Section 455.614 - Mapping tool for wildfire hazard mitigation The Department of Consumer and Business Services:
(1) Shall develop and maintain an interactive mapping tool that displays, at the property level, wildfire hazard mitigation standards covered in section R327 of the Oregon Residential Specialty Code. The tool must be designed to support future inclusion of snow load, seismic and wind building code standards at the property level.(2) Shall collaborate with Oregon State University to obtain any needed information from the Oregon Wildfire Risk Explorer and national or science-based sources in order to develop the tool.(3) Shall ensure that the tool is displayed in an electronic format and available to the public at no charge.(4) Shall periodically update the tool when the relevant building code is updated.(5) May enter into an agreement with the university concerning services required to develop and maintain the tool. See first note under 455.612.
Section 12d, chapter 592, Oregon Laws 2021, provides:
Sec. 12d. (1) The Department of Consumer and Business Services shall develop the interactive mapping tool described in ORS 455.614 not more than 60 days after the statewide wildfire hazard map described in ORS 477.490 is developed.
(2) Any delay in developing the tool may not affect a deadline concerning the map. [2021 c. 592, § 12d; 2023 c. 611, § 10]