Current through 2024 Regular Session legislation effective June 6, 2024
Section 671.030 - Activities not considered as "practice of architecture"; rules(1) ORS 671.010 to 671.220 do not apply to the practice of marine, naval or landscape architecture.(2) ORS 671.010 to 671.220 do not prohibit: (a) An employee of a registered architect from acting under the registered architect's instruction, control or supervision. An employee who is not a registered architect may not use the designation "architect," "registered architect" or "foreign architect" or the words "architecture" or "architectural" to describe the employee's work unless a rule of the State Board of Architect Examiners provides otherwise.(b) A person that is not an architect from preparing technical submissions or providing construction phase services related to erecting, enlarging or altering a building or an appurtenance to a building if the building or the appurtenance: (A) Is a single family residential dwelling or farm building;(B) Is a structure used in connection with or auxiliary to a single family residential dwelling or farm building, including but not limited to a three-car garage, barn or shed or a shelter used for the housing of domestic animals or livestock; or(C) Has a ground area of 4,000 square feet or less and is not more than 20 feet in height from the top surface of lowest flooring to the highest interior overhead finish.(c) A person from planning, designing, specifying or observing the alterations or repairs to a building if:(A) The structural part of the building, including but not limited to the foundation walls, floors, roof, footings, bearing partitions, beams, columns and joists, is not involved;(B) The building code classification by use or occupancy of the building is not changed; and(C) The building code classification by type of construction of the building is not changed.(d) A contractor from directing the work of erecting, enlarging or altering a building, or an appurtenance to a building, under the observation of a registered architect.(e) A person practicing marine, naval or landscape architecture from purporting to be a marine, naval or landscape architect if the work is confined and limited to those classifications.(f) A construction contractor licensed under ORS chapter 701 from offering services constituting the practice of architecture if: (A) The construction contractor's offer discloses in writing that the construction contractor is not an architect and identifies the registered architect or registered architectural firm that will provide the architectural services;(B) The services are ancillary to construction services the construction contractor will provide; and(C) A registered architect or registered architectural firm provides the services constituting the practice of architecture.Amended by 2023 Ch. 70,§ 4, eff. 9/24/2023, op. 1/2/2024.Amended by 2013 Ch. 196, § 4, eff. 1/1/2014.Amended by 1955 c.407 §2; 1957 c.408 §3; 1987 c.158 §134; 1991 c.910 §2; 2001 c.362 §1; 2003 c. 763, § 3