Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 469 § 469.275 — to 469.279

to 469.279. (b) The department may approve an eligible building owner’s use of a conditional compliance method in lieu of full compliance with an energy use intensity target if the department determines that the eligible building owner has the capacity to take the actions and make the investments required under the conditional compliance method and otherwise qualifies to use the conditional compliance method. (5) A municipality, as defined in ORS 455.010, may by ordinance, rule or land use process, adopt an energy performance standard and greenhouse gas emission reduction standards that are more stringent, or that have broader application, than the energy performance standard that the department adopts under this section, provided: (a) The standard does not exceed the energy efficiency requirements of the state building code for new buildings, except where permitted under ORS 455.040; (b) The standard does not apply to buildings that are less than six years old, measured from the date of the building’s certificate of occupancy; and (c) The municipality cooperates with the department in aligning, where practicable, the energy performance standard the municipality adopts with the energy performance standard the department adopts under this section. (6) Construction work performed to comply with the provisions of ORS 469.275 to 469.279 must comply with all applicable provisions of the state building code and permitting procedures that apply to the construction work. (7) Except as provided in subsection (5) of this section, this section does not affect or supersede the provisions of ORS 455.040. [2023 c.442 §9] Note: See note under 469.275.