Marion County sets no boundary-fence cost-sharing rule. Oregon's statewide partition-fence law (ORS 96.010) governs: a neighbor who encloses their land against your line fence must pay half the value of the shared portion.
There is no Marion County ordinance dividing the cost of a shared or 'partition' fence between neighbors. Instead, Oregon's Line and Partition Fences statute (ORS 96.010) controls: when a good line fence exists and the adjoining owner encloses the opposite side so the fence encloses their field, that owner must pay one-half the value of the portion serving as a partition fence, as agreed by the parties or set by a court. ORS 96.020 lets an aggrieved owner seek repair through a justice of the peace when a neighbor neglects their share. County zoning still governs height, materials, and vision clearance regardless of who pays.
Disputes are civil, not code enforcement. A neighbor entitled to compensation may recover half the fence value in a civil action if the parties cannot agree.
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