Lane County land-use code does not resolve shared-fence cost disputes; that is governed by Oregon's partition-fence statute (ORS 96) and civil law. County code only requires fences to sit inside your own boundary and meet clear-zone rules.
Lane Code addresses where a fence may go, not who pays for a boundary fence. Because a fence must be built entirely inside your own property line, a truly shared fence sits by mutual agreement on the line. Oregon's partition-fence law (ORS Chapter 96) governs cost-sharing between adjoining owners of enclosed land, and boundary/encroachment disputes are civil matters resolved between neighbors or through the courts. The county recommends a survey to confirm the property line before building. On corner lots, both owners must respect the Visual Clear Zone so sight lines at intersections stay open.
The county enforces placement and clear-zone violations; monetary boundary and cost-sharing disputes are handled as private civil matters, not by county code.
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