Oregon's SB 762 wildfire hazard map classifies every property into risk classes and defines the wildland-urban interface. Much of eastern and Mt. Hood-corridor Clackamas County falls in high-risk WUI, triggering defensible-space and, for new builds, hardened-construction standards.
SB 762 (2021) directed Oregon State University and ODF to map every parcel into wildfire risk classes (low, moderate and high) and to designate the wildland-urban interface — areas inside an urban growth boundary or with building density of at least one building per 40 acres. Properties mapped high-risk within the WUI are subject to Oregon State Fire Marshal defensible-space rules and, under building-code updates, wildfire-hardening standards for new construction (ignition-resistant materials, ember-resistant vents). Clackamas County — site of the 2020 Riverside Fire — coordinates through its Community Wildfire Protection Plan. Property owners can look up their parcel's designation on the state wildfire hazard map.
Owners in mapped high-risk WUI must meet defensible-space and, for new/rebuilt homes, hardened-construction requirements; non-compliance can block permits or trigger fire-authority orders.
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Backyard composting of yard debris and food scraps is allowed and encouraged in Clackamas County; no permit is needed for a home compost pile. Commercial-sca...
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Clackamas County has no ordinance banning or specifically regulating artificial turf in residential yards. Standard land-use rules on lot coverage, drainage,...
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Clackamas County does not mandate native-plant landscaping for private yards, but strongly encourages it and requires native-vegetation retention in protecte...
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Rooftop rainwater harvesting is legal in Oregon and does not need a water right. Clackamas County adds no ban. Collecting rain from an artificial impervious ...
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Clackamas County government sets no countywide outdoor-watering ban. Watering rules come from your local water provider (such as Clackamas River Water or Sun...
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Oregon law (ORS 569) declares noxious weeds a public nuisance to be controlled on all lands. Clackamas County runs the WeedWise program (since 2009) through ...
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