477.027 Establishment of classes of wildland-urban interface

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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 wildland-urban interface must be integrated into the comprehensive statewide map described in ORS 477.490 (Statewide wildfire hazard map) . [1997 c.429 §10; 2007 c.30 §3; 2021 c.592 §33; 2023 c.611 §2]

Source: Section 477.027 — Establishment of classes of wildland-urban interface; rules , https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors477.html (accessed May 26, 2025).

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