Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) There shall be no landing of any aircraft
on the ocean shore in Tillamook County, except for an emergency.
(2) Except for an emergency or as provided in
section (3) of this rule, there shall be no travel by motor vehicles on the
ocean shore in Tillamook County in the areas and during the periods of time
hereinafter designated by the Oregon coordinate latitude survey lines, north
zone, consisting of "Y" numbers as shown on "Exhibit 2" available from the
agency and by this reference made a part hereof. The areas where motor vehicle
travel is allowed, the periods of time for such use, and the areas on the ocean
shore where travel by motor vehicles is prohibited, are further described as
follows:
(a) Motor vehicle travel is
prohibited from the Clatsop County-Tillamook County line, Y 790, 613, southerly
to the south line of Oswald West State Park, Y 774, 737;
(b) Motor vehicle travel is prohibited from
the south line of Oswald West State Park, Y 774, 737, southerly to the north
boundary of Nehalem Bay State Park, Y 761, 335, except as follows:
(A) Between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 12:00
noon, October 1 through April 30;
(B) Motor vehicles essential to and engaged
in boat launchings will be allowed any time during the year.
(c) Motor vehicle travel is
prohibited from the north boundary of Nehalem Bay State Park, Y 761, 335,
southerly to the south boundary of the Boy Scout property north of Sand Lake, Y
618, 468, except as follows: Motor vehicles essential to and engaged in boat
launchings will be allowed any time during the year for a distance of 300 feet
northwest from point Y 665, 466; XI, 113, 850, near Happy Camp;
(d) Motor vehicle travel is allowed at any
time from the south boundary of Boy Scout property north of Sand Lake, Y 618,
468 southerly to the Galloway Road beach access Y 610, 120;
(e) Motor vehicle travel is prohibited from
the Galloway Road beach access Y 610, 120 southerly to the north boundary of
Cape Kiwanda State Park property, Y 595, 111;
(f) Motor vehicle travel is allowed from the
north boundary of Cape Kiwanda State Park property, Y 595, 111 to the base of
headland north of Cape Kiwanda, Y 586, 275.
(g) Motor vehicle travel is prohibited from
the base of the headland north of Cape Kiwanda, Y 586, 275, southerly to a
point north of the beach ramp near Cape Kiwanda, Y 584, 097, except as follows:
(A) From the base of the headland south of
Cape Kiwanda, Y 584, 879, southerly approximately 400 feet to Y 584, 688, motor
vehicles essential to and engaged in boat, as defined in ORS
830.005(2),
launchings, boat recoveries, transferring equipment or supplies onto boats,
unloading equipment or catches from boats, or emergency repairs of other
vehicles or boats will be allowed at any time during the year;
(B) From Y 584, 688, southerly approximately
700 feet to a line located north of and parallel to the beach ramp near Cape
Kiwanda, the point of intersection of said line and the line of vegetation
being at Y 584, 097, operation or parking of motor vehicles used for towing
boat trailers or essential to boat launchings will be allowed.
(h) Motor vehicle travel and
parking is prohibited at any time from the line described in subsection (2)(g)
of this rule, north of the beach ramp near Cape Kiwanda, southerly
approximately 1,300 feet to Y 582, 843, except for boat launching or boat
recoveries when access north of the ramp is unsafe due to ocean or beach
conditions.
(i) Motor vehicle
travel is prohibited from Y 582, 843 southerly to near Pacific Avenue at
Pacific City, Y 579, 329;
(j) Motor
vehicle travel is allowed at any time from near Pacific Avenue at Pacific City,
Y 579, 329, southerly to Porter Point, Y 563, 121;
(k) Motor vehicle travel is prohibited from
Porter Point, Y 563, 121, southerly to the Tillamook County/Lincoln County
line, Y 521, 960.
(3)
The State Parks Director or the authorized representative may issue special
permits for motor vehicles to travel on the ocean shore within the areas or at
times where such travel is otherwise prohibited by this resolution. No charge
for such permits will be made. Any special permit or permit identification card
shall be in the immediate possession of the operator of the vehicle at all
times when driving on that portion of the ocean shore otherwise closed to
travel by motor vehicles. The operator shall display the same upon the demand
of any peace officer.
(4) The State
Parks and Recreation Department is directed to erect conspicuous signs and
markers designating the above areas on the ocean shore of Tillamook County,
with reference to the Oregon coordinate survey system, as areas where travel by
motor vehicles is prohibited, areas where travel by motor vehicles is partially
restricted, and areas where travel by motor vehicles is allowed, as herein
provided.
Exhibits referenced are available from the
agency.
