Oregon Statutes 368.016 – County authority over roads; limitations
(1) Except as provided in this section or as otherwise specifically provided by law, the exercise of governmental powers relating to a road within a county is a matter of county concern.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 368.016
- City: includes any incorporated village or town. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- County road: means a public road under the jurisdiction of a county that has been designated as a county road under ORS § 368. See Oregon Statutes 368.001
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Local access road: means a public road that is not a county road, state highway or federal road. See Oregon Statutes 368.001
- Public road: means a road over which the public has a right of use that is a matter of public record. See Oregon Statutes 368.001
- Road: means the entire right of way of any public or private way that provides ingress to or egress from property by means of vehicles or other means or that provides travel between places by means of vehicles. See Oregon Statutes 368.001
(2) A county governing body:
(a) Does not have jurisdiction over any public road that is a state highway.
(b) Shall only take action involving a local access road within a city if the city governing body consents to the action.
(c) May by resolution or order make any public road within its jurisdiction a county road.
(3) Any road that has a classification as a county road on November 1, 1981, shall retain that classification unless the classification is changed under ORS § 368.026 or as otherwise provided by law.
(4) A county governing body may seek assistance from the Department of Transportation as provided under ORS § 366.155. [1981 c.153 § 4; 1993 c.741 § 44]