5 rules for unincorporated Lane County, Oregon.
Verified from official government sources
In unincorporated Lane County, no owner may accumulate putrescible (rotting) solid waste on private property for more than seven days. It must be stored in approved litter receptacles, garbage cans, or securely tied bundles (Lane Code 9.010.040B).
Lane Code 9.010.040B
No owner or occupant of private property shall deposit, accumulate, or permit to be deposited or accumulated, putrescible solid waste upon such private property for a period in excess of seven days. Storage of putrescible solid waste shall be in public or private litter receptacles, approved by the Health Officer, or in garbage cans or in securely tied bundles.
In unincorporated Lane County, accumulating solid waste, garbage, rubbish, or debris that is offensive or hazardous to public health is a nuisance under Lane Code 9.057.584. Vector/rodent harborage, fire hazards, and odor are presumed offensive and must be abated.
Lane Code 9.057.584
Any accumulation, collection, storage, or disposal of solid waste, waste, garbage, liquid waste, refuse, rubbish, sewage sludge, demolition materials or fill dirt, if any of the aforementioned materials are offensive or hazardous to the public health and safety.
Lane County has no separate vacant-lot ordinance; vacant parcels are governed by the general nuisance code. Storing an unregistered or inoperable vehicle over 90 days, or two or more, in designated residential/community areas is a nuisance under Lane Code 9.057.582.
Lane Code 9.057.582A
Storing or permitting to be stored in excess of ninety (90) days within any consecutive twelve (12) month period an unregistered or inoperable vehicle or portion thereof, or two or more unregistered or inoperable vehicles at any one (1) time on any private property... unless the vehicle is completely enclosed within a building, or is not visible from any public way and is located more than two ...
Lane County has no countywide garage-sale or yard-sale permit ordinance for unincorporated areas; occasional home sales are a normal residential use. Cities such as Eugene and Springfield set their own limits on frequency, duration, and signs within their limits.
In designated residential and community areas of unincorporated Lane County, no owner may allow noxious vegetation on the property or encroaching into an abutting public right-of-way. Vegetation blocking sidewalks, streets, or traffic-sign views is also a nuisance (Lane Code 9.057.576).
Lane Code 9.057.576C
Noxious vegetation on public or private property in those areas within Urban Growth Boundaries of incorporated cities or within developed and committed areas designated Community or zoned RR-5, RR-2, RR-1 or RA... No owner or person in charge of such property may allow noxious vegetation to be on the property or encroach into the right-of-way of a public thoroughfare abutting on the property.
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