Lane County, OR Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Encroachment Permits (2026)

Lane Code § LC 15.500.020(A) requires a facility permit for placement of facilities and development within a County Road right-of-way, covering road improvements, sidewalks, new or reconstructed driveway and road approaches, utility placements, excavation, clearing, grading, fill, culvert work, and stormwater facilities. It also reaches activity near the right-of-way that creates a hazard, such as felling a tree whose height exceeds its horizontal distance from the right-of-way, or blasting and excavation uphill from the road that could send debris into it. Subsection C requires a facility permit for any new driveway access onto a County Road, including a new dwelling or a new structure on a vacant parcel, though Subsection D exempts temporary medical hardship homes, replacement dwellings, and certain non-residential structures that do not add a new driveway connection.

Applications go through the Land Management Division and must show a site plan matching the final plan on file (LC 15.500.040A, .040D.5). The Director may require public liability and property damage insurance or a bond indemnifying Lane County before issuing the permit, and logging operations along County roads may need a performance bond (LC 15.500.040D). Fees are set by separate order of the Board (LC 15.500.040C). Construction and improvements required by the permit must be completed within one year of issuance, though the Director can grant extensions in up to one-year increments to a maximum of three years if the extension request and fee are filed before expiration and a performance agreement is executed (LC 15.500.040I).

Facilities must be maintained by the permit holder at their own expense and kept free of vegetation that creates a hazard, or marked with a high-visibility marker at least one foot above surrounding growth (LC 15.500.040H).