Bend, OR Fire Regulations: Wildfire Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Coverage area
- All of Bend city limits
- Adopted standard
- Oregon Residential Specialty Code § R327
- Enforcing office
- City of Bend Building Official
- Former chapter
- BC 9.30, repealed by Ord. NS-2552
- Related duty
- Fuel breaks under BC 13.30.005
- Violation class
- Class A civil infraction, up to $750
Summary
Every parcel within the City of Bend sits inside an established Wildfire Hazard Zone under BC 9.10.010, which folds in the Oregon Residential Specialty Code's wildfire mitigation standards after the City repealed its old standalone wildfire hazard zone chapter in 2026.
The City of Bend Building Official is authorized to administer and enforce this chapter and the following State of Oregon Codes for the City of Bend, and shall have all authority granted by these codes, including provisions applicable in Wildfire Hazard Zones, as all areas within Bend City limits are within an established Wildfire Hazard Zone: ... E. ... The Oregon Residential Specialty Code, including provisions relating to wildfire hazard mitigation (Section R327, as it may be renumbered or amended), which shall apply in all areas within the Bend City limits;
Full Breakdown
010 states plainly that the City of Bend Building Official's authority to enforce the State of Oregon codes includes provisions applicable in Wildfire Hazard Zones, and it specifies the reason: all areas within Bend city limits are within an established Wildfire Hazard Zone. That citywide designation is carried out through subsection (E), which names the Oregon Residential Specialty Code's wildfire hazard mitigation provisions, cross-referenced to Section R327 of that code, as applying in all areas within the Bend city limits, not just a mapped hazard overlay.
30, formerly titled Wildfire Hazard Zone, was repealed by Ordinance NS-2552, folding its content into the general building-code authority section instead of keeping a separate zone chapter. 005. The Oregon Residential Specialty Code provisions referenced in subsection (E) are also written to track future renumbering or amendment of Section R327 by the state, so the city's adoption automatically follows whatever numbering the state building codes division uses going forward, without requiring the City Council to re-adopt the chapter each time the state revises it.
Violations & Fines
A violation of the Wildfire Hazard Zone construction requirements enforced under BC 9.10.010 is treated the same as any other Chapter 9.10 building code violation: a Class A civil infraction under BC 9.10.070, with a civil penalty of up to $750 under BC 1.40.080, and each day of continued noncompliance is a separate offense. The cited party has the right to a hearing before a hearings officer appointed by the City Manager.
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Sources & Official References
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