Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 629 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY
Division 25 - FOREST PARK AND RECREATION AREAS
Section 629-025-0022 - Health and Safety Standards - Large Commercial Events
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 629-025-0022
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) Sewerage Facilities:
(a) Chemical toilets must be provided at a
rate of at least one toilet per 80 persons or fraction thereof.
(b) Chemical toilets must be serviced daily
with respect to sanitation, removal of contents, and recharging of chemical
solution.
(c) All chemical toilets
must be located so as to be easily and readily serviced by servicing
vehicles.
(2) Refuse Storage and Disposal:
(a) All refuse and
solid waste must be stored in fly-tight containers constructed of impervious
material.
(b) Containers for refuse
and solid waste storage must be provided at a minimum ratio of one 30 gallon
container for each 16 persons or fraction thereof anticipated or one cubic yard
of container capacity for each 125 persons or fraction thereof anticipated.
(c) All refuse and solid waste
must be removed from storage containers at least once every 24 hours and
transported and disposed of in a manner which is authorized and complies with
state and local laws, ordinances, and regulations.
(d) Liquid wastes not containing human
excreta must be disposed of in a seepage pit having a minimum depth of three
feet and a lateral area of not less than 32 square feet. The pit must be
backfilled with clean, coarse rock and be protected by a one-fourth inch screen
which is removable and must effectively trap food particles and prevent other
wastes from entering the backfilled rock.
(3) Water Supply: The water supply, water quality, and water storage and delivery systems must comply with the standards established under OAR 333-039-0015.
(4) Fire Protection:
(a) In addition to the requirements found in
ORS 477, a Person must:
(A) Confine all Fires
to camp stoves or fire grates or other fireproof structures constructed for
such purposes. Such structures must be less than four feet in diameter or four
feet in length;
(B) Clear all
flammable material for a distance of five feet around and 10 feet above any
fire grate or other fireproof structure used to contain a campfire;
(C) Extinguish every fire at the site before
leaving the site; and
(D) Comply
with fire prevention rules found in OAR 629, division 43 for all activities
involving open fire, fire effects, bonfires, or other controlled or
uncontrolled fires.
(b) A
Person may not:
(A) Leave a fire unattended;
or
(B) Discharge or cause to be
discharged any firecrackers, explosives, torpedoes, rockets, fireworks, sky
lanterns, or other flammable substances which could be harmful to Persons or
forest resources without prior written permission of the
Forester.
(5) Traffic:
(a) Motor Vehicles must be parked in
a manner that eliminates blockage of parked Vehicles and allows Vehicles free
access to exits at all times.
(b) A
Vehicle may not block, obstruct or interfere with vehicular or pedestrian
traffic on a Forest Road, parking area, Designated Trail, walkway, pathway or
common area. The Department may tow a Vehicle at the owner's expense if the
Vehicle is found to obstruct, block or interfere with vehicular or pedestrian
traffic or is parked in a fire lane, roadway, campsite, entry way, driveway,
closed area or other location in a manner that threatens forest resources or
improvements, impedes operations of a Designated Recreation Area, public
safety, or any combination thereof.
(6) Security Personnel:
(a) The Organizer must maintain an accurate
count of individuals attending the Large Commercial Event and must provide
adequate security arrangements to limit further admissions to the Large
Commercial Event when the anticipated number of individuals have been admitted.
(b) The Organizer must secure a
written statement from the chief law enforcement officer of the county in which
the Large Commercial Event is to take place that arrangements for security and
the orderly flow of traffic to and from the site complies with state and local
laws, ordinances, and regulations, and is satisfactory with respect to
anticipated number of participants and site.
(7) Bonding and Insurance:
(a) Bonds: The Forester may require the
posting of a cash or surety bond or other guarantee in such form and in such
amount as determined by the Forester to be sufficient by the Forester to defray
the costs of restoration and rehabilitation of the State Forest Land affected
by the permitted use. Bonds and guarantees will be returned to the permittee
upon satisfactory compliance with all permit conditions, including restoration
and rehabilitation requirements.
(A) Claims
against Organizer's bond for failure to comply with or perform other
obligations under the permit must be processed in the following manner:
(i) The Department must provide notice in
writing to Organizer and Organizer's surety of the nature of the failure to
comply or the unperformed obligation, and must specify a date by which the
failure must be remedied.
(ii) If
Organizer fails to remedy the failure or to respond in writing with reasons
adequate in Department's judgment to waive the failure within the time
specified in Department's notice, Organizer must be deemed to be in default and
Department must be entitled to make a claim against Organizer's bond on behalf
of Department for an amount deemed reasonably sufficient to cure the
failure.
(B) The
Department reserves the right to invoke any remedy available to it under the
permit or at law or in equity in the event Department is required to seek
redress from Organizer's surety for a permit violation or default by Organizer
including, without limitation, termination of the permit.
(b) Insurance: The Forester may require a
permittee, at the permittee's expense, to obtain and keep in effect for the
duration of the proposed event insurance coverages in types and amounts that
are deemed satisfactory to the Forester, and which names the State of Oregon as
an additional insured. The policy must stipulate that the Forester must be
notified 30 days in advance of the termination or modification of the policy
(8) Siting Restrictions: A buffer of at least 200 feet, measured in horizontal distance, wherein a Person may not enter, occupy or physically disturb forest resources or improvements must be maintained between the Large Commercial Event site and all:
(a) Ecologically-sensitive areas,
including streams, lakes and wetlands;
(b) Known cultural resources; and
(c) Forest practices as defined in ORS
527.620.
(9) Use of Alcohol: Alcohol may not be sold or consumed within one hour of the scheduled end time of the Large Commercial Event.
(10) Indemnity: The permittee must defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the State of Oregon against any responsibility or liability for damage, injury, or loss to Persons and property which may occur during the permitted use period or as a result of such use.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 526.291
Stats. Implemented: ORS 526.287 - 526.299
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