Springfield is known for its beautiful neighborhoods.  To help maintain this excellent reputation, the City has adopted a number of laws and regulations over the years that allow everyone, to live, work and play in a healthy, safe and pleasant environment.  Code Enforcement staff monitors and enforces these laws to correct problems.  Some of the issues subject to code enforcement include:

• Improper storage of dead organic matter and debris – including household garbage, trash and debris.   (All garbage must be kept in covered, leak proof containers and removed every seven (7) days.
•  Improper storage of used materials which includes such items as used furniture, appliances, scrap, tires and vehicle parts.  (All used materials must be kept inside a legally constructed building with doors for ingress and egress.)
•  Stored, damaged and/or inoperable vehicles on private property.  (Each household may have one such stored vehicle provided it is kept inside a garage or behind a six-foot solid fence.)  The opposite of a stored vehicle is one that is licensed, insured and coming and going on a regular basis.
• Land Use

Springfield Municipal Code
The City of Springfield contains all of the ordinances (laws) adopted by the City of Springfield City Council and/or the voters of the City of Springfield.  Click here

Filing a Code Enforcement Complaint
Complaints regarding code enforcement issues may be filed with the Code Services Office in person, by mail or by telephone.  To file a complaint:   Click here

• Give the location of the problem with street name and address.
• Provide a detailed description of the nuisance (e.g. vehicle parked on the front lawn)
• Optional to provide your name, address and telephone number.  This information is kept confidential, but having it enables the Code Services to contact you if they need more specific information or to advise you of the results of their investigation.

The Code Enforcement Office is located at City Hall 225 Fifth Street, Springfield, OR and can be reached by telephone at either (541) 726-3680 or (541) 726-3753.  Because they spend a large amount of time in the field, the best time to reach Code Enforcement staff by telephone is early in the day or late in the afternoon. Voicemail is available throughout the day.

Office hours are Monday – Friday 8:00am – 5:00pm.
Staff Directory Click here