Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules in Clackamas County, OR (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Clackamas County, Oregon.
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Obstruction Rules
Clackamas County bans earth, rock, vegetation, structures, debris and other hazards on road right-of-way abutting your property, including sidewalks. The Road Official enforces it, and even small pavement defects like unbeveled quarter-inch height differences count as violations.
Sidewalk Obstruction Rules in Clackamas County
Some RestrictionsClackamas County Code 7.03.090.A
A. Potential Hazards – No person shall allow any of the following things to exist on any portion of the road right-of-way that abuts property they own or occupies, including sidewalks, if it could create a potential hazard in the opinion of the Road Official: 1. Earth; 2. Rock; 3. Vegetation; 4. Structures; 5. Objects; 6. Debris; 7. Anything that may cause a potential hazard to the public in th...
Encroachment Permits
The county Road Official can issue a revocable permit letting a structure or object sit in the right-of-way, including a sidewalk, if it will not create a hazard. Fees run $793 for an individual applicant and $1,057 for an entity, and the county can revoke permission at any time.
Right-of-Way Encroachment Permits in Clackamas County
Significant RestrictionsClackamas County Code 7.03.090.N; Fee Schedule 1.01.090
N. Road Official's Authority to Issue Revocable Permit – Pursuant to ORS 374.305, the Road Official is authorized to make a case-by-case determination to allow structures, objects or other things to exist in public right-of-way, including sidewalks, so long as the things could not create a potential hazard or impediment. If the Road Official makes a determination to authorize such a thing, the ...
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