ORS § 477.027

Current through 2024 Regular Session legislation effective April 17, 2024
Section 477.027 - Establishment of classes of wildland-urban interface; rules
(1) By rule, considering national best practices, the State Board of Forestry shall establish:
(a) A definition of "wildland-urban interface."
(b) Criteria by which the wildland-urban interface must be identified and classified.
(2) The criteria:
(a) Must recognize differences across the state in fire hazard, fire risk and structural characteristics within the wildland-urban interface.
(b) May not exclude a category of land from inclusion in the wildland-urban interface.
(3) Based on the criteria, the wildland-urban interface must be integrated into the comprehensive statewide map described in ORS 477.490.

ORS 477.027

Amended by 2023 Ch. 611, § 2, eff. 8/4/2023.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 592, § 33, eff. 7/19/2021.
1997 c.429 §10; 2007 c. 30, § 3