Lane County treats stored inoperable or unregistered vehicles as a nuisance. In urban-growth and rural-residential areas, storing an unregistered/inoperable vehicle over 90 days (or two or more at once) is a nuisance unless enclosed, screened 200+ feet from any property line, or part of a lawful used-vehicle business (LC 9.057.582).
Under LC 9.057.582(A), keeping an unregistered or inoperable vehicle stored more than 90 days in a 12-month period (or two or more at once) in UGB and designated rural-residential areas is a nuisance unless fully enclosed, hidden from public view and over 200 feet from any property line, or on a lawful used-vehicle lot. Subsection (B) caps other private property at three inoperable or ten operable vehicles. An 'inoperable vehicle' is over three years old with a missing wheel/tire, broken windows/windshield, or no working engine or transmission. On public/private roads, abandoning a vehicle is a Class B traffic violation under ORS 819.100.
Abandoning a vehicle is a Class B traffic violation (ORS 819.100). Nuisance vehicle storage triggers a 10-day abatement notice; the county may abate and bill costs plus 25% overhead, and may impose fines (LC 9.057.592).
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