Right to Farm in Oregon (2026)
13 rules on the books across Oregon, 9 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Farm Nuisance Protection
Whether established farms are shielded from nuisance lawsuits and from local ordinances that would restrict their operations.
Medford
Some RestrictionsMedford requires new development near Exclusive Farm Use land in the urban reserve to record a deed declaration making…
Read full rule →Multnomah County
Some RestrictionsBefore approving a new house in Multnomah County's Exclusive Farm Use zone, the county makes the landowner sign a…
Read full rule →Benton County
Light RestrictionsBenton County Code Chapter 30, the Farm Practice Ordinance, channels nuisance complaints against generally accepted…
Read full rule →Hillsboro
Few RestrictionsCommercial farms annexed into Hillsboro, Oregon keep operating under state farming rules, not the City's tighter…
Read full rule →Agricultural Zoning Protection
State rules that limit how cities and counties may zone or restrict agricultural land uses, including livestock and crop operations.
Oregon: statewide
StatewideSome RestrictionsORS Chapter 215 establishes Exclusive Farm Use zones that limit non-farm development and preserve agricultural land…
Read full rule →Benton County
Some RestrictionsFarming is the protected, primary use across most of unincorporated Benton County's resource land. BCC 55.005 sets the…
Read full rule →Eugene
Some RestrictionsEugene has no right-to-farm nuisance-immunity law of its own; instead it treats farming as an allowed interim use…
Read full rule →Lane County
Some RestrictionsLane County's Exclusive Farm Use (EFU-RCP) zone, Lane Code § 16.212, protects commercial agriculture on land the Rural…
Read full rule →Medford
Some RestrictionsMedford preserves agricultural land inside city limits through its Exclusive Agricultural (E-A) overlay zone, applied…
Read full rule →Multnomah County
Some RestrictionsNew, replacement, or expanded homes in Multnomah County's MUA-20 farm zone must record a covenant honoring Oregon's…
Read full rule →Portland
Some RestrictionsPortland allows farming by right only in its Residential Farm/Forest and R20 zones; it's a conditional use in R10/R7…
Read full rule →Washington County
Some RestrictionsWashington County's AF-5 Agriculture and Forest District carries a built-in right-to-farm protection: CDC § 348-1 warns…
Read full rule →Salem
Light RestrictionsSalem's Exclusive Farm Use (EFU) zone reserves land for agriculture and forestry, requiring a minimum 75-acre lot and…
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