Portland, OR Homelessness & Encampment Rules: Encampment Sanitation (2026)

It is unlawful for any person camping in or upon any public property or public right-of-way to recklessly:

A. Obstruct the pedestrian use zone, as defined in Subsection 14A.50.030 A.3. of this Code;

B. Obstruct access to private property or businesses adjacent to the public right-of-way;

C. Start or maintain any fire in or around the campsite;

D. Use a gas heater in or around a campsite;

E. Erect, install, place, leave, or set up any type of permanent or temporary fixture or structure of any material(s) in or upon public property or public right-of-way. Items such as tents and readily portable shelters are not structures for purposes of this Section;

F. Dig, excavate, terrace soil, alter the ground or infrastructure, cause environmental damage, or damage vegetation or trees in or around a campsite;

G. Place or store objects, more than two feet outside the tent or readily portable shelter;

H. Accumulate, discard, or leave behind garbage, debris, unsanitary or hazardous materials, sewage, drug paraphernalia, improperly disposed of syringes, or other evidence of drug use in the public rights-of-way, on City property, or on any adjacent public or private property;