Chapter 12.50
RECREATIONAL IMMUNITY
Sections:
12.50.010 Definitions.
For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) “Structures” means improvements in a trail, including, but not limited to, stairs and bridges, that are accessible by a user on foot, on a horse or on a bicycle or other nonmotorized vehicle or conveyance.
(2) “Unimproved right-of-way” means a platted or dedicated public right-of-way over which a street, road or highway has not been constructed to the standards and specifications of the city of Coos Bay and for which the city of Coos Bay has not expressly accepted responsibility for maintenance. [Ord. 576 § 1, 2024].
12.50.020 Limited liability.
A personal injury or property damage resulting from the use of a trail that is in a public easement or in an unimproved right-of-way, or from use of structures in the public easement or unimproved right-of-way, by a user on foot, on a horse or on a bicycle or other nonmotorized vehicle or conveyance does not give rise to a private claim or right of action based on negligence against:
(1) The city of Coos Bay;
(2) The officers, employees or agents of the city of Coos Bay to the extent the officers, employees or agents are entitled to defense and indemnification under ORS 30.285;
(3) The owner of land abutting the public easement or unimproved right-of-way in the city of Coos Bay; or
(4) A nonprofit corporation and its volunteers for the construction and maintenance of the trail or the structures in a public easement or unimproved right-of-way in the city of Coos Bay. [Ord. 576 § 1, 2024].