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Building C~des Division <br />1535 Edgewater NW <br />Salem, OR 97310 <br />'f~lcphone (503) 378-4133 <br />Fax (503) 378-2322 <br />TDD (503) 378-1358 <br /> <br />: ° I.o.' <br /> <br />FEBRUARY 3, 1995 <br /> <br />SANDRA FREILINGER PLANS EXAMINER <br />MARION COUNTY BUILDING DEPARTMENT <br />285 CHURCH STREET N~E ROOM 132 <br />SALEM OR 97301-3670 · <br /> <br />O OB <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT OF <br /> <br />CONSUMER AND <br /> <br />BUSINESS SERVICES <br /> <br />RE: AWNINGS & CARPORTS <br /> <br />As we discussed over the phone, OAR 918-510-030(3) does not prohibit the attachment of awnings or <br />carports to manufactured dwellings, but e~tablishes conditions by which it can be done. The intent of this <br />rule, though not very clear, is to allow the attachment of awnings and carports to the sidewalls of <br />manufactured dwellings. <br /> <br /> The proper attachment of an awning or carport should consist of the following: The awning or carport <br /> rail should be lttached with !ag screws directly tOeach sidewall stud (stud~ are usually at I6": on center). <br /> Attachment to the siding only is not acceptable and we do not recommend attaching rails to sidewall top <br /> plates. The single 1" top plates will easily split out from the lag screws and neither 1" or 2" manufactured <br /> dwelling top plates are designed to transfer the roof live loads of the manufactured dwelling or the <br /> awning/carport to the studs. To transfer the loads from the sidewall studs to the ground, the current rules <br /> suggest perimeter pier blocking at 8' on center. However, with the incr~.~ig~.[ pf the newer <br /> manufactured dwellings and the additional roof load from the awning/carport:,:~ .6fi;!~eh~i! W~m}d;b~::mom <br />,,ap~ropfifite) All other attachments should be made according to the awning/carport manufacturer's <br /> engineered plans with special attention paid to the top and bottom post eoimections and ground anchors. <br /> <br />Regarding your question of which takes precedence for the attachment of accessory structures to <br />manufactured dwellings (manufactured dwelling manufacturer's installation instructions vs. Oregon <br />Specialty Codes), the Oregon Specialty Codes take precedence. <br /> <br />Thank you for bringing this issue to my attention. We are currently in the process of re-writing the <br />manufactured dwelling rules and will attempt to make this section more clear and more "user friendly." <br /> <br />PATRICK D. LEWIS, Code Specialist <br />Code Development and Compliance <br /> <br />PDL:mgi <br /> <br />cc: Don Dickey, Alumax <br /> <br />SEE PLAN <br />Rc <br /> <br /> <br />