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]535 Ecigewater NW <br />£alem, OR 97310 <br />Telephone (503) 378-4133 <br />Fax (503) 378-2.322 <br />TDD (50.3) 378-1358 <br /> <br />FEBRUARY 3, 1995 <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT OF <br /> <br />CONSUMER AN D <br /> <br />BUSINESS SERVICES <br /> <br />SANDRA FREI.LINGER 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 911;-$10-030(3) does not prohibit the attachment of awnings or <br />carports to manufactured dwellings, but establishes coridifions by which it can be done. The intent of this <br />rule, though not very clear, is to allow the attachment of awnings and carports to the sidewalls of <br />manufactured dwellings. <br /> <br />The proper attachment of an awning or carport should consist of the following: The awning or ca-port <br />rail should be attached with lag screws dkecfly to each sidewall stud (studs are usually at 16' on center). <br />Attachment to thc siding only is not acceptable and we do not recommend attaching rails to sidewall top <br />plates. The single 1" top plates will easily split out from the lag screws and neither 1" or 2" manufactured <br />dwelling top plates are designed to transfer the rOof live loads of the manufactured dwelling or the <br />awning/cazn2ort to the studs, To transfer the loads from tho sidewall studs to the ground, the current rules <br />suggest g~rimeter pier blocking at. 8' on center. However, .w,~th.: th~i~roa$~, ,w.~!ght 9.f..,,tl~ newer <br />martufactl~ed'dwellingS and the additional roof 10ad from the awning/~brt~ '4' 'on center would be more <br />appropriate. All other attachments should be made according to the awning/carport manufacturer's <br />engineered plum with special attention paid to the top and bottom post connection, and ground anchors, <br /> <br />Regarding your question of which ta.kea precedence for the attachment of srg. essory structures to <br />manufactured dwellings (manufactured dwelling manufae~rer's installation instmctiom vs. Oregon <br />Specialty Codes), the Oregon. Specialty Codes take precedence, <br /> <br />Thank you for bringing this issue to my att~fioa. We are currently in tho 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 Speci~ist <br />Code Development and Compliance <br /> <br />PDL:mgi <br /> <br />cc: Don Dickey, Alumax <br /> <br /> <br />