2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 368 - County Roads
Section 368.161 - Use of road viewers to establish road.


(2) A board of road viewers established under this section shall consist of a county road official and two other persons whose duties and qualifications shall be determined by the county governing body. The board of road viewers shall meet and determine whether the board believes the establishment of the proposed road is in the public interest.
(3) If the board of road viewers recommends the establishment of the proposed road, the board shall file a report that includes the following with the county governing body:
(a) A description of the proposed location of the road;
(b) An assessment of damages created by the proposed road and the names of persons entitled to such damages; and
(c) Any other information required by the county governing body.
(4) If a board of road viewers recommends against the establishment of the public road, a county governing body may:
(a) Discontinue proceedings under ORS 368.161 to 368.171 to acquire property for the road; or
(b) Require the road viewers to complete a report on a proposed location under this section. [1981 c.153 §18]

Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

Volume : 10 - Highways, Military

Chapter 368 - County Roads

Section 368.001 - Definitions.

Section 368.011 - County authority to supersede statutes; limitations.

Section 368.016 - County authority over roads; limitations.

Section 368.021 - County authority over trails.

Section 368.026 - Withdrawal of county road status; report; notice; hearing.

Section 368.031 - County jurisdiction over local access roads.

Section 368.036 - Standards for county roads and road work.

Section 368.039 - Road standards adopted by local government supersede standards in fire codes; consultation with fire agencies.

Section 368.041 - Widths of county roads; maintenance of designated roads as county roads.

Section 368.046 - Employment of county road official; duties.

Section 368.062 - Transferring road within city to county jurisdiction.

Section 368.073 - Initiation of proceedings to acquire property for road purposes.

Section 368.081 - Requirements for petition to initiate road proceedings; fees.

Section 368.086 - Road proceedings; hearing; notice.

Section 368.091 - Owners’ rights to terminate road proceedings.

Section 368.096 - Alternative methods to acquire property for roads.

Section 368.101 - Authority to change road proceedings; limitation.

Section 368.106 - Records and survey of property acquired for road.

Section 368.111 - Assessment of costs and damages from road proceedings.

Section 368.116 - Acquisition of railroad right of way.

Section 368.121 - Financial assistance to persons displaced by county road acquisition; rules.

Section 368.161 - Use of road viewers to establish road.

Section 368.166 - Road viewer report; hearing; notice.

Section 368.171 - Order, costs and damages under proceeding with road viewers.

Section 368.201 - Basis for legalization of road.

Section 368.206 - Proceedings for legalization of roads; report; notice.

Section 368.211 - Compensation for property affected by road legalization.

Section 368.216 - Order under road legalization proceeding.

Section 368.221 - Legalization of road of substandard width.

Section 368.251 - Obstruction of road drains prohibited.

Section 368.256 - Creation of road hazard prohibited.

Section 368.261 - Order to abate road hazard.

Section 368.266 - Hearing on abatement of road hazard; notice.

Section 368.271 - Abatement of road hazard by county.

Section 368.276 - Hearing, notice and costs when county abates road hazard.

Section 368.281 - County recovery of costs for road hazard abatement; lien.

Section 368.326 - Purpose of vacation procedures; limitation.

Section 368.341 - Initiation of vacation proceedings; requirements for resolution or petition; fees.

Section 368.346 - Report, notice and hearing for vacation proceedings.

Section 368.351 - Vacation without hearing.

Section 368.356 - Order and costs in vacation proceedings.

Section 368.361 - Intergovernmental vacation proceedings.

Section 368.366 - Vesting of vacated property.

Section 368.401 - General notice provisions.

Section 368.406 - Notice by service.

Section 368.411 - Notice by posting.

Section 368.416 - Notice by publication.

Section 368.426 - Contents of notice.

Section 368.705 - County road fund; use of fund.

Section 368.706 - Expending road fund moneys of certain counties for patrolling.

Section 368.708 - Interfund loan of county road fund moneys for patrolling.

Section 368.709 - Loaning of road fund money by certain counties to other counties and districts; budgeting; disclosure.

Section 368.710 - Apportionment of certain local option taxes; compression.

Section 368.717 - County borrowing of money from county general road fund.

Section 368.720 - Using road funds outside of county.

Section 368.910 - Owner to repair sidewalks and curbs along road; county may repair if owner fails.

Section 368.915 - Payment and reimbursement when county makes repairs.

Section 368.925 - Delinquency in paying assessment for repairs; execution sale.

Section 368.950 - Applicability of ORS 368.942 and 368.945.