Lane County, OR Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Nuisance code
- Lane Code 9.057.582
- 90-day trigger
- UGB/rural-residential areas
- Non-designated cap
- 3 inoperable / 10 operable
- Screening exemption
- Enclosed or 200+ ft, hidden
- Road abandonment
- ORS 819.100, Class B violation
Summary
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).
Storing or permitting to be stored in excess of ninety (90) days within any consecutive twelve (12) month period an unregistered or inoperable vehicle or portion thereof, or two or more unregistered or inoperable vehicles at any one (1) time on any private property in those areas within Urban Growth Boundaries... unless the vehicle is completely enclosed within a building, or is not visible from any public way and is located more than two hundred (200) feet from any property line.
Full Breakdown
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.
Violations & Fines
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).
Frequently Asked Questions
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