Oregon Code § 447.247·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Elevators required; criteria; rules.
(1) Elevators are required:
(a) In all
shopping centers, shopping malls, professional offices of health care providers
and government buildings that are covered by Title II of the Americans with
Disabilities Act;
(b) In all other
commercial facilities, private entities and places of public accommodation
covered by Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act that have more than
one floor level and more than 3,000 square feet in ground area or that are more
than 20 feet in height, measured from the top surface of the lowest flooring to
the highest interior overhead finish of the building; and
(c) In all
private membership clubs and churches that have more than one floor level and
more than 4,000 square feet in ground area or that are more than 20 feet in
height, measured from the top surface of the lowest flooring to the highest
interior overhead finish of the building.
(2) The
Department of Consumer and Business Services may by rule create exceptions to
the requirements of this section if this section would require an elevator in a
building that would not be required to have an elevator under the provisions of
the Americans with Disabilities Act or the Fair Housing Act. [1993 c.503 §6;
1995 c.307 §2]