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2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources
Chapter 477 - Fire Protection of Forests and Vegetation
Section 477.027 - Establishment of classes of wildland-urban interface; rules.
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OR Rev Stat § 477.027 (2021)
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(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 board shall establish five classes of wildland-urban interface.
(4) The classes must be integrated into the comprehensive statewide map described in ORS 477.490. [1997 c.429 §10; 2007 c.30 §3; 2021 c.592 §33]
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