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Oregon · Through 2025 Edition

ORS 480.595: Permits; rules; fees.

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  1. 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources
  2. 38. Protection from Fire
  3. Chapter 480 — Explosives; Flammable Materials; Pressure Vessels

(1) The Department of Consumer and Business Services may adopt rules regarding installation permits and operating permits. The rules may include, but need not be limited to, rules creating standardized forms, establishing operating permit fees, establishing permit cycles and setting terms and conditions for permit validity.

      (2) Upon timely receipt of an installation permit fee, the department may issue an installation permit, perform an installation inspection and issue a temporary operating authorization.

      (3) Upon timely receipt of an operating permit fee, the department may issue or renew an operating permit and may perform a periodic inspection if required during the operating permit cycle.

      (4) Except as provided in ORS 480.525 and 480.600, installation permit fees are as follows:

      (a) For boilers, $175.

      (b) For pressure vessels, $125.

      (5) Except as provided in ORS 480.600, maximum operating permit fees per year are as follows:

      (a)    Power boilers of 15 horsepower

      or less                                                         $110

      (b)    Other boilers of 15 horsepower

      or less                                                         $ 55

      (c)    Power boilers greater than 15

      horsepower to 100 horsepower                  $110

      (d)    Other boilers greater than 15

      horsepower to 100 horsepower                  $ 55

      (e)    Power boilers greater than 100

      horsepower to 500 horsepower                  $110

      (f)     Other boilers greater than 100

      horsepower to 500 horsepower                  $ 55

      (g)    Power boilers greater

      than 500 horsepower                                  $110

      (h)    Other boilers greater

      than 500 horsepower                                  $ 55

      (i)     Notwithstanding paragraphs

      (a) to (h) of this subsection,

      all cast iron boilers                                     $ 55

      (j)     Pressure vessels having

      a product volume of

      20 cubic feet or less                                   $ 50

      (k)    Pressure vessels having

      a product volume

      greater than 20 cubic feet                           $ 50

      (6) For a reinspection, the fee is $75.

      (7) For the submission of plans and other pertinent data when required, for each boiler or pressure vessel, the fee is $78.

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