ORS 374.302: Definitions for ORS 374.302 to 374.334.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
As used in ORS 374.302 to 374.334: (1) “Approach road” includes a private road that crosses a state highway or a county road. (2) “Channelization” means the roadway lane configuration necessary to safely accommodate turning movements from the highway to an intersecting approach. (3) “District highway” means a state highway that has been classified by the Oregon Transportation Commission as a district highway. (4) “Expressway” means a state highway that has been designated by the commission as an expressway. (5) “Interstate highway” means a state highway that has been classified by the commission as an interstate highway. (6) “Move in the direction of” means a change in an approach to a property abutting the highway that would bring a property closer to conformance with existing highway standards. (7) “Peak hour” means the hour during which the highest volume of traffic enters and exits the property during a typical week. (8) “Private approach” means an approach that serves one or more properties and that is not a public approach. (9) “Private road crossing” means a privately owned road designed for use by trucks that are prohibited by law from using state highways, county roads or other public highways. (10) “Public approach” means an existing or planned city street or county road connection that provides vehicular access to and from a highway. (11) “Regional highway” means a state highway that has been classified by the commission as a regional highway. (12) “Sight distance” means a length of highway that a driver can see with an acceptable level of clarity. (13) “State highway” means a highway that is under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation. (14) “Statewide highway” means a state highway that has been classified by the commission as a statewide highway. (15) “Trip” means a one-way vehicular movement that consists of a motor vehicle entering or exiting a property. (16) “Unincorporated community” means a settlement that is not incorporated as a city and that lies outside the urban growth boundary of any city. [2011 c.330 §2]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 734-051-1010: Authority for Rules — General Provisions — implements
- OAR 734-051-1020: Purpose and Intent of Rules — implements
- OAR 734-051-1030: Administration of Rules — implements
- OAR 734-051-1040: Relationship to Local Jurisdiction Rules and Regulations — implements
- OAR 734-051-1050: Procedure to Obtain a Permit to Construct or Modify a Public Approach — implements
- OAR 734-051-1060: Delegation of Permit Authority to Local Jurisdiction — implements
- OAR 734-051-1070: Definitions — implements
- OAR 734-051-2010: Rights of Access — General Provisions — implements
- OAR 734-051-2020: Grants of Access — implements
- OAR 734-051-2030: Indentures of Access — implements
- OAR 734-051-3010: Administration of Private Approaches — Permit for Private Approach — implements
- OAR 734-051-3015: Presumption of Written Permission for an Existing Private Connection — implements
- OAR 734-051-3020: Change of Use of a Private Connection — implements
- OAR 734-051-3030: Application Requirements for State Highway Private Approach — implements
- OAR 734-051-3040: Private Approach Permit Application Review, Approvals and Timelines — implements
- OAR 734-051-3050: Deviations from Approach Spacing, Sight Distance, and Channelization Standards for a Private Approach — implements
- OAR 734-051-3060: Pre-Decision Collaborative Discussion for Highway Approach Permit Applications — implements
- OAR 734-051-3070: Mitigation Measures — implements
- OAR 734-051-3080: Post-Decision Review Processes — implements
- OAR 734-051-3090: Post-Decision Collaborative Discussion — implements
- OAR 734-051-3100: Access Management Dispute Review Board — implements
- OAR 734-051-3110: Contested Case Hearing Process — implements
- OAR 734-051-4010: Access Management Standards for Approaches — General Provisions — implements
- OAR 734-051-4020: Standards and Criteria for Approval of Private Approaches — implements
- OAR 734-051-4030: Benefit to the State Highway System — implements
- OAR 734-051-4040: Temporary Approaches — implements
- OAR 734-051-4050: Special Use Approaches — implements
- OAR 734-051-5010: Approach Design and Construction — Design of Approaches — implements
- OAR 734-051-5020: Issuance of Construction Permits — implements
- OAR 734-051-5030: Construction of Approaches — implements
- OAR 734-051-5040: Effective Period of Construction Permits — implements
- OAR 734-051-5050: Responsibility for Costs of Construction of Approaches — implements
- OAR 734-051-5060: Liability, Insurance and Bonding Requirements — implements
- OAR 734-051-5070: Review Procedure for Modifying a Construction Permit — implements
- OAR 734-051-5080: Issuance of a Permit to Operate, Maintain and Use an Approach — implements
- OAR 734-051-5090: Maintenance of Approaches — implements
- OAR 734-051-5100: Effective Period of Permit to Operate, Maintain and Use an Approach — implements
- OAR 734-051-5110: Revocation of Permits and Removal of Approaches — implements
- OAR 734-051-5120: Access Management in Project Delivery — implements
- OAR 734-051-6010: Remedies in Closure of Approaches — Authority and Purpose of OAR 734-051-6010 through 734-051-6060 — implements
- OAR 734-051-6020: Definitions — implements
- OAR 734-051-6030: Offer of Remedies — implements
- OAR 734-051-6040: Procedure for Resolving Claims — implements
- OAR 734-051-6050: Appraisals — implements
- OAR 734-051-6060: Conditions of Agreement — implements
- OAR 734-051-6070: Delegation — implements
- OAR 734-051-7010: Access Management in Highway Facility Plans — implements
This rule cites
- ORS 374.302 — resolved
- 374.334 — resolved
Cited by
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors374.html