Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 377.712 (2026)

Issuance of permits for certain preexisting signs

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      377.712 Issuance of permits for certain preexisting signs. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS 377.700 to 377.780, the owner of any outdoor advertising sign in existence on May 30, 2007, located in a commercial or industrial zone in existence on May 30, 2007, that meets all requirements for obtaining an outdoor advertising sign permit as set out in ORS 377.700 to 377.780 and for which the owner had not secured an outdoor advertising permit as required by ORS 377.725 prior to May 30, 2007, either because of ignorance of the requirements of ORS 377.725 or because the area, road or street adjacent to which the sign was situated was not, at that time, designated as a state highway, shall be entitled to the issuance of an outdoor advertising sign permit by the Department of Transportation upon application by the owner of the sign and the payment of the fee established by the department under ORS 377.729.

      (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS 377.700 to 377.780, the owner of any outdoor advertising sign visible from a road or street that is designated as a state highway after May 30, 2007, is entitled to the issuance of an outdoor advertising sign permit for the sign upon application by the owner of the sign, payment of the fee established by the department under ORS 377.729 and receipt of the affidavit required under ORS 377.723, if the sign was lawfully located within a commercial or industrial zone at the time of designation as a state highway. [1977 c.265 §7; 1993 c.376 §1; 2001 c.104 §127; 2001 c.750 §4; 2007 c.199 §6]

 

      Note: 377.712 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of any series in ORS chapter 377 by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1997–2025 · leading case: Outdoor Media Dimensions, Inc. v. Dep't of Transp., 132 P.3d 5 (Or. 2006).
Outdoor Media Dimensions, Inc. v. Dep't of Transp., 132 P.3d 5 (Or. 2006). · cites it 4× “3d 180 (citing ORS 377.712). In contrast, "on-premises" signs specifically are exempted from the permit requirement, ORS 377.”
Outdoor Media Dimensions Inc. v. State, 20 P.3d 180 (Or. 2001). “The exception to the OMIA’s general prohibition against outdoor advertising signs applies to outdoor advertising signs that existed before June 12,1975, in commercial or industrial zones.”
Outdoor Media Dimensions Inc. v. State, 945 P.2d 614 (Or. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 3× “725; ORS 377.712. The subsection cited by plaintiff, ORS 377.”
Drayton v. Dep't of Transp., 62 P.3d 430 (Or. Ct. App. 2003). “Exceptions to the general prohibition include certain signs that existed on or before June 12,1975, ORS 377.712(1), signs “of a governmental unit,” ORS 377.”
Jim A. Atwood Trust v. ODOT, 341 Or. App. 417 (Or. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 4× “762; see also ORS 377.712 (setting out requirements for a preexisting, nonconforming OAS).”
Jim A. Atwood Trust v. ODOT, 341 Or. App. 417 (Or. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 4× “762; see also ORS 377.712 (setting out requirements for a preexisting, nonconforming OAS).”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 377.712(1) — 5 cases
Outdoor Media Dimensions, Inc. v. Dep't of Transp., 132 P.3d 5 (Or. 2006). “3d 180 (citing ORS 377.712). In contrast, "on-premises" signs specifically are exempted from the permit requirement, ORS 377.”
Outdoor Media Dimensions Inc. v. State, 945 P.2d 614 (Or. Ct. App. 1997). “725; ORS 377.712. The subsection cited by plaintiff, ORS 377.”
Drayton v. Dep't of Transp., 62 P.3d 430 (Or. Ct. App. 2003). “Exceptions to the general prohibition include certain signs that existed on or before June 12,1975, ORS 377.712(1), signs “of a governmental unit,” ORS 377.”
Jim A. Atwood Trust v. ODOT, 341 Or. App. 417 (Or. Ct. App. 2025). “762; see also ORS 377.712 (setting out requirements for a preexisting, nonconforming OAS).”
Jim A. Atwood Trust v. ODOT, 341 Or. App. 417 (Or. Ct. App. 2025). “762; see also ORS 377.712 (setting out requirements for a preexisting, nonconforming OAS).”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 377.712(2) — 2 cases
Jim A. Atwood Trust v. ODOT, 341 Or. App. 417 (Or. Ct. App. 2025). “762; see also ORS 377.712 (setting out requirements for a preexisting, nonconforming OAS).”
Jim A. Atwood Trust v. ODOT, 341 Or. App. 417 (Or. Ct. App. 2025). “762; see also ORS 377.712 (setting out requirements for a preexisting, nonconforming OAS).”
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