244.530. - Windows, exterior doors, hatchways.
Every window, exterior door and basement hatchway shall be reasonably weathertight,
watertight and rodentproof; and shall be kept in a professional state of maintenance
and repair. Every exterior window or door of habitable rooms, bath and toilet rooms
shall be supplied with a storm window or storm door or the equivalent for ventilation,
light and insulation. Unless otherwise provided for by written agreement, the owner
or operator shall install such storm windows and storm doors not later than November
first of each year. Such written agreements shall be applicable only to one- and two-family
dwellings. All exterior doors of dwellings, except those which are required to be
outswinging based on occupant load, shall be provided with a storm door unless the
principal door has an "R" value of two (2) or more. The following energy conservation
measures are required:
(1)
Install weatherstripping between exterior operable window sash and frames and between
exterior doors and frames.
Exception: Weatherstripping not required on storm doors or storm windows.
(2)
Caulk, gasket or otherwise seal exterior joints between foundation and rim joist,
around window and door frames, between wall and roof, between wall panels, at penetrations
for utility services through walls, floors, and roofs and all other openings in the
exterior envelope. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 72.050; 78-Or-222, § 1, 10-27-78; 80-Or-051, § 1, 4-11-80; 82-Or-106, § 2, 6-11-82; 83-Or-109, § 2, 5-13-83; 83-Or-273, § 1, 11-10-83; 85-Or-056, § 1, 3-8-85)