Oregon Statutes 368.096 – Alternative methods to acquire property for roads
(1) If proceedings to acquire real property for public road purposes have been initiated under ORS § 368.073, a county governing body may acquire the property by any of the following methods:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 368.096
- public body: means state government bodies, local government bodies and special government bodies. See Oregon Statutes 174.109
- Public road: means a road over which the public has a right of use that is a matter of public record. See Oregon Statutes 368.001
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- Road: means the entire right of way of any public or private way that provides ingress to or egress from property by means of vehicles or other means or that provides travel between places by means of vehicles. See Oregon Statutes 368.001
(a) Acceptance of a dedication or donation.
(b) Acquisition by purchase or other agreement.
(c) Exercise of the power of eminent domain under ORS Chapter 35.
(d) Use of road viewers under ORS § 368.161 to 368.171.
(2) Nothing in this section:
(a) Supersedes procedures for establishing roads by subdividing or partitioning land under ORS Chapter 92;
(b) Precludes public acquisition of any property interest by adverse possession or prescription; or
(c) Restricts the ability of a public body to acquire an interest in property by any other method permitted by law. [1981 c.153 § 14]
[Repealed by 1981 c.153 § 79]