Homelessness & Encampment Rules in Salem, OR (2026)
2 verified homelessness & encampment rules for Salem, Oregon, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Sit-Lie Rules
Salem bars anyone from blocking or interfering with pedestrians on a public sidewalk, whether by standing on the travel path or placing an object there, if done with intent to interfere with free passage. The rule also protects entrances abutting sidewalks, but expressly exempts lawful protesting and picketing.
Salem's Pedestrian Interference Sidewalk Rule
Some RestrictionsSalem Revised Code Sec. 95.700
No person shall block or interfere with, or attempt to block or interfere with, any other person along a public sidewalk by any means, including, but not limited to, standing on that part of the sidewalk used for pedestrian travel or placing any object or vehicle in such area, with the intent to interfere with free passage. No person shall block or interfere with, or attempt to block or interfe...
Encampment Sanitation
Salem bans camping on posted public property, in vehicle and bicycle right-of-way, within ten feet of driveways or building entries, in designated parks, inside public buildings, on residentially zoned public land, and within 600 feet of an emergency shelter. Violations are treated as a public nuisance subject to City abatement.
Salem's Public Camping Prohibition Rules
Significant RestrictionsSalem Revised Code Sec. 95.720(b)
Camping Prohibited on Public Property. It is unlawful for any person to camp in or upon: (1) Any public property posted with a "No Camping" sign, (2) Any public right-of-way used for vehicular or bicycle transportation. (3) Within ten feet of the intersection of a street and a driveway or a private pedestrian path, or within ten feet of a building entry. (4) Any area designated as a park in the...
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