In unincorporated Marion County, Oregon, accumulating solid waste or inoperable vehicles that are offensive, hazardous, smelly, or unsightly is a public nuisance under the county Nuisance Abatement Ordinance (MCC 8.10, Ord. 1323). Salem, Keizer, Woodburn, and other cities enforce their own property-maintenance codes inside city limits.
Marion County Code Chapter 8.10 (the nuisance abatement ordinance, Ord. 1323, 2012) makes it unlawful to store, collect, maintain, or display solid waste or inoperable vehicles on private property when they are offensive or hazardous, create offensive odors, or create a condition of unsightliness. An 'inoperable vehicle' is one without a lawfully affixed unexpired plate, or disabled, wrecked, dismantled, abandoned, or junked. Enforcement is complaint-driven by the county director, who investigates, issues a cease-and-desist notice, and demands abatement within a set period (not to exceed 30 days). The chapter applies only in unincorporated Marion County; it expressly exempts areas within incorporated cities, which run their own nuisance and blight programs.
Violations carry a civil fine of not more than $500 per violation, with each day of an ongoing violation a separate offense; the county may also summarily abate and lien the cost (MCC 8.10.100).
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