Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 374 § 374.309 — County
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 374 ·
Oregon Code § 374.309·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
County
permits; rules.
(1) The county court or board of county commissioners shall adopt reasonable
rules and regulations and may issue permits, not inconsistent with law, for the
use of the rights of way of county roads for the purposes described in ORS
374.305.
(2) Rules and
regulations adopted and permits issued under subsection (1) of this section
shall include provisions, terms and conditions that in the judgment of the
granting authority are in the best interest of the public for the protection of
the road and the traveling public and may include, but need not be limited to:
(a) Provisions
for construction of culverts under approaches, requirements as to depth of
fills over culverts and requirements for drainage facilities, curbs, islands
and other facilities for traffic channelization as may be deemed necessary.
(b) With respect
to private road crossings, additional provisions for the angle of intersection,
crossing at grade or other than grade, sight distances, safety measures
including flaggers, crossing signs and signals, reinforcement for protection of
the road, maintenance of the crossing and for payment by the applicant of any
of the costs of complying with the provisions.
(c) With respect
to private road crossings, the granting authority may also require the
applicant to furnish:
(A) Public
liability and property damage insurance in a sum fixed by the granting
authority that indemnifies the members, officers, employees and agents of the
granting authority from any claim that might arise on account of the granting
of the permit and the crossing of the road by vehicles operating under the
permit; and
(B) Indemnity
insurance, an indemnity bond or an irrevocable letter of credit issued by an
insured institution as defined in ORS 706.008 in a sum fixed by the granting
authority, indemnifying the granting authority for any damage to the roads that
may be caused by the use of the crossing.
(3) The powers
granted by this section and ORS 374.315 may not be exercised so as to deny any
property abutting the road reasonable access. In determining what is reasonable
access, the county court or board of county commissioners shall apply the
following criteria:
(a) The access
must be sufficient to allow the authorized uses for the property identified in
the acknowledged local comprehensive plan.
(b) The type,
number, size and location of approaches must be adequate to serve the volume
and type of traffic reasonably anticipated to enter and exit the property,
based on the planned uses for the property. [2011 c.330 §8]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 374.309
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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