Oregon's Beach Bill (ORS 390.605-390.770) and Statewide Planning Goals 16-19 give the state primary control over development on ocean shores, estuaries, dunes, and coastal headlands. Local plans must conform to these goals, which DLCD enforces.
ORS 390.605-390.770 vests title and use of the dry-sand area on Oregon's ocean shores in the public and requires an Oregon Parks and Recreation Department permit for most beach alterations, riprap, or improvements seaward of the statutory vegetation line. Statewide Planning Goals 16 (Estuarine Resources), 17 (Coastal Shorelands), 18 (Beaches and Dunes), and 19 (Ocean Resources) require coastal cities and counties to inventory resources, restrict development on active foredunes and unstable beaches, and protect estuarine wetlands. The Department of Land Conservation and Development reviews local plans for compliance, and inconsistent local approvals can be appealed to LUBA.
Building on the ocean shore without an OPRD permit, or in violation of Goal 18 dune restrictions, can require removal, restoration, and civil penalties under ORS 390.990.
Salem, OR
Salem designates public parking spaces for electric vehicle charging. Those spaces are reserved exclusively for vehicles that are actively charging. Paying t...
Salem, OR
Salem Revised Code Chapter 102 prohibits vehicles from remaining parked on the same public street block for more than 24 consecutive hours. Overnight parking...
Salem, OR
Salem has no city ordinance setting a specific defensible-space distance (e.g., 30 or 100 feet). Tall grass, brush, and dead vegetation can be abated as a pu...
Salem, OR
Salem adopts the Oregon Fire Code (OFC) in SRC Chapter 58, which incorporates OFC Chapter 61 and NFPA 58 standards governing LP-gas and propane storage, hand...
Salem, OR
Salem declares overgrown weeds and tall grass a public nuisance under SRC Chapter 98. Property owners must maintain vegetation to prevent it from becoming a ...
Salem, OR
Salem encourages home composting and offers curbside yard-debris collection. SRC Chapter 47 governs solid waste and yard debris. No permit is required for ba...
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