Oregon Landscape Architect Board
1193 Royvonne Ave., SE #19
Salem, OR 97302
(503) 589-0093
(503) 589-0545 FAX
OSLAB@uswest.net
| Report Date |
Total Hours Annually |
Self-Study
Accepted |
PHSW |
| unavailable |
24 PDH/2 years |
N/A |
At least 18 PDH must be address PHSW issues |
Statutes and Regulations
Title/Practice Act Summary
Continuing Education Requirements
24 PDH per biennial renewal period (effective July 1, 2006)
- 18 of 24 PDH must be completed structured educational activities in public health, safety and welfare issues (any activity that has a sponsor other than the licensee, has evidence of preplanning, including a written objective and format, has an assessment component, and is documented and verifiable)
- All PDH must be related to the practice of landscape architecture, performed outside the normal performance of one’s occupation and contemporaneously documented
- ‘Health, safety and welfare issue’ is defined as any issue related to the practice of landscape architecture exemplified by the LARE
- Activities: professional or technical presentations (including as instructor) at recognized professional meetings, conventions, or conferences; authoring (publishing) or presenting an original paper, article or book; serving as an elected officer or appointed chair of a committee in a professional society or organization; serving as an exam grader or on a committee writing exam materials for a licensure exam; attaining specialty certifications through examination from a qualified professional society or organization
- For more details on the requirements
Exceptions and Exemptions
The law is not intended to restrict or otherwise affect the right of any individual licensed to practice
architecture or engineering.
Other exempt Persons:
- Engaging in making plans or drawings for the selection, placement or use of
plants or other site features unless the plans or drawings are for the purpose
of providing construction details and specifications not otherwise exempted.
Persons may use the title "landscape designer" in connection these with activities.
- Making any plans, drawings or specifications for property owned by that
person.
- Providing recommendations or written specifications for soil amendments or
planting mediums if the recommendations or specifications are solely for
purposes of plant installation and do not significantly alter the stability of the
soil profile or surface drainage patterns.
- Installation of fences, decks, arbors, driveways, walkways or retaining walls
when performed by a person or business licensed with the Construction
Contractors Board.
- Grading of plots and areas of land performed in conjunction with new or
remodeling construction when performed by a person or business licensed
with the Construction Contractors Board.
- A person engaged in making conceptual plans or drawings for the selection,
general placement or use of plants or other site features, unless the plans or
drawings are for sites: (a) that include natural drainage channels, streams,
wetlands, marshes or other sensitive natural areas regulated by the local, state
or federal government or that encroach on designated buffer zones for those
areas; or (b) where slopes of 10 percent or greater comprise at least 25
percent of the total site area or directly contribute storm water to natural
drainage channels, streams, wetlands, marshes or other sensitive natural areas
regulated by the local, state or federal government.
Reciprocity
Law/regulations do not address reciprocity.
ASLA Chapter Licensure Contact
Gregg Everhart, ASLA
pkgregg@ci.portland.or.us
Jim Figurski, ASLA
jimf@greenworkspc.com
Brian Bainnson, ASLA
bainnson@spiretech.com
Dave Walters, ASLA
davidw@migcom.com
Rodney L. Lamb, ASLA
rodneyl@greenworkspc.com
State Legislature Contact Information
Oregon State Legislature Web Site
Source: American Society of Landscape Architects
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