Or. Admin. Code § 734-073-0067

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 10, October 1, 2024

Section 734-073-0067 - Procedure for Restricting Reasonable Access

(1) Restricting reasonable access shall only be for reasons of safety and engineering analysis of the route.

(2) The State, City, or County access review process shall include:

(a) An analysis of the proposed access route using observations or other data obtained from the operation of an authorized test vehicle over the route; or

(b) Analysis of the access route proposed by application of vehicle templates to plans of the route.

(3) Denial of access to terminals and services shall be based only on safety and engineering analysis of the access route. Safety criteria include, but are not limited to, sight distance, horizontal and vertical curvature, safe passing opportunities, rail and utility crossings and accident data for the requested access.

(4) Routes are automatically approved if not acted upon within 90 days of access review application.

(5) Application shall be in the form and manner established by the road authority for access review.

(6) Reasonable access is prohibited where signs prohibiting the access are posted. These signs shall be posted only when access review has been made and the Road Authority determines the access is denied.

(7) Road Authorities may request technical assistance from the Department of Transportation to meet the requirements of this rule.

Or. Admin. Code § 734-073-0067

HWY 4-1992, f. & cert. ef. 3-25-92; HWY 1-1995, f. & cert. ef. 9-18-95

Stat. Auth.: ORS 184.616, ORS 184.619, ORS 810 & ORS 818

Stats. Implemented: ORS 818.200 & ORS 818.220