Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 736 - PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT › Division 9 - OREGON RECREATION TRAILS › Section 736-009-0020 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
For purposes of this division, unless the context requires
				otherwise:
(1) "Agriculture/Forestry"
			 means crops, wineries, vineyards, ranches, fisheries, orchards, nurseries,
			 old-growth and reforested lands.
(2) "Amenities" may include potable water,
			 lodging, camping, restrooms, bike shops, equipment storage, charging stations,
			 restaurants and grocery stores.
(3)
			 "Commission" means the Oregon Parks and Recreation Commission.
(4) "Committee" means the eleven-member
			 Scenic Bikeway Committee appointed by the director to recommend the
			 establishment and designation of Oregon Scenic Bikeways to the
			 department.
(5) "Council" means the
			 Oregon Recreation Trails Advisory Council.
(6) "Department" means the Oregon Parks and
			 Recreation Department.
(7)
			 "Director" means the Oregon Parks and Recreation Director appointed under ORS
			 390.127.
(8) "Landform" means topography that becomes
			 more interesting as it gets steeper or more massive, or more severely
			 sculptured. Outstanding landforms may be monumental or artistic and
			 subtle.
(9) "Landscape" means a
			 combination of outdoor, manmade, natural, and agricultural features within a
			 view shed.
(10) "Linear Route"
			 means a route that progresses from a starting to an ending point. The beginning
			 and end of a linear route do not meet, but may connect to another route or a
			 destination point.
(11) "Loop
			 Route" means a route that starts and ends at the same location or connects to
			 another cycling route that returns to the starting point.
(12) "Natural Features" means non-manmade
			 attractions including geologic formations, wildlife sites, waterfalls, lake
			 basins, old-growth stands, and mountain meadows.
(13) "Oregon Recreation Trail" means any
			 trail established and designated by the department pursuant to the Oregon
			 Recreation Trails System Act.
(14)
			 "Oregon Regional Trail" means any trail that connects communities, recreation
			 sites or other trail systems and provides close-to-home recreational
			 opportunities.
(15) "Oregon Scenic
			 Bikeway" means a route designated for bicyclists under ORS
			 390.962.
(16) "Oregon Scenic Trail" means trails that
			 provide access to and enjoyment of significant scenic natural views and
			 features.
(17) "Bicycle Path" means
			 a paved or improved public way along a road or an independent right-of-way used
			 by individuals operating a bicycle or electric assisted bicycle, pedestrians
			 (including joggers, skaters and users of wheelchairs), other adaptive equipment
			 and other non-motorized travelers.
(18) "Paved" means a hard surface such as
			 concrete, asphalt cement concrete (A/C) or other stable bituminous
			 surface.
(19) "Improved Public Way"
			 means a legally documented right of way that could include a gravel
			 surface.
(20) "Proponent" means a
			 group, organization, or individual who proposes the designation of an Oregon
			 Recreation Trail.
(21) "Public
			 Land" means any lands owned or leased by the federal government, this state or
			 any political subdivision thereof.
(22) "Route" means a combination of streets
			 and paths used to travel to destinations or in corridors for transportation or
			 recreation.
(23) "Scenic" means an
			 abundance and variety of aesthetically-pleasing manmade or natural elements
			 along the route.
(24) "Trail
			 Corridor" means the land associated with the use agreement, easement or
			 right-of-way upon which the trail lies.
(25) "Unique" means relatively rare or
			 unusual as applied to a resource or combination of features within a geographic
			 region.
(26) "Vegetation" means
			 forest, prairies, orchards, active farm cropland and tree farms with a variety
			 of patterns, form and textures created by plant life, and small scale
			 vegetation features that add striking and intriguing detail elements to the
			 landscape.
(27) "Water" means
			 ocean, rivers, lakes, streams, waterfalls, rapids, marshes, estuaries, bays,
			 canals and harbors that add movement or serenity to a scene, or the degree to
			 which water dominates the scene.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  390.124
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  390.950 -
				  390.989