75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
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LC 3387
 
                         Senate Bill 607
 
Sponsored by Senator HASS (at the request of Oregon State
  Federation of Garden Clubs Inc. and Oregon Roadside Council)
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
 
  Prohibits use of certain lighting on signs viewed by traveling
public on certain highways. Directs local government to impose
fines for violation.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to outdoor advertising signs.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + (1) As used in this section:
  (a) 'Highway' has the meaning given that term in ORS 801.305.
  (b) 'Outdoor advertising sign' has the meaning given that term
in ORS 377.710.
  (c) 'Sign' has the meaning given that term in ORS 377.710.
  (d) 'Traffic control sign or device' has the meaning given that
term in ORS 377.710.
  (e) 'Tri-vision sign' has the meaning given that term in ORS
377.710.
  (2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, a
person may not erect or maintain a sign visible to the traveling
public from a highway if the sign:
  (a) Contains, includes or is illuminated by any flashing,
intermittent, revolving, rotating or moving light or moves or has
any animated or moving parts. This paragraph does not apply to:
  (A) A traffic control sign or device.
  (B) Signs or portions thereof with lights that may be changed
at intermittent intervals by electronic process or remote control
that are not outdoor advertising signs.
  (C) A tri-vision sign, except that a tri-vision sign may not be
illuminated by any flashing, intermittent, revolving, rotating or
moving lights.
  (b) Has any lighting, unless the lighting is so effectively
shielded as to prevent beams or rays of light from being directed
at any portion of the main traveled way of a highway, or is of
such low intensity or brilliance as not to cause glare or to
impair the vision of the driver of a motor vehicle or otherwise
to interfere with the operation of a motor vehicle.
  (3) This section does not apply to signs governed by the
provisions of ORS 377.700 to 377.840. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + A local government, as defined in ORS 174.116,
with jurisdiction over a highway shall adopt an ordinance or
other regulations establishing procedures for imposing fines
against a person who violates section 1 of this 2009 Act. Fines
adopted by a local government may not exceed $100 per day for
each day of violation. The maximum fine may not exceed $3,000 per
sign. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + Sections 1 and 2 of this 2009 Act apply to
signs erected on or after the effective date of this 2009
Act. + }
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