ORS 377.510
Signs visible from state highways regulated

  • junkyards prohibited
  • exceptions

(1)

A sign that is visible from a state highway may not be erected or maintained in an area that has been established by final order as a scenic area except:

(a)

Traffic control signs or devices.

(b)

Signs other than outdoor advertising signs, as defined in ORS 377.710 (Definitions for ORS 377.700 to 377.844).

(c)

Signs approved by the Director of Transportation, or the authorized representative of the director, erected and maintained by a public utility or telecommunications utility for the purpose of giving warning of the location of an underground cable or other installations.

(d)

Signs identifying incorporated or unincorporated communities, erected in compliance with ORS 377.715 (Application of ORS 377.700 to 377.844) and 377.756 (Permits for signs erected by city or unincorporated community) to 377.758 (Notification by federal authorities of illegal sign), that are designed to complement the scenic quality of the area in which the signs are erected. Signs located in snow zones may be more than eight feet in height to compensate for snow if approved by the director.

(2)

Unless adequately screened as provided in ORS 377.620 (Restrictions on maintaining or establishing junkyard along highway) (3)(a) or unless located within a zoned industrial area, no junkyard shall be established which is visible from a state highway where the area immediately adjacent to the state highway has been established by final order as a scenic area. [1961 c.614 §7; 1965 c.219 §24; 1967 c.590 §14; 1987 c.447 §122; 1991 c.287 §1; 1993 c.741 §45; 2007 c.199 §22]

Source: Section 377.510 — Signs visible from state highways regulated; junkyards prohibited; exceptions, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors377.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).

377.030
Destruction or removal of trees on state highways without permission prohibited 377.040
Application to department to remove trees along state highways 377.050
Consent of department for removal of trees along state highways 377.100
Study of highway system 377.105
Effect of designation as historic and scenic highway 377.505
Definitions for ORS 377.505 to 377.540 377.510
Signs visible from state highways regulated 377.515
Removal of nonconforming signs deferred 377.521
Status of previously designated scenic areas 377.540
Director of Transportation to enforce orders and render administrative assistance 377.605
Definitions for ORS 377.605 to 377.655 377.610
Public policy on junkyards 377.615
Director’s authority to promulgate regulations, enter into agreements with federal government 377.620
Restrictions on maintaining or establishing junkyard along highway 377.625
Screening junkyard located in restricted area 377.630
Removing junkyard from restricted area 377.635
Junkyard in violation of restrictions declared a public nuisance 377.640
Acquisition of land necessary to screen or relocate junkyards 377.645
Expenditure of moneys to screen or relocate junkyards prior to availability of federal matching funds 377.650
Personal property on state highway 377.653
Personal property under state highway bridge 377.655
Rules for removal and disposition of signs and property in violation of ORS 377.650 377.700
Short title 377.705
Policy 377.707
Identifying location of signs on construction plans 377.708
Effect on certain signs of transfer of jurisdiction over state highway 377.710
Definitions for ORS 377.700 to 377.844 377.712
Issuance of permits for certain preexisting signs 377.713
Compensation following partial or total loss of outdoor advertising sign 377.715
Application of ORS 377.700 to 377.844 377.720
Prohibited signs 377.723
Affidavit of city or county necessary for issuance of sign permit 377.725
Permit 377.729
Fees for sign permits and business licenses 377.730
License for business of maintaining or erecting signs 377.735
Exemptions from sign permit requirements 377.737
Giving or receiving compensation or value for signs 377.740
ORS 377.700 to 377.844 not intended to authorize signs prohibited by other governmental units 377.745
Limitation on form and size of signs 377.750
Spacing between signs 377.753
Permits for outdoor advertising signs 377.756
Permits for signs erected by city or unincorporated community 377.757
Requirements for signs authorized by ORS 377.756 377.758
Notification by federal authorities of illegal sign 377.759
Issuance of relocation credits for removal of outdoor advertising signs from scenic byway 377.762
Issuance of relocation credits for removal of sign 377.763
Consolidation of relocation credits 377.765
Status of previously existing signs 377.767
Relocation of existing outdoor advertising sign 377.768
Effect of relocation permit on existing sign permit 377.770
Signs in protected, commercial or industrial areas 377.773
When sign abandoned 377.775
Removal procedure for noncomplying signs 377.777
Action to enjoin person from violation of ORS 377.700 to 377.844 377.780
Removal of outdoor advertising signs 377.787
Contracts to study traveler information needs 377.790
Construction, maintenance and operation of tourist and motorist informational signs 377.795
Allocation of costs of telephone informational system 377.800
Tourist and motorist informational signs 377.805
Form of tourist and motorist informational signs 377.820
Application for tourist or motorist informational sign permit 377.825
Fees for sign applications, maintenance costs and reinstallation 377.830
Limitation on motorist informational sign permits 377.831
Application for digital billboard permit 377.833
Public notifications 377.835
Creation of Travel Information Council as semi-independent state agency 377.836
Application of certain statutes to Travel Information Council 377.838
Authority of executive director of Travel Information Council 377.839
Authority of Travel Information Council 377.840
Travel Information Council account 377.841
Roadside rest areas 377.842
Refreshments at roadside rest areas 377.844
Enforcement of rules regarding health and safety 377.845
Use of funds by Department of Transportation after repayment of highway fund 377.880
Informational materials in roadside rest areas 377.885
Department of Transportation Human Trafficking Awareness Fund 377.887
State Parks and Recreation Department Human Trafficking Awareness Fund 377.992
Penalties

Current through early 2026

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