Lane County, OR Property Maintenance: Vacant Lot Maintenance (2026)
Key Facts
- Junk vehicle rule
- Lane Code 9.057.582A
- Time limit
- 90 days per 12-month period
- Threshold
- Two or more inoperable vehicles
- Screening exemption
- Enclosed or 200 ft, hidden
- Vacant-lot registry
- None; general nuisance code
Summary
Lane County has no separate vacant-lot ordinance; vacant parcels are governed by the general nuisance code. Storing an unregistered or inoperable vehicle over 90 days, or two or more, in designated residential/community areas is a nuisance under Lane Code 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... 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
The County does not maintain a stand-alone vacant-lot registry; instead, vacant and occupied parcels alike are subject to Lane Code 9.057 nuisance provisions. LC 9.057.582A makes it a nuisance to store, in excess of 90 days within any 12-month period, an unregistered or inoperable vehicle, or to store two or more such vehicles at once, on private property within city Urban Growth Boundaries or in Community/RR-5/RR-2/RR-1/RA-zoned areas, unless the vehicle is fully enclosed in a building or is not visible from any public way and sits more than 200 feet from any property line. Noxious vegetation, solid-waste accumulation, and derelict structures on vacant lots are also abatable.
Violations & Fines
Junk vehicles or accumulated waste on a vacant lot are nuisances; 10-day abatement notice, then County abatement with costs plus 25% overhead assessed as a lien.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Lane County register vacant lots?
Can I store an old car on my lot?
Sources & Official References
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