ORS 810.160
Controlling parking on highways

  • limitations

Except as otherwise provided in this section, each road authority has exclusive authority to regulate, control or prohibit the stopping, standing and parking of vehicles upon its own highways. The Oregon Transportation Commission shall act as road authority under this section in lieu of the Department of Transportation. The authority granted in this section is subject to all of the following:

(1)

The commission has exclusive authority to regulate, control or prohibit the stopping, standing and parking on all state highways:

(a)

Within the corporate limits of a city except where the highway is routed over a city street under ORS 373.010 (Routing and marking state highways through cities).

(b)

Within the corporate limits of any city if access to or from the section of highway and real property abutting thereon was restricted, controlled or prohibited by the commission before the section of highway was included within the corporate limits of the city.

(2)

Road authorities other than the commission may permit angle parking on any highway where parking is subject to their jurisdiction under this section. For cities, this subsection includes authority to permit angle parking on any city street selected and designated as the route of a state highway under ORS 373.010 (Routing and marking state highways through cities) and, subject to the authority of the commission under this section, any state highway within the corporate limits of the city. This subsection does not allow any road authority to permit angle parking on a state highway if the commission determines that the highway is not of sufficient width to permit angle parking without interfering with the free movement of traffic.

(3)

All regulations, restrictions or prohibitions imposed by the commission under this section shall be by resolution or order entered in the commission’s official records.

(4)

Regulations, restrictions or prohibitions imposed by the commission under this section shall become effective and have the force of law when signs or markings giving notice thereof have been placed. To comply with this subsection, the commission shall place and maintain appropriate signs or markings at such places as may be necessary to inform the public and to give notice of all regulations, restrictions or prohibitions the commission establishes under this section.

(5)

Penalties are provided under ORS 811.575 (Violation of posted parking restrictions on state highways) for violation of restrictions placed on state highways under this section. [1983 c.338 §160]

Source: Section 810.160 — Controlling parking on highways; limitations, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors810.­html.

Attorney General Opinions

Under former similar statute

Permissible municipal action, (1976) Vol 38, p 334; city establishment of own procedure for collection of fines for violation of city parking ordinances, (1984) Vol 44, p 67

810.010
Jurisdiction over highways
810.012
Jurisdiction over access to facilities and services from certain roads
810.020
Regulating use of throughway
810.030
Imposition of restrictions on highway use
810.040
Designation of truck routes
810.050
Increase or decrease in size or weight limits on highways if federal mandate allows or requires
810.060
Increase in weight or size if highway found capable of supporting increase
810.070
Use of golf carts on highways
810.080
Pedestrian traffic
810.090
Bicycle racing
810.100
Restriction of animal traffic to bridle paths
810.110
Designation of through highways and stop intersections
810.120
Designation of no passing zones
810.130
One-way highways
810.140
Designation of exclusive use lanes
810.150
Drain construction
810.160
Controlling parking on highways
810.170
Winter recreation parking locations
810.180
Designation of maximum speeds
810.200
Uniform standards for traffic control devices
810.210
Placement and control of traffic control devices
810.212
Requirements for certain speed limit signs
810.214
Signs prohibiting unmuffled engine brakes
810.220
Exemption from traffic control device specifications
810.230
Unlawful sign display
810.240
Unlawful interference with traffic control device or railroad sign
810.243
Operation of flashing light indicating children in school zone
810.245
Signs giving notice of consequences of traffic offenses committed in school zones
810.247
Signs giving notice of multilane roundabouts
810.250
Use of traffic control device placement or legibility as evidence
810.260
Standards for installation, operation and use of traffic control signal operating devices
810.300
Security for appearance on traffic crime
810.310
Use of license as security deposit
810.320
Use of guaranteed arrest bond certificate as security deposit
810.330
Use of automobile membership card as security deposit
810.340
Proceedings
810.350
Procedures for overloading and certain other violations
810.365
Failure to appear on certain parking offenses
810.370
Court to forward traffic conviction records to department
810.375
Duties of judges or court clerks
810.400
Uniform or badge required
810.410
Arrest and citation
810.415
Removal of vehicles, cargo or debris from roadway after collision
810.420
Use of speed measuring device
810.425
Procedure in certain parking cases
810.430
Movement of illegally parked vehicles
810.434
Photo red light
810.435
Use of photographs
810.436
Citations based on photo red light
810.437
Citations for speeding based on photo red light
810.438
Photo radar
810.439
Citations based on photo radar
810.441
Photo radar
810.442
Citations based on photo radar in highway work zones
810.443
Photo radar
810.444
Citations based on photo radar in urban high crash corridors
810.445
Use of citation amounts in City of Portland
810.448
Security for appearance of person arrested for traffic crime
810.450
Security for appearance of person issued citation
810.460
Officer’s accident report
810.480
Inspections involving vehicle dealers and dismantlers
810.490
Weighing and measuring vehicles
810.500
Stopping and testing vehicles for equipment violations
810.510
State police inspection for mechanical condition and equipment
810.520
Vehicle repair warning
810.530
Authority of weighmasters and motor carrier enforcement officers
810.540
Enforcement of snowmobile and all-terrain vehicles violations by persons other than police officers
810.550
Authority of railroad officers to move illegally parked vehicles
810.560
Certification and training of commercial vehicle inspectors
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