ORS 376.160
Notice to landowners

  • investigation of proposed way
  • report to county governing body

(1)

Upon receipt of a petition for a way of necessity filed under ORS 376.155 (Petition to establish way of necessity), a county governing body shall:

(a)

Provide for service of the petition on all persons owning land across which the way of necessity could be located; and

(b)

Direct the county engineer, county surveyor or other persons appointed by the governing body to investigate the proposed way of necessity and to submit a written report to the county governing body.

(2)

The report under subsection (1) of this section shall include:

(a)

Possible alternate routes for ways of necessity to the property;

(b)

A determination of whether the proposed way of necessity meets the requirements under ORS 376.150 (Definitions for ORS 376.150 to 376.200) to 376.200 (Transfer of jurisdiction over establishment of ways of necessity to circuit court);

(c)

The reasonableness of the way of necessity proposed in the petition; and

(d)

A recommendation for a specific location and width for a way of necessity.

(3)

Upon receipt of the report under subsection (2) of this section, the county governing body shall:

(a)

Provide a copy of the report to the petitioner; and

(b)

Serve a copy of the petition and report on all persons owning land across which the way of necessity is proposed to be located under the report or the petition.

(4)

Service of the petition and report under this section shall be accomplished in the manner provided for service of summons in an action at law. If the report includes a recommendation for a route different than the route proposed in the petition, service on the affected parties shall include a copy of the petition. [1979 c.862 §3]

Source: Section 376.160 — Notice to landowners; investigation of proposed way; report to county governing body, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors376.­html.

376.005
“County court” defined 376.150
Definitions for ORS 376.150 to 376.200 376.155
Petition to establish way of necessity 376.157
Continuation of preexisting sewer service 376.160
Notice to landowners 376.165
Deposit to cover county expenses 376.170
Filing of answer by landowner 376.175
Order granting or denying way of necessity 376.180
Conditions for way of necessity 376.185
Way of necessity over public land 376.190
Responsibility for maintenance of way of necessity 376.195
Subsequent partition of land receiving way of necessity requires government approval 376.197
Way of necessity to historic cemeteries 376.200
Transfer of jurisdiction over establishment of ways of necessity to circuit court 376.305
Policy and purpose of Act 376.310
Definitions for ORS 376.305 to 376.390 376.315
Application to become forest road contractor 376.320
Hearing on application 376.325
Signing and contents of notice 376.330
Order approving application 376.335
Contracting with applicant 376.340
Bond and insurance of forest road contractor 376.345
Contents of forest road contract 376.350
Filing copies of forest road contract 376.355
Limitations on using motor vehicles to transport forest products over forest road 376.360
Signs giving notice of certain vehicles on forest road 376.365
Persons having rights under forest road law and contract 376.370
Supervision over forest road work by roadmaster 376.375
Contract liability of forest road contractor 376.380
Assignment of forest road contract 376.390
Payment of taxes and fees by forest road contractor 376.505
Filing statement of route and bond 376.507
Definition of “transportation of the raw products of the forest.” 376.510
Right to acquire and condemn land for logging road 376.515
Property subject to appropriation 376.520
Condemnation procedure 376.525
Assessment of damages 376.530
Fencing appropriated land 376.535
Use of appropriated property 376.540
Logging roads 376.620
Skyline, logging line, ferry skyline or cable footbridge 376.705
Definitions for ORS 376.705 to 376.825 376.710
Legislative findings 376.715
Construction of Pedestrian Mall Law 376.720
Powers of city with respect to pedestrian mall 376.725
Resolution for establishment of mall 376.730
Description of proposed mall and intersecting streets 376.735
Contents of resolution when landowners to be paid for damages by assessments on benefited property 376.740
Contents of resolution when improvements are proposed 376.745
Resolution to be published and posted 376.750
Copies of resolution to be mailed to affected persons 376.755
Objections to mall 376.760
Effect of objections by landowners 376.765
Changing boundaries when assessments to be levied under ORS 376.735 376.770
Allowing claims for damages 376.775
Hearing objections, claims and protests 376.780
Resolution after hearing 376.785
Judicial proceedings to determine unsettled claims for damages 376.790
Assessment of damages and other expenses against benefited lands 376.795
Manner of assessment 376.800
Special fund for payment of damages and expenses 376.805
Payment of damages and other expenses from sources other than assessments and bonds 376.810
Ordinance establishing mall 376.815
Adoption of ordinance 376.820
Jurisdiction over mall 376.825
Improvements on mall 376.990
Penalties
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Current through early 2024

§ 376.160’s source at oregon​.gov