Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules in Oregon (2026)

In the City of Albany, Oregon, the owner of land adjoining any street must maintain in good repair the sidewalks in…

Beaverton property owners must keep abutting sidewalks, curbs and gutters safe and are liable for injuries caused by…

In the City of Bend, the property owner, not the City, must keep the sidewalk abutting their lot in good repair and…

In the City of Corvallis, the owner of any land adjoining a public street must construct, repair, and maintain the…

In Eugene, the owner of land abutting a sidewalk, not the city, must keep that sidewalk and curb in good repair and…

Gresham places the duty to keep sidewalks, driveway approaches, and planter strips in good repair on the person in…

In Hillsboro, the owner of each property must keep the sidewalk next to it in good repair and is liable for injuries…

Medford puts sidewalk upkeep on the abutting property owner in nearly all cases. The city inspects and can order…

Portland puts sidewalk, curb, driveway, and parking-strip repair squarely on the abutting property owner, not the City.

Salem generally makes the abutting property owner responsible for keeping sidewalks in good repair, but the City covers…

In the City of Springfield, Oregon, property owners must keep the sidewalks abutting their land clean and in good…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, maintaining the sidewalk, curb and planter strip in front of a property is the…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, the responsible party for a property must keep the abutting public street, sidewalk or…

In the City of Albany, Oregon, no one can obstruct or help obstruct pedestrian or vehicular traffic on a sidewalk or…

Beaverton bars obstructing sidewalks and other public right-of-way, and erecting posts, signs, walls, fences, or…

In the City of Bend, no one may block a sidewalk, street, alley or the Minnesota Avenue breezeway by leaving personal…

Clackamas County bans earth, rock, vegetation, structures, debris and other hazards on road right-of-way abutting your…

The City of Corvallis bars anyone from impeding pedestrian or vehicular traffic on any public way, including sidewalks…

Eugene bans blocking sidewalks, accessways and shared-use paths under EC 4.860, which lists specific prohibited acts…

Gresham bans dumping or storing dirt, gravel, lumber, or personal property on a sidewalk or adjacent street, keeping…

Hillsboro property owners must keep trees, bushes and shrubs trimmed back from sidewalks and streets, maintaining at…

Lane County bans blocking a sidewalk in the public right-of-way: parking a vehicle on it, dumping refuse, leaves, or…

Multnomah County's nuisance law makes it unlawful to let trees, bushes, roots, soil or solid waste block a public…

Portland property owners must keep adjacent sidewalks clear of earth, rock, vegetation, and overhanging limbs under…

Salem bars placing structures, barricades, building material, or merchandise on arterial and collector streets, travel…

In the City of Springfield, Oregon, Municipal Code section 5.052 bars leaving merchandise, boxes, construction…

Medford Code 5.280 bars standing or gathering with others on any street, street crossing, or sidewalk in a manner that…

In the City of Albany, Oregon, no one can occupy or use a public right-of-way in a way that limits its unobstructed use…

No one but the City may dig, build, or place anything in a Bend public right-of-way, including closing a sidewalk…

The county Road Official can issue a revocable permit letting a structure or object sit in the right-of-way, including…

Eugene requires a revocable city permit before anyone builds a retaining wall, steps, terracing, plantings, walkways…

Utility companies may extend meters and valves up to 1 foot into Hillsboro's public right-of-way only with…

In the City of Springfield, Oregon, no one may cut, dig up, bore, jack or otherwise alter any street, sidewalk, alley…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, it is unlawful to place any encroachment in, over or on a right-of-way or public…

Beaverton requires a director-issued permit before any business conducts commercial activity on a public sidewalk…

Connecting a private driveway or road to a public road in unincorporated Benton County takes a road approach permit…

Anyone who wants to cut, excavate, tunnel under, or place an obstruction in a City of Corvallis street or alley needs a…

Gresham requires an encroachment permit for temporary facilities, stored materials, or minor construction placed in the…

Anyone placing a driveway, culvert, utility line, fence, or landscaping within a Lane County road right-of-way must…

Medford bars attaching anything to the sidewalk, curb, poles or other public right-of-way without the Director's prior…

Multnomah County requires a permit before any construction, substantial modification, or director-designated use within…

Portland requires a City Administrator permit before any private structure is built or kept in the public street area…

Salem lets the Director issue a revocable permit to encroach into the public right-of-way at the owner's risk, subject…

Constructing or locating any access within a Washington County road right-of-way requires a right-of-way permit under…