Oregon Law
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376.005“County court” defined 376.105[Repealed by 1979 c.862 §12] 376.110[Repealed by 1979 c.862 §12] 376.115[Repealed by 1979 c.862 §12] 376.120[Repealed by 1979 c.862 §12] 376.125[Repealed by 1979 c.862 §12] 376.130[Repealed by 1979 c.862 §12] 376.135[Repealed by 1979 c.862 §12] 376.140[Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432] 376.145[Repealed by 1979 c.862 §12] 376.150Definitions for ORS 376.150 to 376.200 376.155Petition to establish way of necessity; contents; requirements 376.157Continuation of preexisting sewer service 376.160Notice to landowners; investigation of proposed way; report to county governing body 376.165Deposit to cover county expenses 376.170Filing of answer by landowner; reply to answer by petitioner 376.175Order granting or denying way of necessity; contents; liability for costs; appeal 376.180Conditions for way of necessity 376.185Way of necessity over public land 376.190Responsibility for maintenance of way of necessity; alteration limited 376.195Subsequent partition of land receiving way of necessity requires government approval 376.197Way of necessity to historic cemeteries 376.200Transfer of jurisdiction over establishment of ways of necessity to circuit court; local court rules; procedure after transfer 376.205[Repealed by 1981 c.153 §79] 376.210[Repealed by 1981 c.153 §79] 376.215[Repealed by 1981 c.153 §79] 376.220[Repealed by 1981 c.153 §79] 376.305Policy and purpose of Act 376.310Definitions for ORS 376.305 to 376.390 376.315Application to become forest road contractor 376.320Hearing on application; posting, publishing, serving and proof of notice 376.325Signing and contents of notice 376.330Order approving application; service of order 376.335Contracting with applicant 376.340Bond and insurance of forest road contractor 376.345Contents of forest road contract 376.350Filing copies of forest road contract 376.355Limitations on using motor vehicles to transport forest products over forest road; regulations and permits for crossing state highways 376.360Signs giving notice of certain vehicles on forest road 376.365Persons having rights under forest road law and contract 376.370Supervision over forest road work by roadmaster 376.375Contract liability of forest road contractor 376.380Assignment of forest road contract 376.385[Amended by 1991 c.67 §92; 1999 c.1051 §270; 2007 c.679 §4; repealed by 2011 c.597 §118] 376.390Payment of taxes and fees by forest road contractor 376.505Filing statement of route and bond; right of entry 376.507Definition of “transportation of the raw products of the forest.” 376.510Right to acquire and condemn land for logging road 376.515Property subject to appropriation 376.520Condemnation procedure 376.525Assessment of damages 376.530Fencing appropriated land 376.535Use of appropriated property; reversion on disuse 376.540Logging roads 376.605[Amended by 1971 c.741 §26; repealed by 2001 c.388 §1] 376.610[Repealed by 1981 c.153 §79] 376.615[Repealed by 1981 c.153 §79] 376.620Skyline, logging line, ferry skyline or cable footbridge; authorization and regulation by Department of State Lands 376.705Definitions for ORS 376.705 to 376.825 376.710Legislative findings; short title 376.715Construction of Pedestrian Mall Law; validity of proceedings 376.720Powers of city with respect to pedestrian mall 376.725Resolution for establishment of mall; general contents of resolution 376.730Description of proposed mall and intersecting streets 376.735Contents of resolution when landowners to be paid for damages by assessments on benefited property 376.740Contents of resolution when improvements are proposed 376.745Resolution to be published and posted 376.750Copies of resolution to be mailed to affected persons 376.755Objections to mall; claims for damages; right to damages not created 376.760Effect of objections by landowners 376.765Changing boundaries when assessments to be levied under ORS 376.735; notice; objections 376.770Allowing claims for damages; payment 376.775Hearing objections, claims and protests; waiver; decision; continuations 376.780Resolution after hearing; fixing boundaries 376.785Judicial proceedings to determine unsettled claims for damages; satisfaction prior to traffic prohibition 376.790Assessment of damages and other expenses against benefited lands 376.795Manner of assessment; sale of bonds representing unpaid assessments 376.800Special fund for payment of damages and expenses; use of surplus 376.805Payment of damages and other expenses from sources other than assessments and bonds 376.810Ordinance establishing mall; contents 376.815Adoption of ordinance; payment of claims, damages and compensation 376.820Jurisdiction over mall; abandonment or modification 376.825Improvements on mall; payment of costs 376.990Penalties

Chapter 376 — Ways of Necessity; Special Ways; Pedestrian Malls

ORS 376.190 Responsibility for maintenance of way of necessity; alteration limited

(1)

A way of necessity that is established under ORS 376.150 to 376.200 shall be maintained and kept passable by the person owning the land for which the way of necessity is established. This subsection does not require the person to provide for maintenance of the way of necessity for uses or persons not specifically provided in the order establishing the way of necessity.

(2)

A way of necessity established under ORS 376.150 to 376.200 shall not be altered or vacated except by the governing body of the county in which it is located and in a manner provided by law for the alteration or vacation of a public road.

(3)

No county shall be required to work, improve, maintain or repair a way of necessity.

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