Oregon Law
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374.005Policy and purpose of ORS 374.005 to 374.095 374.010“Throughway” defined 374.015Department of Transportation to establish and maintain throughways; highways to be designated throughways 374.020Interference with railroad facilities prohibited 374.025Change from throughway to highway 374.030Separation of throughways into separate roadways; ingress and egress 374.035Acquisition of real property; effect of resolution 374.040Acquisition of land not immediately needed 374.045Payment for land acquired 374.050Parties bringing eminent domain proceedings 374.055Evidentiary purposes of improvement plan 374.060Power of Department of Transportation as to intersecting streets and roads 374.065Intersection of throughways and county roads 374.070Throughways in cities; intersecting streets 374.075Cooperation of municipal and county authorities with Department of Transportation 374.080Agreements with federal government, counties and cities 374.085Severance by throughway of agricultural land 374.090Destruction by throughway of access to agricultural property 374.095Utility roads where access to abutting property affected 374.205[Repealed by 1967 c.497 §7] 374.210[Repealed by 1967 c.497 §7] 374.215[Repealed by 1967 c.497 §7] 374.220[Amended by 1957 c.459 §3; repealed by 1967 c.497 §7] 374.225[Repealed by 1967 c.497 §7] 374.230[Repealed by 1967 c.497 §7] 374.235[Repealed by 1967 c.497 §7] 374.240[Repealed by 1967 c.497 §7] 374.245[Repealed by 1967 c.497 §7] 374.250[Repealed by 1967 c.497 §7] 374.255[Repealed by 1967 c.497 §7] 374.260[Repealed by 1967 c.497 §7] 374.265[Renumbered 374.335] 374.270[Renumbered 374.340] 374.300Legislative intent 374.302Definitions for ORS 374.302 to 374.334 374.305Necessity of permission to build on rights of way 374.307Removal or repair of installation constructed without permission 374.308Presumption of written permission 374.309County permits; rules 374.310State permits; rules 374.311Permit standards; rules 374.312Rules regarding permits for approach roads; intergovernmental agreements 374.313Claim for relief after closure of approach road; mediation; rules; appraisal 374.314Traffic impact analysis; rules 374.315Construction under permits; maintenance after construction 374.317Approach road maintenance 374.320Removal or repair of installation on right of way at expense of applicant 374.325Effect of ORS 374.305 to 374.325 374.326Collaboration with highway users 374.328Highway classification 374.329Agreements with cities 374.330Prior status preserved 374.331Facility plans; rules 374.334Access management strategy; rules 374.335Driving certain motor vehicles across public highway not considered operation on highway 374.340Cattle crossings under public road 374.345Rules regarding turning onto state highway from approach road 374.350Process for appeal of decisions regarding access to highways 374.355Dispute resolution procedures; rules 374.360Access Management Dispute Review Board 374.405Access rights of property abutting on state highways 374.410Department of Transportation to prescribe access rights of abutting property 374.415Action to prevent entering or leaving state highways in manner not authorized 374.420County throughways; rights of abutting property owners 374.425County court to prescribe access rights of abutting property 374.430Action to prevent entering or leaving county roads in unauthorized manner 374.990Penalty for violation of ORS 374.305 or rule adopted under ORS 374.309 or 374.310

Chapter 374 — Control of Access to Public Highways

ORS 374.302 Definitions for ORS 374.302 to 374.334

As used in ORS 374.302 to 374.334:

(1)

“Approach road” includes a private road that crosses a state highway or a county road.

(2)

“Channelization” means the roadway lane configuration necessary to safely accommodate turning movements from the highway to an intersecting approach.

(3)

“District highway” means a state highway that has been classified by the Oregon Transportation Commission as a district highway.

(4)

“Expressway” means a state highway that has been designated by the commission as an expressway.

(5)

“Interstate highway” means a state highway that has been classified by the commission as an interstate highway.

(6)

“Move in the direction of” means a change in an approach to a property abutting the highway that would bring a property closer to conformance with existing highway standards.

(7)

“Peak hour” means the hour during which the highest volume of traffic enters and exits the property during a typical week.

(8)

“Private approach” means an approach that serves one or more properties and that is not a public approach.

(9)

“Private road crossing” means a privately owned road designed for use by trucks that are prohibited by law from using state highways, county roads or other public highways.

(10)

“Public approach” means an existing or planned city street or county road connection that provides vehicular access to and from a highway.

(11)

“Regional highway” means a state highway that has been classified by the commission as a regional highway.

(12)

“Sight distance” means a length of highway that a driver can see with an acceptable level of clarity.

(13)

“State highway” means a highway that is under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation.

(14)

“Statewide highway” means a state highway that has been classified by the commission as a statewide highway.

(15)

“Trip” means a one-way vehicular movement that consists of a motor vehicle entering or exiting a property.

(16)

“Unincorporated community” means a settlement that is not incorporated as a city and that lies outside the urban growth boundary of any city.

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