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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A way of necessity established under ORS 376.150 to 376.200 shall:
(1) Be located to cause the least possible damage to land across which it is located;
(2) Be fenced or gated if required by the county governing body;
(3) Not be connected to a public road in a location or manner that creates a traffic hazard or decreases the safety on the public road;
(4) Be established only for uses in connection with the property for which the way of necessity is sought;
(5) Not be subject to any use that is not described in the order establishing the way of necessity;
(6) Not exceed 30 feet in width unless authorized by the county governing body for engineering purposes;
(7) Not be connected to a public road where the rights of access to the road have been acquired by the state or a county unless the state or governing body of the county grants permission for the connection;
(8) Not be established if the property for which the way of necessity is sought has an existing enforceable access to a public road;
(9) Not be established if the petitioner for the way of necessity could acquire an easement for access to a public road through other legal action;
(10) Not be established for land that has been subdivided or partitioned in violation of ORS chapter 92;
(11) Not be established over land owned by the state or a political subdivision of the state unless permission is granted for the way of necessity under ORS 376.185; and
(12) Not be established for any land if the owner of the land had knowingly eliminated access to all public roads from the land by the sale of other land owned by the landowner.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Oregon Revised Statutes Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries § 376.180 - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/or/title-31-highways-roads-bridges-and-ferries/or-rev-st-sect-376-180/
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