734-059-0050 Signs in Protected Areas (1) As used in OAR chapter 734, division 059, unless the context of the rule requires otherwise, the following definitions apply: (a) “Center line of the highway” means the line equidistant from the edges of the median separating the main-traveled ways of a divided highway or is the center line of the main traveled way of a nondivided highway. (b) “Entrance Road” means any public road, including acceleration lanes by which traffic may enter the main-traveled way of an Interstate highway, irrespective of whether traffic may also leave the main-traveled way by such road. (c) “Exit Road” means any public road, including deceleration lanes by which traffic may leave the main-traveled way of an Interstate highway, irrespective of whether traffic may also enter the main-traveled way by such road. (d) “Interstate System” means I-5, I-84, I-82, I-105, I-205, and I-405 within Oregon’s borders. (e) “Main-traveled way” means the traveled way of an Interstate Highway on which through-traffic is carried. It does not include frontage or service roads. (f) “Traveled way” means the portion of a roadway for the movement of vehicles, exclusive of shoulders. (2) Signs Allowed in Protected Areas. Only the following signs may be erected or maintained in protected areas of the Interstate System: (a) Class 1: Official signs. Official signs or notices erected and maintained by public officers or agencies pursuant to and in accordance with authorization in State or Federal law, for the purpose of carrying out an official duty or responsibility. (b) Class 2: Signs that are not outdoor advertising signs. (c) Class 3: Outdoor advertising signs, subject to the permit and other requirements of the Oregon Motorist Information Act and these rules. (d) Class 4: Temporary signs, subject to the requirements of the Oregon Motorist Information Act. (3) Prohibited Signs. The following signs are not allowed in Protected Areas: (a) Signs that are illegal under ORS 377.720. (b) Signs that exceed twenty feet in length, width, or height, or exceed 150 square feet in area, except for those signs that are not “outdoor advertising signs” as that term is defined in ORS 377.710. (c) Signs that do not adhere to these rules. (d) Signs that do not adhere to the other requirements of the Oregon Motorist Information Act (ORS 377.700–377.840 and 377.992). (4) Measurement of Distances. Distances under these rules are measured in the following manner: (a) Distance from the edge or a right of way shall be measured horizontally along a line normal or perpendicular to the center line of the interstate highway. (b) All distances for location of signs and spacing requirements shall be measured along the center line of the interstate highway between two vertical planes that are normal or perpendicular to and intersect the center line of the interstate highway and that pass through the termini of the measured distance. (5) Number of Class 3 signs and spacing requirements. The erection and maintenance of Class 3 signs within protected areas shall not be allowed in any manner that is inconsistent with the following: (a) In advance of an intersection of the main-traveled way of a protected area and an exit road, such signs will not be permitted to exceed the following numbers: [Table not included. See ED. NOTE.] (b) Subject to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, not more than two such signs will be permitted within any mile distance measured from any point, and no such signs will be permitted to be less than two thousand feet apart. (c) No class 3 sign will be permitted adjacent to an exit road or entrance road. (d) No class 3 sign will be permitted within 1000 feet of the furthest point of the intersection between the traveled way of the entrance road and the main-traveled way of the interstate highway. [ED. NOTE: Tables referenced are available from the agency.] Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 184.616, 184.619, 377.710 & 377.720 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 377.710 & 377.720 History: HWD 8-2007, f. & cert. ef. 12-24-07 HWD 5-2007(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 7-19-07 thru 1-14-08