provisions of the 2017 Oregon Residential Specialty Code

(ORSC) and recommend the Administrator proceed with rulemaking.

Background:

The board approved the review committee’s final recommendations during the May 10, 2017,

board meeting. After that board meeting, the review committee found that a proposed change

discussed during the code committee process regarding multiple feeders in one- or two-family

dwellings was not included in the 2017 National Electrical Code.

The 2017 OESC Review Committee finds that the 2017 OESC should include the attached

language regarding multiple feeders in one- or two-family dwellings.

Discussion:

The review committee recommends that the board adopt the proposed amendment in addition to

the amendments approved at the May 10, 2017, board meeting, and forward to the Administrator

for rulemaking and subsequent adoption.

Options:

Approve the committee’s recommendation to adopt the proposed language and forward

to the Administrator for rulemaking and subsequent adoption, with the finding that the

added cost, if any, is necessary to the health and safety of the occupants or the public or

necessary to conserve scarce resources.

Amend and approve the committee’s recommendation to adopt the proposed language

and forward to the Administrator for rulemaking and subsequent adoption, with the

finding that the added cost, if any, is necessary to the health and safety of the occupants

or the public or necessary to conserve scarce resources.

Disapprove the committee’s recommendation regarding the proposed language.

Agenda

Item

VII.

Residential and Manufactured Structures Board

Oregon Electrical Specialty Code

July 12, 2017

Proposed code amendments

Text denotation:

Bold/underline denotes new text,

strikethrough denotes deleted text.

OAR 918-305 Table 1-E

OESC 225.30 Number of Supplies. A building or other structure that is served by a branch circuit or feeder

on the load side of a service disconnecting means shall be supplied by only one feeder or

branch circuit unless permitted in 225.30(A) through (E) (F). For the purpose of this section,

a multiwire branch circuit shall be considered a single circuit.

Where a branch circuit or feeder originates in these additional buildings or other structures,

only one feeder or branch circuit shall be permitted to supply power back to the original

building or structure, unless permitted in 225.30(A) through (E) (F).

(F) One- or Two-Family Dwelling Unit(s). For a one- or two-family dwelling unit(s) with

multiple feeders, it shall be permissible to install not more than six disconnects grouped

at one location where the feeders enter the building, provided the feeder conductors

originate at the same switchboard, panelboard, or overcurrent protection device

location.