Oregon Statutes - Chapter 479 - Protection of Buildings From Fire; Electrical Safety Law - Section 479.195 - Posting of notice of maximum allowable number of persons; closure of buildings; judicial review.

(1) All dance halls, clubs, amusement halls, auditoriums and every place of public assembly not having fixed seats and having a capacity of more than 100 persons shall post and keep posted a notice of the maximum number of persons allowed at any one time as established by regulations of the State Fire Marshal or by the approved authority when such public assemblies are located within the jurisdiction of a governmental subdivision granted the exemption provided by ORS 476.030 (3). All such capacity notices shall be on a form approved or provided by the State Fire Marshal and shall be securely fixed and posted in a conspicuous place so as to be readily visible to the occupants of such place of assembly.

(2) If the State Fire Marshal, or deputies, assistants as defined in ORS 476.060, or the approved authority, as provided by ORS 476.030 (3), upon examination or inspection finds a building or other structure described in subsection (1) of this section, to be occupied by a number of persons in excess of the maximum number of persons allowed at any one time as set forth in the capacity notice, the State Fire Marshal, or deputies, assistants as defined in ORS 476.060, or the approved authority, as provided in ORS 476.030 (3), may close the building or other structure for use or occupancy until compliance has been made.

(3) The owner of any building or other structure closed under subsection (2) of this section shall have immediate access to the circuit court for the county in which the building or other structure is located for review of the order of exclusion or removal. 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 closure provided for in subsection (2) of this section shall not exclude any other remedies available to the State Fire Marshal, deputies, or approved authority, as provided by ORS 476.030 (3). [1967 c.417 §18; 1971 c.689 §1; 1979 c.772 §25; 1993 c.185 §31; 2003 c.14 §320]

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