Backyard yard-debris fires in Lane County require a LRAPA permit and are only allowed on approved burn days during burn season. Recreational campfires are treated separately and are generally allowed without a permit. During fire season and curtailments, open backyard fires are prohibited.
Backyard open burning of yard debris is distinct from a small recreational fire. Debris burning requires a LRAPA permit and can only happen on approved days during the burn season, following the daily burning advisory. During fire season (mid-June to mid-October) declared by the Oregon Department of Forestry, and during any air-quality curtailment, open backyard burning is prohibited. Woody yard trimmings, leaves, and grass clippings should not be burned in a recreational fire ring. Only clean, dry natural debris is allowed in a permitted burn pile, and no garbage, plastics, or treated wood may be burned. Always confirm the day's status on the burn advisory line before lighting.
Open burning on a banned day or of prohibited materials is enforceable by LRAPA and local fire districts; escaped fires may trigger suppression-cost liability.
Other ordinances people look up for this city. Green dot = verified primary-source excerpt.
lane-county-or
Lane County allows residential backyard composting and actively promotes it through its Waste Management program. There is no compost permit for home use, bu...
lane-county-or
Lane County has no ordinance regulating, requiring, or banning artificial turf for residential landscaping. Ground-cover choice is unregulated on ordinary lo...
lane-county-or
Lane County does not require homeowners to plant native species, and the noxious-vegetation code exempts nothing based on native status. In forest and ripari...
lane-county-or
Rainwater harvesting is legal statewide. ORS 537.141 exempts collecting precipitation from an artificial impervious surface, like a rooftop, from Oregon's wa...
lane-county-or
Oregon has no statewide homeowner lawn-watering ban, and Lane County sets no county-wide outdoor-watering schedule. Restrictions come from your local water u...
lane-county-or
Lane Code 9.057.574 defines weeds more than ten inches high as "noxious vegetation," along with poison oak or ivy, tansy ragwort, thistle, and encroaching bl...
See how Lane County's backyard fires rules stack up against other locations.
Help us keep this page accurate. If you notice an error or outdated information, let us know.