| Highway Division Rulemaking Actions |
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| Proposed Highway Division Rules |
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This page provides information about pending and recent rulemaking actions by ODOT's Highway Division. The date of the OTC meeting at which consideration is anticipated is listed below.
| Digital Billboard; Outdoor Advertising Sign Application Process (Permanent) |
| These proposed rules outline the process for filing an application for an outdoor advertising sign, including digital billboards and transit shelter signs. |
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Notice Forms |
| Last date for public comment: February 21, 2012 |
| OTC meeting date: March 21, 2012 |
Comments? Please send your comments to the ODOT Rules Coordinator.
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| Recently Closed Highway Division Rules |
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These proposals are no longer open for public comment. The Oregon Transportation Commission will consider approval of these proposed rule changes on the date listed below.
| Traffic Control Devices |
| These proposed changes make traffic signal rules current, remove any unnecessary requirements, and eliminate inaccurate, obscure, and cumbersome references. |
| Proposed Rule Text |
Notice Forms |
| OTC meeting date: March 21, 2012 |
| Cleanup of Illegal Campsites |
| These rule changes modify the procedure for removing personal property specifically from illegal campsites that are located on state highway rights of way. |
| Proposed Rule Text |
Notice Forms |
| OTC meeting date: February 15, 2012 |
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| Recently Adopted Highway Division Rules |
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These rules have been adopted approximately within the last six months.
| Variable Speed Zones |
| This rule gives authority to ODOT and other road authorities to establish variable speed zones on sections of highway when it's determined that a range of speeds in response to recurring conditions provides for better traffic safety and operation than a single set speed. |
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Certificate and Order |
| Filed and effective: January 27, 2012 |
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| Readoption of MUTCD |
| These amendments adopt the 2009 Edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, Oregon Supplement to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, and the Oregon Temporary Traffic Control Handbook as standards for traffic control devices in Oregon. |
| Final Rule Text |
Certificate and Order |
| Filed and effective: December 22, 2011 |
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| Oregon Coordinate Systems |
| These rules implement SB 877 by moving all definitions of the existing Oregon State Plane Coordinate System from ORS Chapter 93 to ODOT's administrative rules and placing all definitions for the new Oregon Coordinate Reference System in the new OAR. |
| Final Rule Text |
Certificate and Order |
| Date filed: December 22, 2011 |
| Effective date: January 1, 2012 |
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| Fallen Officer Memorial Signs |
| This rule implements HB 3039 by establishing a program for roadside memorial signs that commemorate a police officer killed in the line of duty when the Legislative Assembly adopts a concurrent resolution that recognizes the police officer. |
| Final Rule Text |
Certificate and Order |
| Date filed: December 22, 2011 |
| Effective date: January 1, 2012 |
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| Access Management (Temporary rules) |
| These rules implement SB 264 and are intended to provide more clear and objective standards for determining whether any particular property can receive a highway approach permit. |
| Temporary Rule Text |
Certificate and Order |
| Date filed: December 22, 2011 |
| Effective date: January 1, 2012 through June 29, 2012 |
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| Sno-Park Permit Fees |
This rule amendment returns the Sno-Park permit fees to their previous amounts of $3 for a one-day permit, $7 for a three-day permit, and $20 for an annual permit.
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| Final Rule Text |
Certificate and Order |
| Filed and effective: October 26, 2011 |
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| Digital Billboards (Temporary) |
| These temporary rules implement SB 639 and allow the agency to begin processing applications for digital billboards on the effective date of the legislation, while undertaking the permanent rule adoption. |
| Temporary Rule Text |
Certificate and Order |
| Date filed: August 24, 2011 |
| Effective date: September 29, 2011 through March 26, 2012 |
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| Related Information |
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Published Highway Division Rules This link will take you to the Secretary of State's Web site.
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