Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 736 - PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT › Division 40 - OREGON SCENIC WATERWAYS › Section 736-040-0052 - Upper Rogue River Scenic Waterway

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Accessible Natural River Areas:
(a) That segment of the Upper Rogue River
			 from the northern boundary of Rogue River National Forest with Crater Lake
			 National Park to the Forest Service Road 6530 Bridge. The USFS Road 6530 Bridge
			 is at approximately river mile 206 upstream from Hamaker Meadows.
(b) That segment of the Upper Rogue River on
			 the west bank of the river from Forest Service Road 6510 Bridge (Stella Bridge)
			 at approximately river mile 190 to the Natural Bridge Interpretive Site
			 footbridge at approximately river mile 184.25. Any form of improvement, new
			 development, new structures, change in existing land use and improvements
			 associated with existing structures shall comply with the provisions of OAR
			 736-040-0035, OAR
			 736-040-0040(1)(e)(B)
			 and applicable Jackson County land use regulations with regard to those lands
			 within the Upper Rogue Scenic Waterway as described in subsections (1)(a) and
			 (1)(b) of this rule.
(c) That
			 segment of the Upper Rogue River from the Natural Bridge Interpretive Site
			 footbridge at approximately river mile 184.25 to the southern boundary of Rogue
			 River National Forest near the Prospect Ranger Station at approximately river
			 mile 173.
(A) This Accessible Natural River
			 Area shall be administered consistent with standards set by OAR
			 736-040-0035, OAR
			 736-040-0040(1)(e)(B)
			 and applicable Jackson County land use regulations.
(B) In addition to the above standards,
			 timber harvesting and thinning, except for those lands in Rogue River National
			 Forest, new mining operations, road construction, and similar improvements
			 shall be permitted only when totally screened from view from the river by
			 topography and/or existing vegetation. If inadequate topographic or native
			 vegetative screening exists on or near the site, timber harvesting, mining,
			 road construction and similar improvements may be permitted if vegetation is
			 established which will totally screen the affected area within 4-5 years. The
			 condition of "total screening" shall consist of an ample density and mixture of
			 native evergreen and deciduous vegetation to totally obscure the improvement
			 from the river.
(C) Tree
			 harvesting, thinning and other forest management activities on Rogue River
			 National Forest lands are subject to review by the State Parks and Recreation
			 Department for conformance with the Rogue River National Forest Land and
			 Resource Management Plan visual quality objectives associated with the area
			 where the activity is proposed.
(D)
			 New structures and associated improvements shall be permitted when totally
			 screened from view from the river by topography or existing vegetation. If
			 inadequate topographic or vegetative screening exist on or near a site of the
			 proposed structure or improvement, it may be permitted if vegetation is
			 established which will totally screen the affected area within a period of 4-5
			 years. The condition of "total screening" shall consist of an ample density and
			 mixture of native evergreen and deciduous vegetation to totally obscure the
			 proposed structure or improvement from the river.
(E) Improvements needed for public recreation
			 use or resource protection may be visible from the river, if designed to blend
			 with the natural character of the landscape.
(F) Wherever the standards of OAR
			 736-040-0035 and the above rules
			 are more restrictive than the Jackson County land use regulations, the above
			 Oregon Administrative Rules shall apply.