Or. Admin. R. 340-264-0130 - Multnomah County
Open burning requirements for Multnomah 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 provided in OAR
340-264-0180.
(4) Construction and demolition
open burning, unless authorized pursuant to OAR
340-264-0180, is
prohibited west of the Sandy River but is allowed east of the Sandy River,
subject to
340-264-0050,
340-264-0060
and
340-264-0070,
and the requirements and prohibitions of local jurisdictions and the State Fire
Marshal.
(5) Domestic open
burning:
(a) Those areas where open burning
is always prohibited (unless authorized by
340-264-0180 ):
(A) The area encompassed by the line
beginning at the point where the Multnomah, Clackamas, and Washington County
lines meet at a trisection; thence east and then north and then east along the
Multnomah-Clackamas County Line to the intersection with SE 162nd Avenue;
thence north along SE 162nd Avenue to the intersection with SE Foster Road;
thence southeasterly along SE Foster Road to the intersection with Jenne Road;
thence northeasterly along Jenne Road to the intersection with SE 174th Avenue;
thence north along SE 174th Avenue to the intersection with SE Marie Street;
thence east along SE Marie Street to the intersection with SE 182nd Avenue;
thence north along SE 182nd Avenue and continuing north as SE 182nd Avenue
merges into SE 181st Avenue and then turns into NE 181st Avenue to the
intersection with NE Sandy Boulevard; thence easterly along NE Sandy Boulevard
to the intersection with NE 185th Drive; thence north along NE 185th Drive to
the intersection with Marine Drive; thence continuing on a line due north to
the Columbia River and the state line; thence following the Columbia River and
the state line; thence following the Columbia River and the state line to the
confluence of the Columbia and the Willamette Rivers; thence along the
Willamette River to the Confluence with the Multnomah Channel and the Portland
City Limits; thence following the Portland City Limits generally southerly to
the intersection with Section 27, T1N, R1W and the Multnomah-Washington County
Line; thence following the Multnomah-Washington County Line southwesterly and
then south to the trisection of the Multnomah-Clackamas-Washington County Line,
the point of beginning.
(B) All
areas in northwest Multnomah County that are not contained within a Fire
Protection District.
(C) The
Burlington Water District.
(b) Those areas where domestic open burning
is prohibited, except for the burning of yard debris between March 1 and June
15, and between Oct. 1 and Dec. 15 and 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 within Multnomah County that lie west of the Sandy
River and are not included in
340-264-0130(5)(a).
(c) Domestic open burning is
allowed east of the Sandy River, 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.
(d) No person may cause
or allow to be initiated or maintained any domestic open burning other than
during daylight hours unless otherwise 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.
Notes
Stat. Auth.: ORS 468.020, 468A.025, 468A.575 & 468A595
Stats. Implemented: ORS 468A.025, 468A.555 - 468A.620, 477.515 & 477.520
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