OAR 734-060-0185: Public Convenience and Safety Signs

(1) Location. Public convenience or safety signs are allowed on private property visible to a state highway, under the exemption in ORS 377.735, except as prohibited by these rules. Public convenience or safety signs are prohibited on state highway right of way unless approved in writing by the Deputy Director of the Department of Transportation. Public convenience signs must be within one mile of the convenience covered by the sign. (2) Size. The maximum permissible size for public convenience or safety signs is six square feet. (3) Spacing and Form. Minimum spacing between two public convenience or safety signs on the same side of the highway is 100 feet. The entire message must be contained on one sign. Fragmentation of messages on separate sign panels is prohibited. (4) Qualification. Public safety signs are those necessary for the safety of the public such as, but not limited to, signs with legal notices or warnings, or signs warning of danger to the public. Public convenience signs are those necessary for guiding the public in the use of the state transportation system such as, but not limited to, signs identifying transit stops, freight entrances, train stations, ports, airports, or signs identifying public rest rooms. (5) Signs erected under this rule are subject to ORS 377.720 and to applicable federal requirements. (6) Removal. Signs erected under this rule are subject to the removal procedures as provided in ORS 377.775. (7) No person or organization may receive compensation for the act of displaying a public convenience or safety sign. (8) This rule is not intended to regulate, prohibit or limit official highway traffic control signs or devices.