OAR 736-040-0080: Notification Procedures

(1)(a) Notification to the Commission of a proposal for change of existing use of related adjacent land, or improvement thereto, or any other activity for which the Act or these rules and regulations require notification, shall be written and shall contain a detailed description of the proposed change, improvement or activity, and such other information as the Commission may require; (b) Notifications or request for information or assistance may be made to the nearest Oregon Parks and Recreation Department Region office: or to Headquarters, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department in Salem, addresses and phone numbers available at this web link: http://www.oregonstateparks.org/searchpark.php. (c) The proposed change of use or improvement or activity shall not be carried out or commenced sooner than one year after the Department accepts such notification as complete unless the Commission has sooner given its written approval. (2) Upon receipt of written notice provided in section (1) of this rule, the Commission shall: (a) If the proposal will not impair substantially the natural beauty of the scenic waterway or be in violation of either the Act or these rules, give the landowner, or other applicant when that is appropriate, written notification that he/she may immediately proceed; (b) Notify the owner or applicant in writing if the Commission determines the proposed use would impair the natural beauty of the scenic waterway or otherwise violate either the Act or these rules. The owner or applicant shall not proceed with the proposal until at least one year after the date the Department accepts as complete the original notice to the Commission unless the owner and the Commission sooner reach agreement on an alternate plan.