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Salem, OR 97310 <br />%%phone (503) ~78-4133 <br />Fax (503)378-R~22 <br /> 3 (503)~78 135 <br />FD - <br /> <br />FEBRUARY 3, 1995 <br /> <br />SANDRA FKEILINOER PLANS EXAMINER <br />MARION COUNTY BUILDINO DEPARTMENT <br />285 CHURCH STREET NE ROOM 132 <br />SALEM OR 97301-36?0 <br /> <br />O on <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT OF <br /> <br />CONSUMER AND <br /> <br />BUSINESS SERVICES <br /> <br />RE: AWNINGS & CAR.PORTS <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 establishes conditions by which it can be done. The intent of this <br />rule, though not very dear, 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 attached with lag screws directly to each sidewall smd (studs are usually at 16" on center). <br />Attachment to tie siding only is not acceptable and we do not recommend attaching rails to sidewall top <br />plat~. The single 1" top plates will e~zily split out from the lag screws and neither I" or 2" manufactured <br />dwelling top plates are designed to transfer the mol live loads of the manufactured dwelling or thc <br />awning/carport to the studs. To trar~fer the loads from the sidewall studs to the ground, the current rules <br />sngge~t peximeter pier blocking at 8' on eente~. However, ~ith the' iaeteas~.y~eig~..k.0.f,,the newex <br />~a~ufa~tut ed'dw ellingS anti th~ additional tool load from tho av~,l~d~t', 4, '8~ e~f:&guld be mote <br />appropriate,` 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 connections and ground anchors. <br /> <br />Regardhlg your question of which takes precedence for the attaehmant of ac~so~ smictures to <br />manufactured dwellings (manufactured dwelliag maaufaeturer's installation iusttuctinns vs. Oregon <br />Specialty Codes), the Oregon Specialty Codes ~ precedence. <br /> <br />Thank you for bringing this issue to my attention, We are current/y 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 />ce: Don Dickey, Alumax <br /> <br /> <br />