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l~u[iding Codes Division <br /> <br />Salem, OR 97310 <br />Telephone (503) 378-4133 <br />Fax (503) 378-2322 <br />TDD (503) 378-1358 <br /> <br />FEBRUARY 3, 1995 <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT <br /> <br />CONSUMER AND <br /> <br />BUSINESS SERVICES <br /> <br />SANDRA EREiLI:NGER PLANS EXAMINER <br />MARION COUNTY BUILDING DEPARTMENT <br />285 CHURCH STREET NE ROOM 132 <br />SALEM OR 97301-3670 <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 manufacaired dwellings, but establishes conditions by which it can be done, The intent of~is <br />rule, though not very clear, is to allow the attachment of awnings and carport~ to the sidewalls of <br />manufactured dwellings. <br /> <br />The proper attachment of an awning or carport should comist 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 the siding only is uot acc*ptabte ad 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 nolther 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 smda. To transfer tho loads from the sidewall studs to the ground, the current rules <br />suggest porimew, r pier blocking at 8' on center. :Howov~, with. th*increased ~ight 0~ tho newer <br />mimufa,~tured dwellings ad the additional roof load from tho awnmg/carpoiX, 47 on cent*r would b* more <br />appr0priato.. Ail other alXac, hments should be made according to the awning/carport manufacturer's <br />engineered plans with special attention paid to tho top and bottom post con~ectiom and ground lmchors. <br /> <br />P,~g~dthg your questloa of which takes pr~c~,nce for the attaehnlent of accessory strucmr~ to <br />manufactured dwollhags (manufactured dwelling manufaca/rer's imtallafion instructions vs. Oregon <br />Specialty Codes), the. Oregon. Specialty Codes take Precedance. <br /> <br />Thank you for bringing this issue to my striation.: We are curranfly in the pwccss of re-writin~ the <br />manufactured dwdlmg rules.and will attempt to make thru ~ectma more c~ear ad more user frtendly. <br /> <br /> Speciali'~*~.: . .... : --- <br />PATRICK <br /> D. <br /> LEWIS, <br /> Code <br /> <br />PDL:mgi ,'- - - <br /> .. :. REV~W <br /> ..... NOTICE <br />ec: Don Dic~¥, A,iu~ * .... · .... <br /> <br /> <br />