Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 731 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Division 12 - Oregon Secretary of State › Section 731-012-0020 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
For the purposes of Division 12 rules, the following terms have
				the following definitions, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) "Access Considerations" means
			 activities regulated under OAR 734-051, and ORS
			 374.300 to
			 374.360
(2) "Chief Engineer" means the Chief Engineer
			 of the Oregon Department of Transportation.
(3) "Commission" means Oregon Transportation
			 Commission.
(4) "Department" means
			 Oregon Department of Transportation.
(5) "Director" means the Director of the
			 Oregon Department of Transportation.
(6) "Engineer" means a professional engineer
			 licensed by the State of Oregon.
(7) "Mobility Policy Committee" means a
			 committee of the Director, Chief of Staff, Motor Carrier Division
			 Administrator, Highway Division Administrator, and the Transportation
			 Development Division Administrator of the Oregon Department of Transportation
			 that oversees Department policies related to the statewide traffic mobility
			 program.
(8) "Oregon Highway Plan
			 (OHP)" means the Oregon Highway Plan adopted by the Oregon Transportation
			 Commission, pursuant to ORS
			 184.618.
(9) "Permanent Reduction" means a reduction
			 subject to this rule will be considered permanent if the reduction is intended
			 to be permanently left in place after installation and is not easily removable
			 for short-term expansion of Vehicle-Carrying Capacity. (Permanent structures
			 could include, but are not limited to, traffic signals, signposts, stationary
			 bollards, curbs, trees, raised or depressed medians, roundabouts, streetlights
			 and overhead wiring.) If there is uncertainty as to whether or not a structure
			 is permanent, the Department will provide an opportunity for Stakeholder Forum
			 input.
(10) "Proposed Action"
			 means any activity that will alter, relocate, change or realign a state highway
			 including those proposed in planning documents approved by a public agency.
(11) "Reduction of
			 Vehicle-Carrying Capacity" means a permanent reduction in the horizontal or
			 vertical clearance of a highway section, by a permanent physical obstruction to
			 motor vehicles located on useable right-of-way subject to Commission
			 jurisdiction, unless such changes are supported by the Stakeholder Forum.
			 Street markings such as bike lane striping or on street parking are not
			 considered a reduction of vehicle-carrying capacity.
(12) "Reduction Review Routes" means
			 identified state highways that require a review under this rule prior to a
			 Reduction of Vehicle-Carrying Capacity. For the purposes of this rule, the
			 Reduction Review Routes will be the routes subject to ORS
			 366.215.
(13) "Safety" means the condition of reduced
			 risk of death or bodily injury associated with any mode of transportation as
			 determined by established engineering practice.
(14) "Safety Consideration" means a
			 consideration for determining when the Department will reduce Vehicle-Carrying
			 Capacity. This can occur when an Engineer, after evaluating pertinent
			 information and applying appropriate principles, decides that a safety
			 countermeasure is required for reducing certain types of crashes that are
			 occurring or, in the judgment of the Engineer, have a high risk of occurring
			 and are of the type that would produce severe injuries (i.e., injuries
			 involving pedestrians and/or bicyclists).
(15) "Stakeholder Forum" means a group of
			 stakeholders with open membership that meets on an as-needed basis to advise
			 the Department regarding the affect of Proposed Actions on the ability to move
			 motor vehicles through a section of highway. Statewide transportation
			 stakeholders and local agency(ies) affected by a proposed action will be
			 invited to participate in the Stakeholder Forum meetings. At a minimum, the
			 Department will invite to each Stakeholder Forum; a bicycle representative,
			 pedestrian representative, a trucking industry representative, a mobile home
			 manufacturing representative, an oversize load freight representative, a
			 representative of automobile users, and a representative from any affected
			 city, county or Metropolitan Planning Organization. In the case of a
			 development review (ODOT staff review of a proposed land use action), a
			 representative of the affected development will also be invited to participate
			 in the meeting.
(16)
			 "Vehicle-Carrying Capacity" means the horizontal or vertical clearance of a
			 highway section that can physically carry motor vehicles.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  184.616,
				  184.619,
				  366.205
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  366.215