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Fire Code Interpretations
Oregon Uniform Fire Code, 1998 and earlier editions
 Interpretation Number
Subject 
Code/Rule/Policy 
Date of Adoption 
Date of Revision
Status/Notes 
 SR Occupancies
OSSC CH 13 1993 edition 
7/19/94 
7/9/99 
 
 
 
 Water Supply 
 1992 Amendments to 1991 UFC Appendix III A&B
7/19/94 
7/9/99 
 
Indoor Recycle Oil Tanks 
 OUFC 1994 Ed. Article 29
7/19/94 
7/9/99 
Rescinded refer to Article 29
Detection in Foster Care Occupancies 
1992 Amendments to The 1991 UFC Appendix I-E 
7/19/94 
7/9/99 
Rescinded refer to Appendix I-E 
 Above Ground Storage Tank Requirements Class I & Class II
1998 OUFC Article 52, Article 79, appendix II-F & Appendix II-K 
7/19/94
4/1/96 11/2/98 
 
Holiday Decorations 
1998 OUFC Article 11, 12, 25, 32, 78, Appendix I-D & Appendix IV-B 
11/93 
10/16/98 8/23/99 
 
Fire Department Access to Facilities and Buildings 
1992 Amendments to the 1991 UFC Article 10.203 
2/17/95 
 7/9/99
Recinded Refer to UFC Code Appn Manual 
Intermediate Bulk Containers 
1992 Amendments to the 1991 UFC Articles 79 and 80 
2/17/95 
7/9/99 
 
 Locking Arrangements in B-2 Occupancies Hazard Abatement in New Construction
1992 Amendments to The 1991 UFC Article 12.106(c) & 2.101(f) 
8/18/95 
11/29/99 
Recinded Refer to Article 1207 
Kiln Installations 
1998 OUFC 1107.1 1999 OUMC 106, 510.5.3, 510.5.5, 929 and Manufacturer´s Listing 
8/18/95 
11/29/99 
 
Fire Alarms in E Occupancies 
1992 Amendments to The 1991 UFC article 14.104(d)1 
9/14/95 
11/29/99 
 
   95-12
Enforcement of Access Requirements by Local Fire Departments and District 
1992 Amendments to The 1991 UFC Sect 10.203, Sect. 10.204, Sect.2.108 and Sect. 10.106
11/3/95
11/29/99 
 
    96-13
Waste Water Treatment Facilities
 1992 Amendments to The 1991 UFC Sect.2.301(b), Sect.2.302, Sect.80.301 (m), Sect. 80.303 (1-11), and Sect.80.401(c)2
3/8/96 
11/29/99 
 
    96-14
Licensing and Permits for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)1992 Amendments to The 1991 UFC, ORS 480.410- 480.990 & OAR 837-30-100 - 837-30-280 3/22/96 11/29/99  
         96-15
Liquefied Propane Gas Appliances and Piping in Basements  
1994 OUFC
Art. 1, Art 82, ORS 480.410-480.990, OAR 837-30-005-837-30-070, NFPA 58 - OUMC Sec. 504.6, Appendix B Sec. 2215
 5/20/9611/29/99 03/27/02 Rescinded Refer to OMSC, Chapter 3, 9 & 13 
   97-16
 Patient Room Smoke Detector, Power Sources and Wiring Requirements 
OUFC Sec. 1007.2.7.1.2 and OUFC Sec. 1007.2.7.1.1, 1007.2.12, & 1007.3.3.3.1
 2/3/97 7/9/99Rescinded Refer to OUFC 1007.2.7.1.2 
       97-17 
Exit Obstructions Due To Hazardous Conditions
 
1994OUFC, Section 1203, 1994 OSSC, Section 1001.3 & 1005.7, OMSC, Chapter 6, 7 & 13
 9/10/97 11/59/99 
 
Fire Area Calculations for Required Fire Flow
 
1994 Oregon Uniform Fire Code Section 903.3 and Appendix III-A, Section 4.1
 9/10/977/9/99 Rescinded Refer to OUFC 903.3 
 
 
 
Consistency For Fire Safety In Yurts Used In Oregon State Parks
 
OUFC, 1998 Ed., Sec. 1201, 1202, 1206 and 2501.16.2;ORS 476.030 (c); BCD Interpretive Ruling 97-7; OSSC, 1996 Ed., Sect 310.4
 6/6/98 11/29/99 
       98-20  
Recycling In Group E (Educational) Occupancies: Specifically Classrooms
 
1994 OUFC Section 1115
 
2/17/98
 
11/29/99
 
       98-21  
Pre-filled Portable LP-Gas Container Exchange Programs
 
1998 OUFC Article 80, 82 and NFPA 58, 1998 Editions
 6/6/98 9/14/99 
      98-22
 
 
Authority Having Jurisdiction for On-site Storage of Hazardous Materials
 
OUFC 1998 Edition
Article 80, Section 8001.1
40 CFR 262.30 – 262.33 & 263.10 – 263.12
49 CFR 172.304, 177.817 & 177.848
 
6/23/98
 
11/29/99
 
      02-23  
LP-Gas Tank (Container) Concealment
 
OUFC 1998 Edition Article 82, Section 8209.
NFPA 58 (2001), Section 3.2.2.6(b), Section 3.2.2.8 & A.3.2.2.8 and Section 3.2.4.5
 
06/18/02
  
      02-24  Vending Machines in School Corridors 
OUFC 1998 Edition, Article 12, Section 1203
 
07/10/02
  

 
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