Lane County, OR Filming & Production: Location Permits (2026)

306, that lets film production use farmland as an accessory activity. 3 classifies 'onsite filming and activities accessory to onsite filming for 45 days or less' as an accessory use that is Permitted Outright, meaning the production needs no Lane County land use decision before it starts, on either high-value or non-high-value farmland. 212(5). In practice, a production scouting or shooting for six weeks or less on EFU land, including sets, staging areas, base camps and related accessory activity, can proceed without applying to the county, while a longer shoot must file for Type II approval and satisfy the conditional-use criteria weighing compatibility with farm and forest practices under the Rural Comprehensive Plan.

The 45-day threshold applies per production; the table draws no distinction between commercial features, documentaries or television production, only the duration test drawn from the ORS text the county incorporates by reference. 3 covers only the land use classification, not construction or fire code.