# ORS § 479.195: 479.195 Assembly occupancy limits

> Oregon · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T38_C479_S479.195

## Section

- **Citation:** ORS § 479.195
- **Heading:** 479.195 Assembly occupancy limits
- **Jurisdiction:** Oregon
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** OR Code / Title 38 / Chapter 479 / Section 479.195

## Text

(1) As used in this section, “assembly occupancy” means the use of a building or structure, or a portion of a building or structure, in a manner that is classified as an Assembly Group A occupancy under the structural specialty code described in ORS chapter 455.

(2) If the State Fire Marshal, or deputies, assistants as defined in ORS 476.060 (Local officers and constables as assistants to State Fire Marshal) , or the approved authority, as provided by ORS 476.030 (Powers and duties of marshal and deputies generally) (3), upon examination or inspection finds that the number of persons present under an assembly occupancy is in excess of the maximum number of persons allowed at any one time as set forth in a capacity notice, the State Fire Marshal, or deputies, assistants as defined in ORS 476.060 (Local officers and constables as assistants to State Fire Marshal) , or the approved authority, as provided in ORS 476.030 (Powers and duties of marshal and deputies generally) (3), may prohibit the assembly occupancy until compliance has been made.

(3) The owner of any building or structure for which an assembly occupancy is prohibited under subsection (2) of this section shall have immediate access to the circuit court for the county in which the building or structure is located for review of the order prohibiting the occupancy assembly. Such access may be in the form of any appropriate judicial proceeding and shall be given priority over all other cases on the docket of the circuit court.

(4) The prohibition provided for in subsection (2) of this section does not exclude any other remedies available to the State Fire Marshal, deputies, or approved authority, as provided by ORS 476.030 (Powers and duties of marshal and deputies generally) (3). [1967 c.417 §18; 1971 c.689 §1; 1979 c.772 §25; 1993 c.185 §31; 2003 c.14 §320; 2011 c.97 §4]

Source: Section 479.195 — Assembly occupancy limits; prohibition against exceeding limit; remedies , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors479.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).

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- [ORS § 479.170 479.170 Ordering repair of, or removal of material from, buildings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T38_C479_S479.170.md)
- [ORS § 479.180 479.180 Appeal from order to comply with fire prevention statutes](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T38_C479_S479.180.md)
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- [ORS § 479.210 479.210 “Institution” defined for ORS 479.215 to 479.220](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T38_C479_S479.210.md)
- [ORS § 479.215 479.215 Institution not to be licensed or certificated unless in compliance with fire safety requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T38_C479_S479.215.md)
- [ORS § 479.217 479.217 Temporary permit in lieu of inspection approval under ORS 479.215](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T38_C479_S479.217.md)
- [ORS § 479.220 479.220 Institution inspection by State Fire Marshal](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T38_C479_S479.220.md)
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