Property Maintenance in Josephine County, OR (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Josephine County, Oregon.
Verified from official government sources
Property Blight
In unincorporated Josephine County, an abandoned structure that is easily accessible to the public and has no resident caretaker is a declared public health nuisance under § 8.10.070(H), unless it is securely sealed and locked to keep people out.
Josephine County Abandoned Structure Nuisance Rule
Some RestrictionsJosephine County Code § 8.10.070(H)
Each of the following conditions is (1) deemed to be conducive to human exposure to organisms or which present a reasonable possibility that the public is being exposed to hazard, disease, physical suffering, or illness; (2) prohibited; and (3) constitutes a nuisance: ... ... H. An abandoned structure which is easily accessible to the public and has no resident caretaker on the premises unless ...
Vacant Lot Maintenance
Any Josephine County property, vacant or occupied, violates § 8.10.050 if discarded appliances, furniture, auto parts, or rubble sit visible from a public road. A sight-screening fence is the code's own accepted fix, unless the items are part of a properly zoned business.
Josephine County Junk Visible From Road Ban
Some RestrictionsJosephine County Code § 8.10.050
The conditions described in this section are in violation of this chapter when visible from a public road, unless it is on such private real property as a necessary part of a business enterprise, properly operated in the appropriate business zone, pursuant to zoning laws of the County. Any such condition is also declared to be a nuisance. A. Discarded, useless, abandoned or inoperable household...
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