Oregon Administrative Rules|Section 125-090-0120 - General Rules; Parking for State Employees with Disabilities and Other Particular Rules

                                                
Current through Register Vol. 60, No. 12, December 1, 2021 
(1) Persons operating vehicles in Parking Facilities are subject to the following rules. 
 
(2) Users of all Parking Facilities shall comply with the following general rules: 
(a) A person may not stop or Park a Motor Vehicle in a Parking Facility at a time or in an area not specifically designated for Parking Motor Vehicles. Unattended Motor Vehicles are permitted only in designated Parking spaces. Idling is prohibited in DAS Parking Facilities.
 
(b) The basic speed rule (ORS 811.100) applies to use of all Motor Vehicles in all Parking Facilities.
 
(c) Pedestrian traffic has the right of way over vehicular traffic in any place in the Parking Facilities.
 
(d) The maximum speed is ten miles per hour unless otherwise posted at a lower speed.
 
(e) Users shall obey all directional arrows, signs, traffic control devices and other posted instructions.
 
(f) Motor Vehicle maintenance and repair is prohibited in Parking Facilities without the prior approval of DAS.
 
(g) A person/agency shall not use Parking Facility property for the purpose of storing an inoperable or operable Motor Vehicle or other personal property, including Bicycles or tires without written permission from DAS. Motor Vehicles that have broken down in a Parking Facility and that cannot be removed must be reported immediately to DAS. Inoperable Motor Vehicles must be removed from the Parking Facility within 24 hours or will be subject to removal at the owner's expense. Bicycles stored in violation of this section are subject to the process in OAR 125-090-0150. Other personal property stored or abandoned at a Parking Facility longer than five consecutive days will be considered unclaimed property under State law and subject to removal at the owner's expense.
 
(h) Persons may park in designated loading zones only while loading and unloading people and goods, not to exceed 15 minutes unless otherwise posted.
 
(i) Use of skateboards, roller blades, roller skates, in-line skates or similar devices is prohibited in Parking Facilities. DAS may allow an exception to this rule for State-sponsored and supervised classes, programs and events.
 
(j) Each Parking Facility user is individually responsible to secure that user's Motor Vehicle and its contents from theft.
 
(k) Except as authorized in advance by DAS, a person may not use Parking Facilities premises, including utility connections, for any purpose other than Motor Vehicle Parking.
 
(l) Any person who trespasses in a Parking Facility may be subject to arrest for criminal trespass under ORS 164.243 or ORS 164.245 or applicable local law or ordinance.
 
(m) A person issued a Permit shall display it according to the instructions DAS provides. 
 
(n) A person shall not display a forged or altered Permit, or display a Permit reported lost or stolen.
 
(o) Except as DAS authorizes for statewide elected officials and for persons engaged in official DAS business and as authorized under OAR 125-090-0160(2), no State Employee may Park a Motor Vehicle for free at any Parking Facility. DAS may require application for a special Permit that must be displayed properly for statewide elected officials to Park for free at the metered spaces within the Capitol Mall Parking Area.
 
(p) State Employees may use metered Visitor spaces at the employee's Official Workstation or Primary Workstation with proper payment. DAS may issue a special monthly Permit to State Employees for this purpose. 
 
(q) DAS may set motor Vehicle size restrictions. Motor Vehicles and any attached equipment must fit into the Parking space, leave sufficient room for adjacent Parkers to easily access their Motor Vehicles, and may not impede Motor Vehicle and pedestrian circulation within the Parking Facility. DAS reserves the right to decline issue of a Permit, rescind a Permit, or move any Motor Vehicle deemed to be unsafe (including towing) that exceeds the size of the Parking space, or exceeds the ability of the Parking Facility to safely house the Motor Vehicle.
 
(r) DAS limits to six, in any ninety-day period, the number of times that a State Employee assigned a Permit may call in to be authorized by Motor Vehicle license to Park without displaying the Permit. An authorization by DAS to Park without displaying a Permit is invalid if the numbered Permit for the lot is found displayed at the same time in another Motor Vehicle in any DAS Parking Facility. The Motor Vehicle that is NOT displaying the Permit will be subject to citation.
 
 
(3) Users of the following types of Parking Facilities and Permits shall comply with these additional rules:
(a) Parking for State Employees with a Disability.
(A) On request from a State Employee with a Disability otherwise eligible to Park in a Parking Facility, DAS will provide a Parking space in the Parking Facility as close as reasonably possible to the building entrance of the State Employee's Official Workstation. DAS may temporarily assign a State Employee with a Disability to a Visitors' disabled accessible space or metered space at the monthly charge appropriate for the space assigned.
 
(B) In order to receive a State Employee with a Disability Parking assignment under this rule or priority assignment under OAR 125-090-0110(2)(a), a State Employee must hold a valid disabled person Parking Permit issued by ODOT under ORS 811.602 or issued by another State or provincial government. 
 
(C) A State Employee with a Disability is prohibited from using a disabled Parking placard or decal at a State ADA Visitor space at the State Employee's Official Workstation and any adjacent Parking Facilities for the sole purpose of accessing the State Employee's Official Workstation. State Employees may use Visitor ADA spaces at other State Parking Facilities for the sole purpose of conducting State business.
 
 
(b) Reserved Parking Space. 
(A) A reserved space in a Parking Facility is reserved to the Permit holder for Parking only on weekdays, unless otherwise posted or designated by DAS. 
 
(B) Parking spaces or monthly Permits assigned to a State Employee or other eligible Parking Facility users shall not be Sublet to another person unless for the purpose of Carpooling/Van Pooling, 
 
(C) Only a Permit holder or the holder's designee named in Writing may contact DAS to report an unauthorized Motor Vehicle in the Permit holder's reserved space. When a reserved space is occupied by an unauthorized motor Vehicle, DAS will authorize the displaced Motor Vehicle to Park at a nearby State Parking Facility and will cite the unauthorized Motor Vehicle.
 
 
(c) Unreserved Unmetered Parking Facilities. 
(A) All persons Parking in unreserved unmetered spaces in Parking Facilities must display a valid Permit for the Parking Facility where the Motor Vehicle is Parked. Permits for unreserved spaces in Parking Facilities are valid only when displayed as instructed by DAS and clearly visible at all times. Parking Permits assigned to a State Employee or other eligible Parking Facility users shall not be Sublet to another person unless for the purpose of Carpooling/Van Pooling or as authorized by DAS. See OAR 125-090-0070(5)
 
(B) A holder of a Permit to an unreserved Parking Facility that is full may Park in an available space in another unreserved DAS Parking Facility with a call or voice mail message to DAS. The call or message must include the Permit holder's name, Permit number (if applicable), Motor Vehicle license number, time of the call or message, which Parking Facility is full, and where the Motor Vehicle is Parked.
 
 
(d) Metered Spaces.
(A) Except as otherwise authorized by DAS, a person may Park at a Parking meter only with proper payment.
 
(B) Meters are enforced at the times and days posted on the individual meters.
 
(C) Vehicles must be Parked head-in at all metered, angled Parking spaces. 
 
 
(e) Motorcycle Permits allow Motorcycles, power scooters and mopeds to be Parked at any time in areas designated as "Motorcycle Parking" at State Parking Facilities. Motorcycle, power scooter, and moped Parking is prohibited in spaces designated for Bicycle Parking. Motor Vehicles and Autocycles are prohibited from Parking in Motorcycle designated spaces. Motorcycle Permit holders may not participate in Carpools. 
 
(f) A person may have only one Motorcycle Permit issued to them at a time. Persons who have a reserved space or Permit for a Motor Vehicle and use a Motorcycle occasionally or seasonally may Park their Motorcycle in the lot or space they normally use for their Motor Vehicle. Under no circumstances may a person with a Permit for a Motor Vehicle and a Motorcycle use both at the same time nor may they allow another person to use one Permit while they use the other one at the same time. 
 
(g) Service Vehicles identified with the name of the company on the vehicle may Park in designated service spaces for the posted time limits while providing services to State Agencies. Unmarked Service Vehicles must display a valid DAS Service Vehicle Permit to Park at a designated service space. No Service Vehicle, marked or unmarked, is permitted to Park for free at any other space or metered area except as directed and approved by DAS
 
(h) Visitors may Park at any metered space with proper payment. Visitor Parking spaces are provided in some Parking Facilities and in posted spaces. Visitor Permit holders shall not Park in reserved or other use-limited spaces, loading zones, fire lanes, or no-Parking zones.
 
(i) Bicycles. 
(A) A person shall not park a Bicycle in any Parking Facility except in those areas specifically designated by the presence of racks or other devices for the parking of Bicycles or by the posting of signs designating the space or area as a "Bicycle Parking area."
 
(B) Bicyclists shall secure their Bicycles from theft through the use of locks or chain devices.
 
(C) Bicycles may be Parked with a paid Permit in secure Parking Facilities and Bicycle rooms and lockers. Bicycles may be Parked without displaying a paid Permit at racks located in the public Parking areas in Parking Facilities.
 
(D) Bicycles parked in any area designated for Motor Vehicle Parking, or chained to signposts, stairwells, trees or other structures not designated for Bicycle Parking are subject to being removed at the owner's expense, without notice and impounded according to OAR 125-090-0150.
 
 
 
(4) A Permit holder is solely responsible for immediately notifying DAS of any change in address, e-mail, place of employment, Motor Vehicle license number, or termination of State employment.
 
Or. Admin. R. 125-090-0120
DASII 1-1996, f. & cert. ef. 3-1-96; DAS 7-2009, f. & cert. ef. 7-1-09; DAS 1-2021, amend filed 06/16/2021, effective 7/1/2021
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 98.805 - 98.818, 184.340, 276.591 - 276.601 & 283.100
 
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 98.805, 276.591, 276.594 & 276.601
 
This section was updated on 7/10/2021 by overlay.