Tigard, OR

In the City of Tigard, Washington County, Oregon, leaf blowers fall under the domestic-tool exception in Tigard Municipal Code § 6.02.450.H. Air-, electrical- and gas-driven lawn tools…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, amplified sound and sound equipment must stay within the Tigard Municipal Code noise limits: 40 dB from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. and 50 dB from 7 a.m. to 10…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, keeping an animal or bird that creates noise above the Section 6.02.430 limits is a violation of the Tigard Municipal Code. At a home the limits are 40…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, sounding a horn on a moving vehicle except as a danger signal, running a vehicle stereo, and driving a vehicle so out of repair that it creates loud or…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, sounds from industrial, agricultural or construction activities are exempt from the noise limits only between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m., seven days a week…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, sound measured at a property with a noise-sensitive unit cannot exceed 40 dB from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. or 50 dB from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. At properties with no…

In unincorporated Washington County land near Stark's Twin Oaks Airpark, the Public Use Airport Safety and Compatibility Overlay District requires noise-sensitive buildings (homes…

From 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., Washington County Code § 8.24.040(B) and (D) bar plainly audible radios, TVs, stereos and loudspeakers, plus yelling, shouting or singing on public streets. The…

In the City of Tigard, Washington County, Oregon, honeybees are livestock under Tigard Municipal Code § 6.02.630.C. Beekeepers must respond to swarming within 36 hours, supply water…

In the City of Tigard, Washington County, Oregon, backyard livestock are governed by Tigard Municipal Code § 6.02.630. Roosters over three months old are prohibited, animals must be…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, § 7.52.150 prohibits any person from hunting, harming, frightening, killing, trapping, or chasing any bird, fish, or animal in a city park, unless the…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, § 7.52.190 requires domesticated animals inside city parks to be on a leash at all times, except in designated off-leash areas, as authorized under the…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, a veterinary office outside of a campus setting is categorized as Office under Section 18.60.060 of the Community Development Code, and veterinarian…

A dog or cat adopted from Washington County Animal Services, or from a licensed animal rescue entity in the county, must be spayed or neutered within four months of adoption if too…

Washington County Code does not ban dogs by breed. Instead, WCC 6.04.310 classifies 'dangerous behavior' by what a dog actually does, menacing, biting, or seriously injuring a person…

Any animal rescue entity operating in unincorporated Washington County, including a sanctuary, shelter, humane society or boarding kennel holding ten or more animals and soliciting…

Washington County Code 6.08.030 bans keeping any exotic animal in the unincorporated county, big cats, non-human primates, non-domestic canids, bears other than black bears…

Oregon prosecutes animal hoarding under ORS 167.325 through 167.333, with felony charges available when 11 or more animals are involved or domestic animals are neglected. The criminal…

Oregon has no blanket statewide ban on feeding deer or elk. Under ORS 496.731, ODFW may order removal of attractants for potentially habituated wildlife, and many cities adopt their…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, an accessory dwelling unit of 1,000 square feet or less that complies with TMC 3.24.180 is exempt from city transportation and park system development…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, an ADU that receives the SDC exemption cannot be used as a short-term rental for 10 years after final inspection approval. A restrictive covenant must be…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, an accessory structure on a small form residential lot is limited to 528 square feet on lots under 2.5 acres and 1,000 square feet on lots of 2.5 acres…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, a lot with small form residential development can add one detached accessory dwelling unit of up to 800 square feet and 25 feet in height. The unit…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, a detached garage can be turned into a detached accessory dwelling unit, but the 800 square foot cap applies to the entire structure, including any part…

Oregon requires every city over 2,500 people and every county over 15,000 to allow at least one accessory dwelling unit for each detached single-family house inside the urban growth…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, the Public Works Director can order limits on water use by hours, purpose or manner, and the City Council reviews each order at its next session…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, weeds and grass more than 10 inches high are noxious vegetation. No responsible party can allow them on the property or in the abutting right-of-way, and…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, branches of trees and bushes that adjoin the right-of-way, including an adjoining parking strip, must be trimmed to at least eight feet above a sidewalk…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, no person shall remove a street tree without prior written approval, obtained either through a City Manager decision or a City Board or Committee…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, grass and weeds more than 10 inches high are noxious vegetation that a responsible party cannot allow, and the only printed exception is for an…

Oregon allows rainwater collection from impervious rooftop surfaces without a water right under ORS 537.141. The statute explicitly exempts rooftop harvesting, providing universal…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, an accessory dwelling unit of 1,000 square feet or less is exempt from city transportation and park system development charges only if its owner accepts…

Anyone operating a short-term rental or other transient lodging in Washington County must register with the county within 15 days of starting business under WCC 3.08.190. The county…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, no one can park or leave standing a motor bus, motor truck, truck tractor, motor home, boat, vehicle with camper, or trailer on a public street for…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, boats, trailers, campers, house trailers and recreation vehicles can be stored in a required front yard in a residential zone only if they stay out of…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, § 10.28.170 bans stopping or parking in an intersection, on a crosswalk, within 10 feet of a fire hydrant, in front of a private driveway, on a sidewalk…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, no one can park in a public parking space marked or signed as reserved for alternative fuel vehicle refueling unless the vehicle is engaged in the…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, the City Council creates loading zones by resolution, and they are reserved for commercial vehicles during the posted hours on all days except Sundays…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, a residential parking zone starts with a petition signed by a resident from at least 60% of the addresses in the proposed zone, then needs a mail ballot…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, a vehicle is abandoned once it has stayed in the same location for more than 24 hours with an expired plate, an inoperative or disabled look, or a…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, boats, trailers, campers, recreation vehicles and commercial vehicles over 3/4 ton capacity can be stored in a required residential front yard only if…

Washington County Code Chapter 8.16 hands sheriff's deputies towing authority on top of ORS Chapter 819, but it deliberately builds no county tow board and no county rate schedule…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, selling, keeping for sale, possessing, using, or exploding any fireworks is prohibited unless authorized under ORS 480.120 to ORS 480.124. The ban also…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon (Washington County), fires are prohibited on all park property except in areas designed and set aside for them, and every park fire must stay in a…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, a single station smoke alarm or detector must be located in every building with a sleeping room, in the immediate vicinity of the sleeping rooms and on…

Owners of dwellings and structures in the EFC forest zone must maintain a 30-foot fuel-free primary fire break around the building, plus an additional 100-foot fuel-free secondary…

New dwellings and structures in the EFC (Exclusive Forest and Conservation) District must meet strict forest structure siting and fire safety standards designed to minimize wildfire…

No one may open-burn yard debris on single- or multi-family property in unincorporated Washington County's Metro-boundary area at any time of year unless the Department of Health and…

Oregon requires a State Fire Marshal license to install, extend, alter, or repair LP gas containers, appliances, or piping. Installers must report every new propane installation to the…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, each swimming pool not totally enclosed by a structure must be enclosed by a substantial fence at least 4 feet high with a self-closing and latching…

Before anyone builds, installs, enlarges or substantially remodels a swimming pool in unincorporated Washington County, the health department, not the building division, must issue a…

In the Tigard Triangle Plan District in the City of Tigard, Oregon, the maximum height of a retaining wall is 4 feet where it is located within 12 feet of any street property line…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, a fence or wall in a required front setback is capped at 3 feet where it abuts a local or neighborhood street and 6 feet where it abuts a collector or…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, a fence or wall in a required side, street side, or rear setback needs a building permit when it reaches 7 feet in height. The same sentence of Section…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, Section 18.210.020 prohibits fences and walls with barbed or razor wire in the standards for residential development. Chain link fencing and unfinished…

Oregon's partition fence statutes (ORS Chapter 96) impose statewide rules requiring adjoining landowners to share costs of livestock fencing in livestock districts. The law applies…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, a home occupation needs a Type I or Type II approval under Chapter 18.760. Only a principal occupant can run it, it must stay inside the dwelling or a…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, a Type I home occupation cannot have clients or customers visit the premises for any reason. A Type II home occupation is allowed up to 6 daily customers…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, a Type I home occupation cannot display an exterior sign that identifies the property as a business location. A Type II home occupation is allowed one…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, family day care is allowed in the RES-A through RES-E residential zones, while every other day care use is conditionally allowed and needs Hearings…

Oregon lets a home kitchen sell food without any State Department of Agriculture license under ORS 616.723, provided five conditions are met at once: the establishment is in a…

Oregon has no microenterprise home kitchen operation permit and no meal-count carve-out of the kind Ohio and California use. Cooking meals to order for the public from a residence puts…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, every report or complaint about a civil infraction goes to, or gets referred to, an authorized code enforcement officer. The officer reviews the facts…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, a notice of violation gives the recipient at least 24 hours to fix the problem and a letter of complaint gives at least five days. Neither period can…

Violations of Title 6 of the Tigard Municipal Code, the nuisance ordinance, are Class 1 civil infractions processed under Chapter 1.16, with a penalty of up to $250 per day. In the…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, the curfew for minors under 14 runs from 9:15 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., and for minors 14 and older from 10:15 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Later hours apply on a day…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, every business and every business recycling service customer must meet the business recycling performance standard in Metro Regional Government Code…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, covered businesses, meaning any business that cooks, assembles, processes, serves, or sells food, must separate food waste from other solid waste for…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, the franchised hauler must provide regular opportunities for disposal of yard debris, and no one can deposit waste on public property or on another…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, single-family customers must place all solid waste receptacles together in one authorized location on the regularly scheduled collection day, at ground…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, a dumpster, drop box or shipping container placed in the public right-of-way needs an encroachment permit from the city engineer. It must sit between six…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, franchised haulers must collect single-family residential solid waste no earlier than 5 a.m. and no later than 7 p.m., and must collect no less often…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, the franchised hauler must provide the opportunity to recycle to all residential, commercial and industrial sources, including on-route or depot…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, putrescible solid waste must leave every premises at least once every seven days under § 11.04.100(A)(9). Single-family receptacles go together in one…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, depositing waste on public property or another person's private property without authorization is prohibited by § 6.02.260, and streets are not…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, exhaust brakes (jake brakes) are prohibited at all times, regardless of noise level, except in an emergency or on an emergency services vehicle with a…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, operating air conditioning or heating units, heat pumps, refrigeration units and swimming pool or hot tub pumps is a violation of the Tigard Municipal…

The Tigard Municipal Code prints no separate low-frequency or bass limit. In the City of Tigard, Oregon, thumping music is reached by the plainly audible test: sound plainly audible…

Washington County has no decibel limit for bars or nightclubs, but its general noise standard makes it unlawful to create sound that unreasonably disturbs a neighboring noise sensitive…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, the code has no stand-alone loitering offense. The rules that do the work sit in the disorderly conduct section, § 7.32.010: obstructing vehicular or…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, urinating or defecating in a public place, or in a place visible from a public place other than a public restroom, is public indecency in the second…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, § 7.32.180 bars consuming any alcoholic beverage in a public place or premises open to the public unless the place is licensed by the Oregon Liquor…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, no pedestrian can cross a street outside a crosswalk when within 100 feet of one, and a pedestrian crossing outside a crosswalk must cross at a right…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, smoking is prohibited in all parks and on any city owned or operated property, and the code defines smoking to include any lighted or burning weed…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, no person can smoke or carry any lighted smoking instrument on any city owned or operated property, but the ban does not extend to city rights-of-way…

Washington County doesn't have a stand-alone 'loud party' ordinance, but its Chronic Nuisance Property law, WCC § 8.44.020, holds an owner liable when a property racks up four or more…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, no person can occupy public right-of-way or city-owned property for a special event without a current, valid city permit under Chapter 7.48. Parades on…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, the code has no separate block party permit. A gathering that closes a street goes through the special event permit, and § 7.48.030 requires the…

Large open-air events in unincorporated Washington County, over 3,000 people, lasting more than 24 but less than 120 consecutive hours, need an Outdoor Mass Gathering permit filed at…

Tigard Municipal Code Chapter 14.16 bars any property in the City of Tigard, Oregon from containing a dangerous or derelict structure. The Building Official orders every such building…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, the owner of property with a public sidewalk or pedestrian easement must keep it safe, and the code defines maintenance to include removing snow and ice…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, the Building Official runs the program of plan review, permit issuing and inspection for structural, electrical, mechanical and plumbing work. Every…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, no electrical work can be performed without a separate electrical permit for each separate building or structure, obtained first from the building…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, the building official runs a building code program covering plan review, permit issuing and inspection for structural, electrical, mechanical and…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, every exterior door of a dwelling unit needs a lock designed to discourage unwanted entry that still opens from the inside without a key or special…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, paint applied to any surface of a residential structure must be lead-free, and residential property must be free of dangerous levels of hazardous…

Washington County enforces the Oregon Plumbing Specialty Code as its plumbing standard for the unincorporated area, and Building Services must review and approve plans before issuing a…

Opening a day-care facility in unincorporated Washington County means meeting a dedicated zoning standard: CDC § 430-53.1 sets a 20-foot front and rear yard, a 10-foot side yard, a 40%…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, no responsible party can plant or allow to be planted on their property five named invasive and noxious plants: English ivy, giant hogweed, purple…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, every occupant of lodging pays a tax of two and a half percent of the rent charged by the transient lodging provider. The provider collects it and remits…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, no one can drag, track or deposit mud, dirt, rock or debris on a public street or into the public storm and surface water system, and any deposit must be…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, a development permit is required before construction or development begins inside any area of special flood hazard, and it covers all structures…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, new and substantially improved residential and nonresidential structures in riverine flood zones with base flood elevations must have the lowest floor…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, the Director and City Engineer issue a development permit only where adequate provisions for stormwater and floodwater runoff have been made. Storm…

Oregon's Beach Bill (ORS 390.605-390.770) and Statewide Planning Goals 16-19 give the state primary control over development on ocean shores, estuaries, dunes, and coastal headlands…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, portable propane cook stoves and gas grills are allowed in city parks only if confined to established picnic areas where fires are allowed, and portable…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, no person shall plant a street tree without prior written approval through the City Manager Decision Making Procedures, using the Street Tree Planting…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, any person can nominate a tree of landmark importance as a heritage tree, but the owner must consent, the City Council makes the final designation, and…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, tree protection by species applies in sensitive lands: only native trees listed on the native tree list in the Urban Forestry Manual are subject to…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, maintaining the sidewalk, curb and planter strip in front of a property is the continuing obligation of the adjacent owner, and upkeep of a public…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, it is unlawful to place any encroachment in, over or on a right-of-way or public property without first getting an encroachment permit from the city…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, the responsible party for a property must keep the abutting public street, sidewalk or pedestrian easement free of earth, rock, debris and other…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, towing and storage charges for a vehicle impounded under § 10.28.160 are set in advance by agreement between the Tigard Police Department and the towing…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, no person or business can run a secondhand dealer business without a secondhand dealer license from the City of Tigard, in addition to the Chapter 5.04…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, motor vehicle repair and painting are not allowed as home occupations under § 18.760.050.I. Mechanical repair outside an entirely-enclosed building, junk…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, adult entertainment uses are prohibited within 500 feet of residential zones, schools, day care centers, hospitals, public libraries, public parks and…

Retailers anywhere in Washington County, inside or outside the cities, since this runs through the county's countywide Public Health Authority, cannot sell flavored vape juice or…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, a garage, yard or estate sale stays exempt from the secondhand dealer regulations only if no sale exceeds 72 consecutive hours and no more than four…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, camping on any right-of-way or city property is unlawful unless Chapter 7.80 allows it. Tigard Municipal Code § 7.80.030 permits camping only between 7…

Washington County Code § 8.54.040(B) protects sitting, lying or sleeping on county property that doesn't 'create a camp or constitute camping,' as long as it doesn't obstruct the…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, storing materials or wastes, or maintaining grounds, in a manner that could attract or aid the propagation of insects or rodents, or create a health…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, Chapter 14.16 bars any owner from maintaining residential property that fails the city's minimum standards for equipment, sanitation, fire safety and…

For nonpayment of rent under ORS 90.394, an Oregon landlord must serve written notice giving 10 days to pay (no sooner than the 8th day of the period) or 13 days (no sooner than the…

Oregon law requires landlords to have a qualifying reason to terminate most month-to-month tenancies after the first year. ORS 90.427 enumerates landlord-based and tenant-based just…

ORS 90.322 requires an Oregon landlord to give the tenant at least 24 hours' actual notice before entering the dwelling and to enter only at reasonable times for a lawful purpose such…

ORS 90.260 lets an Oregon landlord charge a late fee only if rent is not received by the fourth day of the rental period and the written rental agreement provides for it. The fee must…

Oregon is unusual: it bans cities and counties from passing their own rent control, yet imposes a statewide annual rent-increase cap that applies almost everywhere. The cap is the…

Under ORS 90.323 and 90.600, an Oregon landlord cannot raise rent during the first year of a tenancy, must give at least 90 days' written notice for any later increase, and may not…

Oregon sets no dollar cap on residential security deposits, but it tightly controls how they are returned. After the tenancy ends and the tenant gives up possession, the landlord has…

Under ORS 105.620, a person may acquire title to Oregon real property by adverse possession only after 10 years of actual, open, notorious, exclusive, hostile, and continuous…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, a window sign is a sign placed on the inside of a window, and window signs need no sign permit. In the zones covered by § 18.435.130.F (TMU, MUC, MUR and…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, billboards are prohibited outright, and an electronic information sign is not allowed to replace or supplement one. Electronic signs are allowed only in…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, freeway-oriented signs are allowed only in the COM, MUE, TMU, and IND zones, within 200 feet of Highway 217 or Interstate 5, one per premises, up to 35…

In the Tigard Downtown Plan District in the City of Tigard, Oregon (Washington County), qualified affordable housing developments are eligible for both density and height bonuses. A…

New buildings in the Tigard Downtown Plan District in the City of Tigard, Oregon must meet the design standards of Tigard Municipal Code § 18.650.080: street-facing facades near the…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, Table 18.290.1 sets minimum setbacks for small form residential lots: front 20, 15, 10 and 10 feet across RES-A through RES-D/E, side 5 feet in every…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, Table 18.290.1 caps small form residential buildings at 30 feet in RES-A and RES-B and 35 feet in RES-C, RES-D and RES-E. Height is measured from a base…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, small form residential lots in the RES-A through RES-E zones are capped at 80% maximum lot coverage, and MUC-1 lots at 90%. Tigard Municipal Code §…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, a food cart on private property needs a Type II land use approval under Chapter 18.750 before it opens. It also needs an active Tigard business license…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, a food cart must sit on a property with an existing legal nonresidential use, on a paved surface, with no more than three carts on the property. Setbacks…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, Chapter 18.755 applies a Historic Resource Overlay zone to historic sites and areas, cultural sites and areas, and landmarks. Designating or removing an…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, a data center is a Basic Utility, and the COM, MUC, MUE and MUR commercial zones conditionally allow data centers only on or above the second story of a…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, parking area lighting cannot cause light trespass of more than 0.5 footcandles measured vertically at the boundaries of the site, and luminaires need a…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, apartment development must use outdoor lighting that is shielded with a cutoff angle of 90 degrees or greater so it does not shine upwards, and lamps and…

Digital billboards permitted in Washington County's General Commercial District can only show static, unmoving messages and must cap brightness at 0.3 foot-candles over ambient light…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, solar panels and energy storage systems that are accessory to a primary use are allowed, including solar roofs, solar carports, solar batteries and…

Oregon ORS 105.880 to 105.890 declares unenforceable any deed restriction, covenant, or HOA rule that prohibits or unreasonably restricts the installation of solar energy systems on…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, marijuana facilities are prohibited in the MU-CBD and TMU zones, and open-to-the-public retail and wholesale uses must sit on a lot fronting Pacific…

In the City of Tigard, Oregon, marijuana facilities are prohibited within 1,000 feet of a public or private elementary school, secondary school, or career school attended primarily by…

Washington County's AF-5 Agriculture and Forest District carries a built-in right-to-farm protection: CDC § 348-1 warns rural residents they 'will be subject to normal and accepted…

Washington County does not issue countywide solicitor permits; cities regulate independently. Beaverton (BC 7.04), Hillsboro (HMC 5.08), Tigard (TMC 5.04), and Tualatin all require…

Oregon's Home Solicitation Sales Act (ORS 83.710-83.750) gives consumers a statewide three-day right to cancel door-to-door purchases over $25 and requires written cancellation notice…

Commercial drone operations in Oregon are governed by FAA Part 107 plus ORS 837.300-837.390. Public agency UAS must register with the Oregon Department of Aviation, and ORS 837.385…

ORS 837.300-837.390 govern recreational drone use in Oregon, banning weaponized UAS, restricting flights over critical infrastructure and private property, and largely preempting local…

ORS 653.025 sets a three-tier statewide minimum wage and ORS 653.017 preempts cities and counties from adopting different local minimums.

ORS 653.601 mandates paid sick leave statewide, and Paid Leave Oregon under ORS Chapter 657B provides paid family and medical leave benefits.

ORS 653.412 to 653.485 require large retail, food, and hospitality employers to provide advance schedules and predictability pay.

Oregon issues concealed handgun licenses through county sheriffs under ORS 166.291, with statewide eligibility, training, and reciprocity standards.

Oregon law preempts most local firearm regulation but permits limited city and county rules in public buildings and on adjacent grounds.

Open carry of firearms is generally lawful in Oregon, but limited local ordinances may restrict loaded carry in incorporated public places.

Oregon allows firearms in private vehicles, but concealed loaded handguns inside a vehicle generally require a concealed handgun license under ORS 166.250.

Oregon nonprofit, fraternal, and religious organizations must hold a Department of Justice license before running bingo, lotto, raffle, or Monte Carlo fundraising events. DOJ won't…

Oregon does not legalize card rooms or social gambling statewide. ORS 167.121 lets counties and cities pass their own ordinance authorizing and licensing social games, games with no…

Oregon never passed a sports-wagering law. When PASPA fell in 2018, the Oregon State Lottery revived betting on games using power it already had: ORS 461.210 lets the Lottery…

Under the Oregon Planned Community Act, an HOA has a lien on each lot for unpaid assessments (plus interest, late charges, attorney fees and costs) and may judicially foreclose it…

Oregon requires HOA board meetings to be open to owners, with notice posted or distributed at least three days ahead in residential communities. Executive sessions are limited to…

Oregon HOAs may enforce the declaration, bylaws, and rules through fines, litigation, or administrative action, but must first offer a county dispute-resolution program for adversarial…

Oregon has never enacted a right-to-dry statute. Nothing in the Oregon Planned Community Act or the Oregon Condominium Act mentions clotheslines or drying racks, so a covenant banning…

Oregon does not give a homeowner a standing right to xeriscape. What ORS 94.779(1) does is switch off the association's irrigation mandate: any provision of a planned community's…

Oregon gives an owner in a planned community the right to install an electric vehicle charging station for personal, noncommercial use in a parking space, on the lot, or in any other…

Oregon HOAs may levy reasonable fines for violations of the declaration, bylaws, or rules, but only after written notice and an opportunity to be heard, and only when based on a fine…

An Oregon condominium association gets an automatic lien on a unit the moment it levies an assessment, but ORS 100.450 hedges collection with limits an owner can use. It must record a…

Oregon does not cap how far an association may restrict leasing, does not require that owners already renting be grandfathered, and sets no minimum lease term or maximum rental…

You will not meet a sobriety checkpoint in Oregon. The Oregon Revised Statutes contain no roadblock or checkpoint authority of any kind for impaired driving, and the state's stop…

Oregon is one of the few states that forbids recording an in-person conversation unless every participant is specifically informed, and violating ORS 165.540(1)(c) is a Class A…

Oregon has never enacted a stop-and-identify statute. ORS 131.615 lets a peace officer stop you when the officer reasonably suspects you have committed or are about to commit a crime…

Since chapter 78, Oregon Laws 2022, an Oregon officer may ask to search your car during a traffic stop only after telling you that you have the right to refuse. ORS 810.410(3)(e) says…

Oregon has one of the narrowest golf cart schemes in the country, and it is not a general neighbourhood-cart law. Under ORS 810.070 a road authority may permit golf carts on its own…

HB 2509 bans most single-use plastic checkout bags statewide and requires a minimum charge for paper or thicker reusable bags at retailers.

SB 543 prohibits restaurants and food vendors from using polystyrene foam containers and bans the sale of polystyrene foam packing peanuts statewide.

SB 90 (2019), codified at ORS 616.892, limits when restaurants and convenience stores may hand out single-use plastic straws, requiring customers to request one first.

Oregon prohibits the sale or distribution of tobacco and inhalant delivery systems to anyone under age 21 under ORS 431A.175.

Oregon has no statewide flavored tobacco ban, but ORS 431A.190 authorizes counties and cities to adopt stricter local tobacco rules.

Oregon lets you add auxiliary lights, but ORS 816.060 defines the term narrowly and attaches four hard conditions. An "auxiliary light" in Oregon is a low beam auxiliary light; the…

Oregon has no dash-cam statute and no list of items a driver is allowed to stick on the windshield. The governing provision is ORS 815.220, which makes it the offense of obstruction of…

Lane splitting is expressly illegal in Oregon, not merely unauthorised. ORS 814.240(1)(b) makes it the offence of motorcycle or moped unlawful passing to operate a moped or motorcycle…

Oregon draws a hard line between a frame and a cover. ORS 803.550(2)(b) makes a plate illegally altered if any material or covering, other than a frame or plate holder, is placed on…

Oregon has no statute that prohibits owning, carrying or operating a radar or laser detector in a private passenger vehicle. The Oregon Vehicle Code regulates the officer's speed…

Oregon does not licence studded tires, it bans metal studs outright and then suspends the ban for one winter window. ORS 815.160 makes it an offence to drive on any tire with a metal…

Oregon lets you tint the side and rear windows of a car only down to 35 percent total light transmittance, measured through the glass and the film together, and the film itself must…