STATUTORY REFERENCES FOR OREGON CITIES
The statutory references listed below refer the code user to state statutes applicable to Oregon cities. This reference list is up to date through June 2023.
General Provisions
Authority over local affairs.
ORS 221.410
Boundary changes.
ORS 222.005 et seq.
Charter amendments.
ORS 221.210
City charters.
Oregon Const. Art. XI § 2
Elections.
ORS 221.160 – 221.200 and 221.230
Enforcement of ordinances.
Incorporation of cities.
Initiative and referendum.
ORS 221.210 and 250.255 et seq.
Ordinances.
Procedures, fines and penalties for traffic violations.
ORS Title 59, Ch. 801 et seq. and Chapter 153
Violations and fines; procedures for criminal matters.
ORS Chapter 153
Administration and Personnel
City officers.
Emergency management and services.
ORS Chapter 401
Municipal courts.
ORS 221.140 and 221.336 – 221.358
Planning commissions.
ORS 227.010 et seq.
Revenue and Finance
Assessments for local improvements.
Financial administration.
ORS Chapter 294
Limitations on powers of city to assist corporations.
Oregon Const. Art. XI § 9
Public contracts and purchasing (“Public Contracting Code”).
ORS 279.835 – 279.855, ORS Chapters 279A, 279B and 279C
Business Licenses, Taxes and Regulations
Cannabis ordinances and licensing.
ORS 475C.950
Licensing and taxation.
ORS 221.410 et seq.
Liquor licenses.
ORS 471.155 et seq.
Medical Marijuana ordinances and licensing.
ORS 475C.945
Taxation of liquor prohibited.
ORS 473.190
Animals
Animal control.
ORS 609.015 et seq.
Rabies control.
Health and Safety
Camping by homeless.
ORS 195.500 et seq.
Disease and condition control; mass gatherings; indoor air.
ORS Vol. 12, Title 36, Ch. 433
General authority.
ORS 221.410 et seq.
Health districts.
Public health measures.
State and local enforcement of health laws.
ORS Chapter 431
Weed control.
ORS Chapter 569
Public Peace, Morals and Welfare
Curfew.
ORS 419C.680
Firearms regulation.
ORS 166.170 et seq.
General authority.
ORS 221.410 et seq.
Noise control.
ORS 467.100
Obscenity and indecency.
Oregon Criminal Code of 1971.
ORS 161.005 et seq.
Prohibitions on local governments as to crimes involving use of alcohol, cannabis or drugs.
ORS 430.402
Recreational use of cannabis.
ORS Chapter 475C
State penal code (“Oregon Criminal Code of 1971”).
Vehicles and Traffic
Abandoned vehicles.
Bicycles, motorcycles, scooters.
ORS Chapter 814
Local authority.
ORS 801.040
Oregon vehicle code.
Parking offenses.
ORS 221.275 – 221.290 and 221.333
Procedures for traffic offenses.
ORS 153.530 et seq.
Streets, Sidewalks and Public Property
City improvements and works.
ORS Chapter 223
City parks, memorials and cemeteries.
ORS Chapter 226
Public Services
City sewers and sanitation.
ORS Chapter 224
Municipal utilities.
ORS Chapter 225
System development charges.
ORS 223.297 et seq.
Buildings and Construction
Adoption of codes by reference.
ORS 221.330
Municipal regulation.
ORS 455.148 et seq.
Municipal review and inspection.
ORS 455.675 et seq.
Radio antennas.
ORS 221.295
State Building Code.
ORS Chapter 455
Subdivisions
Subdivisions and partitions.
ORS Chapter 92
Zoning
City planning and zoning.
ORS Chapter 227
Land use planning.
ORS Chapter 197
Mobile home and manufactured dwelling parks.
ORS 446.003 et seq.