OAR 340-264-0120: Clackamas County

Open burning requirements for Clackamas County: (1) Industrial open burning is prohibited, except as provided in OAR 340-264-0180. (2) Agricultural open burning is allowed, subject to the requirements and prohibitions of local jurisdictions and the State Fire Marshal. (3) Commercial open burning is prohibited, except as may be provided by OAR 340-264-0180. (4) Construction and demolition open burning is allowed outside of special open burning control areas, subject to OAR 340-264-0050, 340-264-0060 and 340-264-0070, and the requirements and prohibitions of local jurisdictions and the State Fire Marshal. Unless authorized pursuant to 340-264-0180, Construction and demolition open burning is prohibited within the following: (a) Areas in or within six miles of the corporate city limits of Gladstone, Gresham, Happy Valley, Lake Oswego, Milwaukie, Oregon City, Portland, Rivergrove, Tualatin, West Linn and Wilsonville; (b) Areas in or within three miles of the corporate city limits of Canby, Estacada, Molalla and Sandy. (c) Any areas that meet the test in OAR 340-264-0078(7). (5) Domestic open burning: (a) Those areas where domestic burning is always prohibited (unless authorized under OAR 340-264-0180): Beginning at the trisection of the Clackamas-Multnomah-Washington County Line; thence east and then northerly and then east following the Clackamas-Multnomah County Line to the intersection with the northwest corner of Section 27, T1S, R2E; thence south to the midpoint of the western boundary of Section 3, T2S, R2E; thence on a line east approximately 1/4 of a mile; thence south to the southern boundary of Section 3, T2S, R2E and the corner of Camp Withycombe (Oregon National Guard); thence west approximately 1/4 mile to the midpoint of the southern boundary of Section 3, T2S, R2E; thence on a line south to the Clackamas River and the Metro Boundary as defined in Portland Metro Ordinance 12-1313; thence following the Metro Boundary first southerly and then westerly to the intersection with the Willamette River, excepting that portion listed in subsection (b)(2); thence northeasterly along the Willamette River to the confluence with the Tualatin River; thence northwesterly along the Tualatin River to the intersection with U.S. Interstate Highway 205 (I-205); thence westerly along I-205 to the intersection with the Clackamas-Washington County Line; thence north along the Clackamas-Washington County Line to the trisection of the Clackamas-Multnomah-Washington County Line, the point of beginning. (b) Those areas where domestic open burning is prohibited except for the burning of yard debris between March 1 and June 15, and between October 1 and December 15, subject to OAR 340-264-0050 through 340-264-0070, and the requirements and prohibitions of local jurisdictions and the State Fire Marshall, are the areas that lie within both Clackamas County and the Metro Boundary and are not included in paragraph (a). Specifically, those areas are listed as follows: (A) The area beginning at the point on the Clackamas-Washington County Line where it is intersected by I-205; thence easterly along I-205 to the intersection with the Tualatin River; thence southeasterly along the Tualatin River to the confluence with the Willamette River; thence southerly along the Willamette River to the intersection with the northern boundary of Section 15, T3S, R1E; thence west to the northwest corner of Section 15, T3S, R1E; thence north to the northwest corner of section 10, T3S, R1E; thence west to the northwest corner of Section 9, T3S, R1E; thence north to the northwest corner of Section 4, T3S, R1E; thence west to the intersection with the Clackamas-Washington County Line; thence north to the intersection with I-205, the point of beginning. (B) The area bounded by Henrici Road on the south; Highway 213 on the west; Beaver Creek Road on the east; and the southern boundary of Clackamas Community College on the north. (C) The area beginning at the point where the Clackamas-Multnomah County Line intersects the northwest corner of Section 27, T1S, R2E; thence south to the midpoint of the western boundary of Section 3, T2S, R2E; thence on a line east approximately 1/4 of a mile; thence south to the southern boundary of Section 3, T2S, R2E and the corner of Camp Withycombe; thence west 1/4 mile to the midpoint of the southern boundary of Section 3, T2S, R2E; thence on a line south to the Clackamas River; thence easterly along the Clackamas River to the intersection with the western boundary of Section 18, T2S, R3E; thence north to the northwest corner of Section 18, T2S, R3E; thence east to the northwest corner of Section 14, T2S, R3E; thence north to the northwest corner of Section 11, T2S, R3E; thence east to the intersection with Epperson Road; thence north-northwesterly along Epperson Road to the intersection with the Clackamas-Multnomah County Line at the northern boundary of Section 29, T1S, R2E; thence west along the county line to the northwest corner of Section 27, T1S, R2E, the point of beginning. (c) Domestic open burning is allowed in all other areas of Clackamas County, subject to OAR 340-264-0050 and 340-264-0060 and the requirements and prohibitions of local jurisdictions and the State Fire Marshal. (d) No person may cause or allow to be initiated or maintained any domestic open burning other than during daylight hours unless specified by DEQ pursuant to OAR 340-264-0070. (6) Slash burning on forest land within special open burning control areas not regulated by the Department of Forestry under the Smoke Management Program is prohibited, except as provided in OAR 340-264-0180. NOTE: This rule is included in the State of Oregon Clean Air Act Implementation Plan that EQC adopted under OAR 340-200-0040.