Or. Admin. Code § 660-012-0810 - Street and Highway System Requirements

(1) Cities and counties shall plan, design, build, and maintain a connected streets and highway network in a manner that respects the prioritization factors in OAR 660-012-0155.

(a) Cities and counties shall plan streets and highways for the minimum size necessary for the identified function, land use context, and expected users of the facility.

(b) Cities and counties shall consider and reduce excessive standards for local streets and accessways in order to reduce the cost of construction, increase safety, provide for more efficient use of urban land, provide for emergency vehicle access while discouraging inappropriate traffic volumes and speeds, provide for utility placement, and support connected and safe pedestrian and bicycle networks.

(c) Cities and counties shall plan for an equitable allocation of right-of-way consistent with the prioritization factors as provided in OAR 660-012-0155. Streets in climate-friendly areas, Metro Region 2040 centers, and along priority transit corridors must be designed to prioritize pedestrian, bicycle, and transit systems, as provided in OAR 660-012-0510, OAR 660-012-0610, and OAR 660-012-0710.

(2) Cities and counties shall plan local streets to provide local access to property and localized circulation within neighborhoods.

(a) Cities and counties shall plan and design local streets for low and safe travel speeds compatible with shared pedestrian and bicycle use.

(b) Cities and counties shall establish standards for local streets with pavement width and right-of-way width as narrow as practical to meet needs, reduce the cost of construction, efficiently use urban land, discourage inappropriate traffic volumes and speeds, improve safety, and accommodate convenient pedestrian and bicycle circulation. Local street standards adopted by a city or county must be developed as provided in ORS 368.039. A local street standard where the paved width is no more than 28 feet on streets where on-street parking is permitted on both sides of the street shall be considered adequate to meet this requirement. Wider standards may be adopted if the local government makes findings that the wider standard is necessary.

(c) Cities and counties shall plan and design a complete and connected network of local streets. Cities and counties may plan for chicanes, diverters, or other strategies or devices in local street networks where needed to prevent excessive speed or through travel. These measures must continue to provide for connected and pedestrian and bicycle networks.

(d) Cities and counties shall avoid planning or designing local streets with a dead end. Dead end local streets may be permitted in locations with topographic or other barriers, or where the street is planned to continue to a connected network in the future.

(e) Cities and counties shall plan for multimodal travel on local streets as provided in OAR 660-012-0510, OAR 660-012-0610, and OAR 660-012-0710. Cities and counties must plan local streets in climate-friendly areas and Metro Region 2040 centers to prioritize pedestrian and bicycle systems, and be limited to local access for motor vehicles.

(f) A city or county may plan for local streets to be wider than otherwise allowed in this rule when used exclusively for access to industrial or commercial properties outside of climate-friendly areas or Metro Region 2040 centers, and where plans do not allow residential or mixed-use development.

(g) Transportation system plans need not include the specific location of all planned local streets but must describe areas where they will be necessary.

(3) Cities and counties shall plan collector streets to provide access to property and collect and distribute traffic between local streets and arterials. Cities and counties must plan and design a collector street network that is complete and connected with local streets and arterials.

(a) Cities and counties must plan for multimodal travel on collector streets as provided in OAR 660-012-0510, OAR 660-012-0610, and OAR 660-012-0710.

(b) Cities and counties must plan collectors in climate-friendly areas and Metro Region 2040 centers to prioritize pedestrian, bicycle, and public transportation systems.

(4) Cities and counties shall plan arterial streets and highways to provide travel between neighborhoods and across urban areas. Cities and counties must plan an arterial street network that is complete and connected with local streets and collectors.

(a) Cities and counties shall designate each segment of an arterial as one of the three categories below in the transportation system plan. These designations must be made considering the intended function, the land use context, and the expected users of the facility. Cities and counties must address these considerations to ensure local plans include different street standards for each category of arterial segment.

(A) Cities and counties shall plan for local access priority arterial segments to prioritize access to property and connected streets when balancing needs on the facility. Local access priority arterial segments will generally allow for more access locations from property, more opportunities to make turns, more frequent intersections with other streets, and slower speeds.

(B) Cities and counties shall plan for through movement priority arterial segments to prioritize through movement of traffic when balancing needs on the facility. Through movement priority arterial segments will generally prioritize access limited to intersections with the street network, limited access to individual properties, and safe speeds.

(C) Cities and counties shall plan for arterial segments in a climate-friendly area to prioritize multimodal travel as provided in subsection (b). This includes prioritizing complete, connected, and safe pedestrian, bicycle, and public transportation facilities.

(b) Cities and counties shall plan for multimodal travel on or along arterial streets as provided in OAR 660-012-0510, OAR 660-012-0610, and OAR 660-012-0710.

(A) Cities and counties shall plan arterials in climate-friendly areas to prioritize pedestrian, bicycle, and public transportation systems.

(B) Cities and counties shall plan arterials along transit priority corridors to prioritize transit service reliability and frequency over general-purpose traffic.

(5) Cities and counties shall, as part of the transportation planning process, carefully consider new or expanded freeways considering goals for reductions in vehicle miles traveled per capita.

(a) Cities and counties shall consider high-occupancy vehicle lanes, including transit lanes, and managed priced lanes on freeways.

(b) Pedestrian and bicycle facilities should be parallel to freeways, rather than on them. Transit facilities on or along freeways should be designed for direct transit vehicle access.

(6) Notwithstanding other provisions of this rule, where appropriate, cities and counties shall plan and design streets and highways to accommodate:

(a) Transit vehicles on a segment of a priority transit corridor or transit corridor without dedicated transit lanes or transitway.

(b) Freight travel on designated freight routes and key freight terminals inventoried as provided in OAR 660-012-0805.

(c) Agricultural equipment on streets or highways connecting to agriculturally zoned land used for agricultural purposes where equipment access is necessary.

Notes

Or. Admin. Code § 660-012-0810

LCDD 2-2022, temporary adopt filed 06/01/2022, effective 6/1/2022 through 11/27/2022; LCDD 3-2022, adopt filed 08/17/2022, effective 8/17/2022; LCDD 9-2023, amend filed 11/07/2023, effective 11/7/2023

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 197.040

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 197.012, ORS 197.712 & ORS 368.039