Or. Admin. Code § 738-070-0100

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 11, November 1, 2024

Section 738-070-0100 - Obstruction Standards

(1) This rule establishes standards for determining obstructions to air navigation. It applies to existing and proposed manmade objects, objects of natural growth and terrain. The standards apply to the use of navigable airspace by aircraft and to existing air navigation facilities, such as an air navigation aid, airport, federal airway, instrument approach or departure procedure, or approved off-airway route. Additionally, they apply to a planned facility or use, or a change in an existing facility or use, if a proposal therefor is on file with the Federal Aviation Administration or the Oregon Department of Aviation.

(2) At those airports having defined runways with specially prepared hard surfaces, the primary surface for each such runway extends 200 feet beyond each end of the runway. At those airports having defined strips or pathways that are used regularly for the taking-off and landing of aircraft and have been designated by appropriate authority as runways, but do not have specially prepared hard surfaces, each end of the primary surface for each such runway shall coincide with the corresponding end of the runway. At those airports, excluding seaplane bases, having a defined landing and take-off area with no defined pathways for the landing and taking-off of aircraft, a determination shall be made as to which portions of the landing and take-off area are regularly used as landing and takeoff pathways. Those pathways so determined shall be considered runways and an appropriate primary surface as defined in OAR 738-070-0120 will be considered as being longitudinally centered on each runway so determined, and each end of that primary surface shall coincide with the corresponding end of that runway.

(3) The standards in this rule apply to the effect of construction or alteration proposals upon an airport if, at the time of filing of the notice required by OAR 738-070-0060, that airport is:

(a) Available for public use and is listed in the current Federal Airport Directory or included in the State System as shown in the Oregon Aviation System Plan; or

(b) A planned or proposed airport or an airport under construction that is the subject of a notice or proposal on file with the Federal Aviation Administration, and it is clearly indicated that that airport will be available for public use.

Or. Admin. Code § 738-070-0100

1AD 2-1983, f. & ef. 2-14-83; AVIA 4-2002, f. 11-27-02, cert. ef. 12-1-02

Stat. Auth.: ORS 184, ORS 835 & ORS 836

Stats. Implemented: ORS 836.530