Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 736 - PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT › Division 18 - STATE PARK MASTER PLANNING › Section 736-018-0043 - Existing State Park Uses

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
As provided by ORS
				195.125 and OAR
				660-034-0030, state park uses
				and facilities that existed on July 25, 1997, may be continued subject to the
				discretion of the Commission and Director, whether or not such uses are part of
				an adopted master plan, and notwithstanding any other provisions of this
				division.
(1) Continuance of existing
			 state park uses and facilities may include: the repair and renovation of
			 existing facilities; the replacement of existing facilities, including minor
			 location changes; and the minor expansion of existing uses and facilities. Such
			 minor location changes and expansions are subject to clear and objective siting
			 criteria set forth in local ordinances and relevant state and federal
			 permitting authorities.
(2) Prior
			 to applying for local government permits to change the location of an existing
			 park facility or expand an existing park use or facility pursuant to section
			 (1) of this rule, the Director shall determine whether the proposed location
			 change or expansion is minor or major. Such determinations by the Director are
			 not intended to be directive to local governments. In making the determination,
			 the Director shall review the proposed location change or expansion for
			 consistency with the state park master planning criteria described under OAR
			 736-018-0020. Location changes
			 or expansions may be determined by the Director to be minor if they are
			 consistent with the statewide goals and ORS
			 215.296 and are not expected to
			 cause significant impacts on adjacent land uses, other uses in the park, local
			 public services, transportation systems or important natural, cultural, or
			 scenic resources. Further:
(a) A location
			 change for an existing park facility may be determined by the Director to be
			 minor if it does not cause the facility to serve a different park use
			 area.
(b) The following limitations
			 shall apply to the Director's determinations involving minor expansions of
			 existing park uses and facilities:
(A) A
			 maximum of 20 percent increase in the floor area of any permanent building,
			 provided that this limitation shall not apply to the following: toilet and
			 shower buildings; garbage and recycling collection buildings; campground
			 registration and storage buildings; and any other accessory building that does
			 not exceed 120 square feet after expansion;
(B) A maximum of 20 percent increase in the
			 number of bedrooms in any lodge, inn, bed and breakfast, barracks or bunkhouse,
			 or group of cabins, or in any park use area;
(C) A maximum of 20 percent increase in the
			 number of camp sites in any general or group camping area;
(D) A maximum of 20 percent increase in the
			 number of parking spaces in any parking lot or park use area; and
(E) A maximum of 20 percent increase in the
			 surface area of any road for purposes of improving safety, realignment or
			 widening; and
(F) Extension of an
			 existing road to provide access to a use that is expanded or relocated under
			 the provisions of this rule may be considered minor only to the extent needed
			 to serve the expanded or relocated use.