Clackamas County's ZDO sets fence height and placement but does not resolve who pays for a shared boundary fence; that is a civil matter under Oregon's partition-fence law (ORS Chapter 96) between neighbors, not a county code enforcement issue.
The county regulates the physical fence (height, corner vision, setbacks) through the ZDO, but disputes over cost-sharing, exact boundary location, or an existing shared fence are governed by Oregon state law and private agreement, not the county. Oregon's partition-fence statutes (ORS Chapter 96) address division fences between adjoining rural landowners. For an urban boundary dispute you typically need a survey to fix the property line, then negotiate or use small-claims court. Code Enforcement will act only on a fence that violates ZDO height or vision-clearance standards.
The county enforces ZDO height/vision violations only; cost-sharing or trespass fence disputes are civil matters resolved between neighbors or in court, not by county citation.
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