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AASHTO Manual & Handout

A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets, 1990 by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. (also known as the "AASHTO Manual") is the commonly recognized resource and standard for road design standards most civil engineers dealing with roadway design. Through incorporation by reference in the Land Division Ordinance and the Public Road Improvement Ordinance, it is the County's basic road design standard. Local fire department access standards reflect the minimum road standard which have precedence over AASHTO standards where appropriate.

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Consultant Work Requirements

For Requests for Proposals for engineering services, this documents outlines likely tasks for project development that a consultant firm may be required to perform. It is not all inclusive nor is it necessarily applicable to all projects. It serves as a guideline for development of task lists for hired consultant project work. It is a working list so contents are subject to change.

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County Authorization to Fill Permit

THIS IS NOT A FILL PERMIT. This document is only authorization for the Tillamook County Road Department to enter private property for the purpose of dumping authorized fill.  This document is not authorization for the Road Department or any other party to place unauthorized fill in a wetlands or a floodplain. Any such action requires appropriate approval(s) from the Tillamook County Department of Community Development, Oregon Division of State Lands and/or Corps of Engineers.

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Oregon Standard Specifications For Construction

County developed Requests For Proposals (RFP) for design consultants and Invitation to Bids (ITB) for contractors utilize the Oregon Standard Specifications For Construction developed by ODOT. It is incorporated by reference into most County plans and specifications. ITB General Conditions modify the portions of above Specifications to address unique County policies and situations. An online version of the Oregon Standard Specifications For Construction is available on the ODOT web site.

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Oversize Vehicles

The County provides a copy of our critical bridges to the ODOT Over Dimensional Permit Unit at their request. ODOT is planning on posting this information on the ODOT web site. This document references the County Oversize Load Rolling Stop Policy.

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Tillamook County Fire Defense Board Residential Development Road Access Guidelines

(based on the adopted Oregon Fire Code)  Oregon Fire Code Chapter 5 and Appendix D establish minimum road design standards above and beyond AASHTO standards. These local guidelines were updated 4/21/05 by the Fire Defense Board. The state code was adopted 10/1/04.

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Supporting Documents

Office presentation icon ODOT PowerPoint (14 MB)
Office presentation icon Tillamook County 2016 AOC Spring Summit (26 MB)
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