Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 736 - PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT
Division 10 - GENERAL PARK AREA RULES
Section 736-010-0025 - Motor Vehicles

Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 736-010-0025

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024

(1) All park area roadways are considered public roadways and all provisions of the Oregon Vehicle Code, ORS chapters 801 to 826are applicable and enforceable on such roadways.

(2) Motorists must comply with motor vehicle regulatory signs posted on park properties.

(3) Motor vehicles, trailers, or other vehicles shall be operated only on public roadways and in other portions of park properties designated for motor vehicle use by signs or park employees.

(4) Where not otherwise posted, motor vehicles may not be operated within a park property at speeds in excess of 25 miles per hour. Violation of this rule is a Class B violation.

(5) Motor vehicles, trailers, or other vehicles shall be parked only in designated parking areas.

(6) The department may have a vehicle towed at the owner's expense if a vehicle is parked in a fire lane, roadway, campsite, entry way, driveway, closed area, or other location in a manner that threatens park resources, impedes park operations, or safety, or any combination thereof.

(7) Abandoning a vehicle or leaving a vehicle unattended for 72 hours or more at a park property without permission from the park manager is prohibited and is a Class B violation. Vehicles abandoned for 72 hours or more or vehicles owned by a person who has been excluded from the park property or who is in violation of criminal trespass may be towed at the owner's expense.

(8) Parking a motor vehicle or a trailer overnight in a day use area is prohibited without written permission of the park manager or designated park employee and such vehicles are subject to towing at the owner's expense.

(9) Unlicensed motorized vehicles, except department service vehicles, may not be operated in park properties unless otherwise posted, with the exception of other power-driven mobility devices operated within the constraints established in section 11.

(10) A person may only operate an Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) on park property:

(a) In designated off-highway riding areas or on park roadways which are signed for OHV use.

(b) During those seasons and hours of operation which are established by the park manager.

(c) Below the maximum permissible decibel level as published on the state park website on July 1, 2013.

(11) The park manager or a park employee designated by the manager will allow the use of other power-driven mobility devices by individuals with mobility disabilities, in areas open to the public unless it is determined that the device cannot be operated in accordance with legitimate safety concerns for the operator, park visitors, park resources and park facilities. In determining if the device can be operated in a safe manner the manager or designee will consider the following criteria:

(a) The type, size, weight, dimensions, and speed of the device;

(b) The facility's volume of pedestrian traffic (which may vary at different times of the day, week, month, or year);

(c) The facility's design and operational characteristics (e.g., whether its service, program, or activity is conducted indoors, its square footage, the density and placement of stationary devices, and the availability of storage for the device, if requested by the user);

(d) Whether legitimate safety requirements can be established to permit the safe operation of the other power-driven mobility device in the specific facility or area; and

(e) Whether the use of the other power-driven mobility device creates a substantial risk of serious harm to the immediate environment or natural or cultural resources, or poses a conflict with applicable state laws and regulations.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 390.124

Stats. Implemented: ORS 390.111, 390.330, 819.110, 819.120, 811 et seq., 814.500, 814.516, 814.550 & 814.554

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