ORS 374.305
Necessity of permission to build on rights of way

(1)

A person may not place, build or construct on the right of way of any state highway or county road, any approach road, structure, pipeline, ditch, cable or wire, or any other facility, thing or appurtenance, or substantially alter any such facility, thing or appurtenance or change the manner of using any such approach road without first obtaining written permission from the Department of Transportation with respect to state highways or the county court or board of county commissioners with respect to county roads.

(2)

After written notice of not less than 10 days to the permittee and an opportunity for a hearing, the department with respect to crossings over a state highway and the county court or board of county commissioners with respect to crossings over a county road may abolish any crossing at grade by a private road or may alter or change any private road crossing when the public safety, public convenience and the general welfare require the alteration or change. [Amended by 1955 c.424 §1; 1957 c.323 §1; 1967 c.497 §1; 2011 c.330 §3]

Source: Section 374.305 — Necessity of permission to build on rights of way, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors374.­html.

Notes of Decisions

Property owner proposing to alter approach road constructed before September 13, 1967, was required to obtain written consent of the Department of Transportation. Spaght v. Dept. of Trans., 29 Or App 681, 564 P2d 1092 (1977), Sup Ct review denied

Failure to obtain permit does not conclusively establish that roadway is public nuisance precluding creation of prescriptive easement. Foster Auto Parts, Inc. v. City of Portland, 171 Or App 278, 15 P3d 573 (2000)

Attorney General Opinions

Establishment of fee schedule to cover expenses of permit issuance for construction on state highway rights-of-way, (1978) Vol 39, p 423

374.005
Policy and purpose of ORS 374.005 to 374.095 374.010
“Throughway” defined 374.015
Department of Transportation to establish and maintain throughways 374.020
Interference with railroad facilities prohibited 374.025
Change from throughway to highway 374.030
Separation of throughways into separate roadways 374.035
Acquisition of real property 374.040
Acquisition of land not immediately needed 374.045
Payment for land acquired 374.050
Parties bringing eminent domain proceedings 374.055
Evidentiary purposes of improvement plan 374.060
Power of Department of Transportation as to intersecting streets and roads 374.065
Intersection of throughways and county roads 374.070
Throughways in cities 374.075
Cooperation of municipal and county authorities with Department of Transportation 374.080
Agreements with federal government, counties and cities 374.085
Severance by throughway of agricultural land 374.090
Destruction by throughway of access to agricultural property 374.095
Utility roads where access to abutting property affected 374.300
Legislative intent 374.302
Definitions for ORS 374.302 to 374.334 374.305
Necessity of permission to build on rights of way 374.307
Removal or repair of installation constructed without permission 374.308
Presumption of written permission 374.309
County permits 374.310
State permits 374.311
Permit standards 374.312
Rules regarding permits for approach roads 374.313
Claim for relief after closure of approach road 374.314
Traffic impact analysis 374.315
Construction under permits 374.317
Approach road maintenance 374.320
Removal or repair of installation on right of way at expense of applicant 374.325
Effect of ORS 374.305 to 374.325 374.326
Collaboration with highway users 374.328
Highway classification 374.329
Agreements with cities 374.330
Prior status preserved 374.331
Facility plans 374.334
Access management strategy 374.335
Driving certain motor vehicles across public highway not considered operation on highway 374.340
Cattle crossings under public road 374.345
Rules regarding turning onto state highway from approach road 374.350
Process for appeal of decisions regarding access to highways 374.355
Dispute resolution procedures 374.360
Access Management Dispute Review Board 374.405
Access rights of property abutting on state highways 374.410
Department of Transportation to prescribe access rights of abutting property 374.415
Action to prevent entering or leaving state highways in manner not authorized 374.420
County throughways 374.425
County court to prescribe access rights of abutting property 374.430
Action to prevent entering or leaving county roads in unauthorized manner 374.990
Penalty for violation of ORS 374.305 or rule adopted under ORS 374.309 or 374.310
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Current through early 2024

§ 374.305’s source at oregon​.gov