Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) will seek public comments on Oregon administrative rule changes affecting Oregon’s ocean shore. OPRD is responsible for the management of the ocean shore state recreation area under OAR 736-021-0060.These rules were last revised in 1996. Since then, the numbers of visitors and kinds of recreation have grown and changed, as have natural resource protection activities. The current draft rule changes, as well as historical and cultural sites, on the ocean shore, and make it easier for visitors to understand and locate all rules pertinent to ocean shore management.
The proposed changes cover a range of safety and resource protection issues, such as clarifying limits on personal and commercial removal of natural products, and rules related to signs, campfires, and wildlife disturbance. The proposed changes do not add a new requirement for activity permits, but do explain traditional management better: events which block public access or could harm natural or cultural resources need a permit. Proposed changes are available online at www.oregon.gov/OPRD/RULES/notices.shtml
The meeting schedule follows:
January 24: Salem 3:30 pm-5:30 pm OPRD Headquarters, 725 Summer St. NE, Suite C, Salem OR 97301
January 26: North Bend 3 pm-5 pm North Bend Library, 1800 Sherman Ave., North Bend OR
January 27: Gold Beach 3 pm-5 pm Gold Beach City Hall, 29592 Ellensburg Ave, Gold Beach OR
January 30: Newport 7 pm-9 pm Newport Recreation Center (Rm 105), 225 Avery Street, Newport OR
January 31: Cannon Beach 7 pm-9 pm Cannon Beach City Hall (Council Chambers), 163 E. Gower Street, Cannon Beach OR
The deadline for accepting comments is February 6, 2012, and may be submitted to vanessa.demoe@state.or.us. Those wishing to comment during a public meeting must register with the hearings officer in the first 45 minutes of the meeting. Accommodations for persons with disabilities are available if requested in advance by calling (503) 986-0719.
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