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FEBRUARY 3, 1995 <br /> <br />8ANDt;L~. FREILINOER PLANS EXAMINER <br />MARION COUNTY BUILDIN(~ DEPARTMENT <br />285 Cl..lURCH STREET NI3 ROOM 132 <br />SALEM OR 97301-3670 <br /> <br />OI~PARTMENT OF <br />CONSUMER AND <br />BUSINESS SERVICES <br /> <br />R~: AWNINGS & CARPORTS <br /> <br />As we discussed over the phone, OAR 918-510-030(3) does not prohibit the a~_achment of awnings or <br />carporB to manufactured ¢[wellings, but establishes ¢ondltioa~ by which it c~ be dono, ~o latent of <br />~Ie, ~ough not ve~ cl~. is to ~low ~e amchm~nt of aw~g~ ~d c~or~ to ~ sldew~is of <br />m~ufacmr~d dw*lllngs. <br /> <br />Wne proper attachment of ~ awning or c~ort should consist of ~e ~Ilowln~: ~ ~wntng 6r c~o~ <br />rail ~houid be a~ached wf¢ 1~ screws directly to ~ach sidew~[ s~d (smd~ ~e usu~ly at 16" on center), <br />Aaachment to ~ xiding oNy i~ not acceptablo ~d we.dO not reco~end a=aching rdl, to sidew~l wp <br />piat~. %o iingle l" top plato~ wilt easily split out Rea ~e lag screws ad nei~er I" or 2" <br />dwolling top plat~ ~, d~ign~d m tr~sfer ~e roof Rv~ load~ of ~ mmufacmr~ dwelltng or <br />awnthg/o~po~ W ~e ,rude. To trailer ~* loads from ~ ,idew~l ~mds to ~e ground, ~o current <br />suggest perimeter pi*r blocking ~ 8' on c~nter, However, wi~ ~e tncro~ welght of ~e newer <br />maufactur~d dwelIlng~ m~d ~ addidon~ roof load ~om ~o aw~iag/c~oa, 4' 0n center would be more <br />tpproprlate, All o~er aUiohments ~houtd be made accordin[ to ~e awning/c~oa mauhcmrer's <br />engin~r~d pl~l win lp~ia a=ention paid to ~ top ~d bo~om post co~ctiom ~d ~round ~chors. <br /> <br />K~garding your question of which t~es pr~ence for the attachment of accessory structures to <br />mm~ufacmred dwellings (manufactured dwelling marmfactUrer's inst~latlon in~tmetions vs. Oregon <br />Speet~ty Codes), the Oregon Specie/fy Codes take precedence, <br /> <br />Thartk you for bringing this i~su= to my ar~ention. We are currently in the process of re-writing the <br />manufacmrud dwelling ruic~ and will attempt to make this section more cle~ and more "us~r friendly," <br /> <br />PAT.KICK D. LEWIS, Cod~ Sp,clallst.o',. <br />Code Developm,nt and Compliance <br /> <br />PDL:mgl <br /> <br />cc: Don Dickey. AIumax <br /> <br /> <br />