FAQs
Road
The Road Department is no longer providing dust control due to lack of funding.
For County Roads call the Road Department for county road conditions at 503-842-3419.
For State Highway road conditions: from within Oregon 1-800-977-6368; from outside Oregon 1-503-588-2941
Contact the respective utility company or, if in doubt, contact the Permit Staff at Public Works at 503-842-3419.
A citizen-initiated request for the paving of a public (local access) gravel road is often handled through a Local Improvement District (LID) or Community Paving Agreement (CPA). At this time, the Road Department does not have any available funding to contribute to paving public (local access) gravel roads.
A non-road related structure or feature in a public road is called encroachment. Placement of new encroachments in right-of-way is not endorsed or recommended by the County Road Department. Sometimes a new encroachment or authorization to keep an existing encroachment in the right-of-way may have merit. Ultimately the Board of Commissioners is the approval authority for encroachments. Details regarding procedures for consideration of a road right-of-way encroachment can be obtained by contacting the Public Works office.
Road vacation procedures for County right-of-ways are governed by State law. Please contact the Road Department engineering staff for further information.
If your road question is very specific and none of the below apply, contact Public Works for further assistance.
Major Partition or Subdivision Roads
If the road is part of a major partition or subdivision, Section 42 of the Land Division Ordinance (available through the Department of Community Development) has most of the applicable standards. After reading the Ordinance, further questions on road standards can be directed to Public Works. Questions on partition or subdivision procedures can be directed to Community Development.
If adjacent property owners are interested in improving an existing platted or substandard road, questions on improvement standards can be directed to the engineering staff at Public Works.
City Urban Growth Boundary
If the proposed road is within a city Urban Growth Boundary, the respective city road standards may apply. Contact Public Works with further questions.
Single Lot Development
If the road is part of a single lot development (i.e. a building permit) see Question #1.
Wetland Location
If the road is located in or near wetlands, there may be some specific wetland issues that you must resolve before any sort of road construction. Wetlands questions can be directed to the Coastal Resource Planner at Community Development.
Please review the Road Approach Ordinance #44 to determine how it may apply to your building permit. After reading the Ordinance, further questions can be directed to the Public Works permit staff. Ordinance #44 can be found on the Public Works Documents page.
ANSWER: The Road Approach Ordinance (#44) and the Permit Application are available on the Public Works Documents page. Hard copies are available at Public Works.
Tillamook County Public Works is located at 503 Marolf Loop in Tillamook, which is near the County fairground and college.