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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5512 | Transportation Review Advisory Council › Section 5512.08 | Council Members Compensation and Expenses.

Effective:
June 30, 1997
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 215 - 122nd General Assembly
Members of the transportation review advisory council, except the director of transportation, shall be compensated at the rate of seven thousand five hundred dollars for service on the council from July 1, 1997, through June 30, 1998, and five thousand dollars for each subsequent year beginning on July 1, 1998. In addition, members shall receive necessary travel and other expenses related to their service on the council, except that the combined amount of compensation and expenses paid to any member under this section shall not exceed fifteen thousand dollars in any year.
As used in this section, "year" means the first day of July through the thirtieth day of June.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5512 | Transportation Review Advisory Council › Section 5512.09 | Staff Assistance and Office Space for Council.

Effective:
June 30, 1997
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 210 - 122nd General Assembly
At the request of the transportation review advisory council, the department of transportation shall provide staff assistance and office space for the council.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5512 | Transportation Review Advisory Council › Section 5512.10 | Review of Request for Interchange.

Effective:
June 30, 1999
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 163 - 123rd General Assembly
This section applies if a political subdivision outside the jurisdiction of a metropolitan planning organization submits a request to the department of transportation for an interchange to be constructed on an interstate highway or a multi-lane, fully controlled-access highway under the jurisdiction of the department. When reviewing such a request, the department or the transportation review advisory council shall consider whether the proposal promotes farmland preservation and efforts to control urban sprawl.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5512 | Transportation Review Advisory Council › Section 5512.11 | Transportation Review Advisory Council Funding for Rail.

Effective:
June 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 74 - 134th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "qualified county" means a county to which both of the following apply:
(1) It has a population between one million one hundred thousand and one million three hundred thousand as of the most recent federal decennial census;
(2) As of the effective date of this section, an existing public passenger commuter rail service is operated in that county and does not operate in any other county.
(B) The director of transportation shall include in the process developed under section 5512.02 of the Revised Code, a policy that makes the purchase and replacement of rail lines used for public passenger commuter rail service operated in a qualified county eligible to receive funding approval from the transportation review advisory council.
(C) Purchases made under division (B) of this section are other statutory highway purposes for the purpose of Ohio Constitution, Article XII, Section 5a.
Last updated April 13, 2021 at 4:33 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5513 | Materials - Purchase; Sale; Exchange › Section 5513.02 | Purchases With and Without Notice.

Effective:
May 31, 2010
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 131 - 128th General Assembly
(A) Specifications describing the character of the articles that the department of transportation is proposing to purchase, and the conditions governing shipment and delivery, shall be kept on file at the department and open to public inspection throughout the time during which an invitation to bidders is required to be posted. The director of transportation may require bids to be accompanied by a certified check payable to the director in an amount fixed by the director and stated in the invitation to bidders. Persons, firms, or corporations desiring to bid on more than one invitation shall be relieved from furnishing certified checks with their bids provided they first furnish a bond payable to the state, in an amount and with surety approved by the director, conditioned for the faithful performances of all contracts that may be awarded to them, and otherwise conditioned as the director requires. All bids shall be publicly opened and read at the time and place mentioned in the notice. All purchases shall be made by the director from the lowest responsive and responsible bidder for each item in accordance with section 9.312 of the Revised Code, except where the director has established in the bidding documents a provision for multiple awards for the purchase of items such as asphalt, aggregates, machinery parts, and others as the director determines necessary, and except that in the purchase of machinery, equipment, or supplies for which fixed and definite specifications cannot be prepared, the director may purchase the articles meeting the general specifications prescribed and which the director finds are most suitable for the uses intended. Sections 5513.01 to 5513.04 of the Revised Code shall apply to the exchange of machinery and equipment and in force account operations where the director desires to combine in one order the furnishing, hauling, and placing of material. The director may purchase or authorize the purchase without notice, or upon such notice as the director prescribes, of materials that in the director's judgment may be required for the immediate repair of roads or bridges destroyed or damaged by flood, landslide, or other casualty. No person shall place separate orders for the purpose of defeating such sections, and contracts of purchase shall not be valid unless made in conformity with this section.
(B) Section 125.092 and division (B) of section 125.11 of the Revised Code apply to the purchase of products by the director pursuant to sections 5513.01 to 5513.04 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5513 | Materials - Purchase; Sale; Exchange › Section 5513.03 | Delegation of Authority to Purchase.

Effective:
September 17, 1996
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 572 - 121st General Assembly
The director of transportation may authorize district deputy directors of transportation to purchase materials, small tools, repair parts for machinery and equipment, and supplies at their respective offices. Before conferring such authority upon deputies, the director shall adopt a regulation prescribing the authority to the deputies in this respect, the conditions under which and the manner in which such purchases may be made by deputies, and the notice that deputies shall give to prospective bidders. No deputy shall make any purchase except in conformity with the regulation. The notice that the deputies shall give to prospective bidders shall be at least the equal as to character and time of that required to be given by the director. Copies of all notices that deputies may be required to post shall be mailed to the director via regular first class mail not later than the first day on which such notices are required to be posted by the deputies, and upon receipt by the director such copies shall be posted on the bulletin board in the director's offices.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5513 | Materials - Purchase; Sale; Exchange › Section 5513.05 | Article Failing to Conform to Specifications and Conditions Prescribed by Director.

Effective:
March 13, 1997
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 287 - 121st General Assembly
(A) If any article furnished by a vendor in the performance of a contract or purchase order fails to conform to the specifications and conditions prescribed by the director of transportation or to any sample of the article submitted by the vendor, the director may reject the article. Without additional expense to the department of transportation, the vendor shall reclaim and remove any rejected article that has been delivered and immediately shall replace all rejected articles with articles that conform to the specifications and conditions or samples. Notwithstanding sections 5513.01 and 5513.02 of the Revised Code, if the vendor does not immediately replace the rejected articles with conforming articles, the director may cancel the contract or purchase order and purchase the article without using a notice and bidding procedure. In an emergency situation as determined by the director, the director immediately may purchase any necessary replacement article. The director may deduct from any moneys due or that may thereafter become due to the vendor who provided the rejected article the difference between the price named in the canceled contract or purchase order with the vendor and the actual cost of the article purchased by the department in substitution for that due from the vendor.
(B) Notwithstanding sections 5513.01 and 5513.02 of the Revised Code, if a vendor fails to make prompt delivery of any article, and the delivery is delayed by circumstances other than fire, strike, freight embargo, or an act of God or a government, the director may cancel the contract or purchase order and purchase the article without using a notice and bidding procedure. The director may deduct from any moneys due or that may thereafter become due to the vendor who failed to promptly deliver the article the difference between the price named in the canceled contract or purchase order with the vendor and the actual cost of the article purchased by the department in substitution for that due from the vendor.
(C) The department may recover from a vendor who fails to promptly provide conforming articles any incidental or consequential damages as defined in section 1302.89 of the Revised Code incurred by the department in promptly obtaining the conforming articles.
(D) The rights and remedies established in this section are not exclusive and are in addition to any other available rights and remedies.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5513 | Materials - Purchase; Sale; Exchange › Section 5513.07 | Policy of Preference for American Products.

Effective:
March 13, 1997
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 287 - 121st General Assembly
(A) The director of transportation shall adopt a policy for use by the department of transportation in giving preference to United States products. The policy shall include criteria and procedures for determining that a product is produced or mined in the United States and shall address information to be submitted by bidders as to the nature of the product and the location where it is produced or mined. The policy may include waivers and such other requirements or procedures reasonably necessary to implement the system of preferences established pursuant to this section. In adopting the policy, the director shall consider, and to the extent possible and appropriate, shall conform to the requirements of the federal "Buy America Act," 47 Stat. 1520 (1933), 41 U.S.C. 10a-10d, as amended, and to the regulations adopted thereunder.
(B) Prior to awarding a contract under section 5513.02 of the Revised Code, the director shall evaluate the bids received to determine if a product is produced or mined in the United States. The director shall first reject bids that offer products that have not been or that will not be produced or mined in the United States, provided that the director is not required to reject such bids if the rejection would result in an excessive price for the product or in acquiring a disproportionately inferior product. When the system of preferences is in effect, no person with responsibility for awarding contracts for the department shall do so in violation of the preference system.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5515 | State Highways - Use; Obstruction › Section 5515.03 | Occupants of Land to Remove All Obstructions.

Effective:
September 28, 1973
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 200 - 110th General Assembly
Occupants of land situated along the roads and highways of the state highway system shall remove all obstructions within the bounds of such roads and highways which have been placed there either by themselves or their agents, or with their consent, and not under a franchise or permit legally granted. By obtaining the consent and approval of the director of transportation, obstructions placed within the bounds of such roads or highways prior to January 2, 1928 may be permitted to remain upon the conditions prescribed in section 5515.01 of the Revised Code.
No individual, firm, or corporation shall place or maintain any post, sign, or obstruction within the bounds of any road or highway on the state highway system without first obtaining the consent and approval of the director.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5515 | State Highways - Use; Obstruction › Section 5515.04 | Attaching Guideposts or Signs to Utility Poles.

Effective:
April 5, 2001
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 295 - 123rd General Assembly
Utility poles along the public highway may be used for the purpose of attaching thereto or placing thereon, signposts, guideposts, warning signs, or other signs when prescribed by the director of transportation or county engineer.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5515 | State Highways - Use; Obstruction › Section 5515.05 | Grant of Franchise to Street or Interurban Railways.

Effective:
September 28, 1973
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 200 - 110th General Assembly
No franchise or grant to any street, interurban, or other railway shall be granted by the director of transportation, board of county commissioners, or by the council of any municipal corporation, unless such franchise or grant provides that the company shall, when required by the proper authorities in charge of such road or street, make such changes in its grade and method of construction as are necessary to conform to any improvement made on such street or road. The type of construction used by the company shall be approved in the first instance:
(A) By the director, if such road is under jurisdiction of the state;
(B) By the engineer of a municipal corporation if such improvement is within the bounds of such municipal corporation;
(C) By the county engineer in the case of other roads, and shall also be approved by the proper authorities having jurisdiction over such street or road.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5515 | State Highways - Use; Obstruction › Section 5515.06 | Procedure to Remove Buildings or Other Obstructions Near Railroad Crossings.

Effective:
September 28, 1973
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 200 - 110th General Assembly
If the director of transportation or board of county commissioners deems it necessary, at or near railroad crossings, to remove buildings or other obstructions near such crossings, they shall, by resolution, declare it necessary to appropriate such buildings or other obstructions and the ground upon which they are located, if deemed advisable, and cause notice of the passage of such resolution to be served upon owners of the property sought to be appropriated. If such owners are nonresidents, the director or board shall cause notice of such resolution to be given by one publication in some newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the property sought to be appropriated is located, and, if the address of such owners is known to the county auditor, he shall cause a copy of such notice to be mailed to them. Within ten days after service of the resolution or publication of notice, such owners shall file with the director or board their claims for compensation and damages. The director or board shall make allowances of compensation and damages to owners who have filed claims therefor, and, without the filing of such claims, shall make allowances of compensation and damages to such owners as are under disability. If such owners are not satisfied with the allowances made, they may appeal to the probate court as provided in sections 5563.01 to 5563.19 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5515 | State Highways - Use; Obstruction › Section 5515.07 | Use and Control of Rest Areas - Commercial Activities Prohibited.

Effective:
September 29, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) The director of transportation, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt rules consistent with the safety of the traveling public and consistent with the national policy to govern the use and control of rest areas within the limits of the right-of-way of interstate highways and other state highways and in other areas within the limits of the right-of-way of interstate highways.
(B)(1) Except as provided in division (B)(2) of this section or as otherwise authorized by applicable federal law or federal regulations, no person shall engage in selling or offering for sale or exhibiting for purposes of sale, goods, products, merchandise, or services within the bounds of rest areas within the limits of the right-of-way of interstate highways and other state highways, or in other areas within the limits of the right-of-way of interstate highways, unless the director issues a permit in accordance with section 5515.01 of the Revised Code. Notwithstanding any rules adopted by the director to the contrary or any other policy changes proposed by the director, each district deputy director of the department of transportation shall continue to implement any program allowing organizations to dispense free coffee or similar items after obtaining a permit that operated within the district prior to January 1, 1997. Each district deputy director shall operate such program within the district in the same manner as the program was operated prior to that date.
(2) In accordance with rules adopted under division (A) of this section, the director may cause vending machines to be placed within each rest area that is able to accommodate the machines. The vending machines shall dispense food, drink, and other appropriate articles.
(3) The prohibition under division (B)(1) of this section does not apply to the sale of goods, products, merchandise, or services required for the emergency repair of motor vehicles or emergency medical treatment, or to the department of transportation as provided in section 5515.08 of the Revised Code.
(C) The director shall not close any rest area that is located within the limits of the right-of-way of a scenic byway designated under section 5516.05 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5515 | State Highways - Use; Obstruction › Section 5515.08 | Sale of Commercial Advertising Space Within a Roadside Rest Area.

Effective:
April 6, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 281 - 134th General Assembly
(A) The department of transportation may contract to sell commercial advertising space within or on the outside surfaces of any building located within a roadside rest area under its jurisdiction in exchange for cash payment. Money the department receives under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the highway operating fund.
(B) Advertising placed under this section shall comply with all of the following:
(1) It shall not be libelous or obscene and shall not promote any illegal product or service.
(2) It shall not promote illegal discrimination on the basis of the race, religion, national origin, disability, age, or ancestry of any person.
(3) It shall not support or oppose any candidate for political office or any political cause, issue, or organization.
(4) It shall comply with any controlling federal or state regulations or restrictions.
(5) To the extent physically and technically practical, it shall state that the advertisement is a paid commercial advertisement and that the state does not endorse the product or service promoted by the advertisement or make any representation about the accuracy of the advertisement or the quality or performance of the product or service promoted by the advertisement.
(6) It shall conform to all applicable rules adopted by the director of transportation under division (E) of this section.
(C) Contracts entered into under this section shall be awarded only to the qualified bidder who submits the highest responsive bid or according to uniformly applied rate classes.
(D) No person, except an advertiser alleging a breach of contract or the improper awarding of a contract, has a cause of action against the state with respect to any contract or advertising authorized by this section. Under no circumstances is the state liable for consequential or noneconomic damages with respect to any contract or advertising authorized under this section.
(E) The director, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt rules to implement this section. The rules shall be consistent with the policy of protecting the safety of the traveling public and consistent with the national policy governing the use and control of such roadside rest areas. The rules shall regulate the awarding of contracts and may regulate the content, display, and other aspects of the commercial advertising authorized by this section.
Last updated March 10, 2023 at 1:09 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5515 | State Highways - Use; Obstruction › Section 5515.99 | Penalty.

Effective:
September 20, 1963
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 639 - 105th General Assembly
Whoever violates section 5515.07 of the Revised Code or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to such section shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars for a first offense; for a subsequent offense such person shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5516 | Advertising on Interstate Highways › Section 5516.02 | Limiting Advertising Devices Along Interstate Highways.

Effective:
June 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 74 - 134th General Assembly
No advertising device shall be erected or maintained within six hundred sixty feet of the edge of the right-of-way of a highway on the interstate system except the following:
(A) Advertising devices that are located in commercial or industrial zones traversed by segments of the interstate system within the boundaries of a municipal corporation as such boundaries existed on September 21, 1959, and that conform to rules adopted by the director of transportation;
(B) Advertising devices that are located on the premises of a professional sports facility and that conform to rules adopted by the director.
Last updated April 12, 2021 at 9:56 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5516 | Advertising on Interstate Highways › Section 5516.03 | Rules for Outdoor Advertising.

Effective:
June 30, 1997
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 210 - 122nd General Assembly
The director of transportation shall adopt, amend, and enforce rules, consistent with the customary use of outdoor advertising, the safety of the traveling public, and national policy as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. Such rules may include, but shall not be limited to, sizing, lighting, spacing, and such other conditions as may be necessary to promote the safety of the traveling public and effect the national policy. The rules shall be in addition to the provisions of municipal ordinances regulating advertising devices and shall not invalidate the provisions of any municipal ordinance that are equivalent to and consistent with the rules adopted by the director under this section. The director shall furnish a copy of such rules, without charge, to any person making a request therefor.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5516 | Advertising on Interstate Highways › Section 5516.05 | Designation of Scenic Byways - Advertising Devices.

Effective:
June 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 74 - 134th General Assembly
(A) The director of transportation may designate any portion of any of the following as a scenic byway:
(1) The interstate system;
(2) The national highway system;
(3) The primary system;
(4) Any state, county, municipal, or township road or highway.
(B) The director shall exclude from designation as a scenic byway any segment of a highway in a zoned or unzoned commercial or industrial area that is determined by the director to be inconsistent with the designation of a scenic byway.
(C) No advertising device may be erected upon a designated scenic byway, except in accordance with division (A) or (B) of section 5516.02 of the Revised Code, division (A), (B), or (C) of section 5516.06 of the Revised Code, or division (A) of section 5516.061 of the Revised Code. Any advertising device lawfully in existence prior to the designation of a scenic byway, upon such designation, is a nonconforming advertising device under section 5516.07 of the Revised Code.
Last updated April 12, 2021 at 9:56 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5516 | Advertising on Interstate Highways › Section 5516.06 | Requirements for Advertising Devices Along State Primary Highways.

Effective:
June 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 74 - 134th General Assembly
No advertising device shall be erected or maintained within six hundred sixty feet of the edge of the right-of-way of a highway on the primary system except the following:
(A) Advertising devices located in zoned or unzoned industrial or commercial areas adjacent to highways on the primary system that conform to rules adopted by the director of transportation;
(B) Signs lawfully in existence on October 22, 1965, that the director, subject to the approval of the secretary of the United States department of transportation, has determined to be landmark signs, including signs on farm structures or natural surfaces, which are of historic or artistic significance;
(C) Advertising devices that are located on the premises of a professional sports facility and that conform to rules adopted by the director.
Last updated April 12, 2021 at 10:12 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5516 | Advertising on Interstate Highways › Section 5516.061 | Requirements for Advertising Devices Outside Urban Areas.

Effective:
June 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 74 - 134th General Assembly
(A) No advertising device shall be erected outside of urban areas further than six hundred sixty feet from the right-of-way of the main traveled way of a highway on the interstate or primary system if such device would be visible from such main traveled way, except signs lawfully in existence on October 22, 1965, that the director of transportation, subject to the approval of the secretary of the United States department of transportation, has determined to be landmark signs, including signs on farm structures or natural surfaces that are of historic or artistic significance.
(B) Any advertising device lawfully in existence prior to November 28, 1975, or lawfully on any highway made a part of the interstate or primary system on or after that date, the erection of which would be illegal under this section, is nonconforming, and may be maintained subject to the permit provisions of section 5516.10 of the Revised Code. An advertising device existing prior to September 16, 2004, which would be illegal under this section shall be considered a nonconforming advertising device and may be maintained subject to the permit provisions of section 5516.10 of the Revised Code.
(C) As used in this section, "urban area" means an urbanized area or an urban place as designated by the bureau of the census having a population of five thousand or more, and within boundaries approved by the United States secretary of transportation.
Last updated April 12, 2021 at 10:14 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5516 | Advertising on Interstate Highways › Section 5516.062 | Prohibiting Advertising Devices Outside Urban Areas Without Permit.

Effective:
September 16, 2004
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 230 - 125th General Assembly
(A) No person shall erect, use, maintain, operate, construct, or cause or permit to be erected, used, maintained, operated, or constructed any advertising device that is located both inside an urban area, as defined by section 5516.061 of the Revised Code, and outside the boundaries of a municipal corporation as such boundaries existed on September 21, 1959, without first obtaining a permit and permit plates from the director of transportation pursuant to section 5516.10 of the Revised Code.
(B) An advertising device existing prior to the effective date of this section which would be illegal under this section shall be considered a nonconforming advertising device and may be maintained subject to the permit provisions of section 5516.10 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5516 | Advertising on Interstate Highways › Section 5516.07 | Nonconforming Advertising Devices.

Effective:
June 30, 1997
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 210 - 122nd General Assembly
All nonconforming advertising devices shall be maintained, subject to the provisions of sections 5516.10 and 5516.12 of the Revised Code.
A nonconforming advertising device found to be in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or the rules adopted thereunder may be subject to removal without compensation. A nonconforming advertising device may be sold, leased, or otherwise transferred without affecting its status, but its location may not be changed. The director may adopt rules regarding the repair or maintenance of, or changes to, nonconforming advertising devices, including the size, lighting, replacement, rebuilding, or re-erection of the structure, and damage or depreciation of the nonconforming advertising device.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5516 | Advertising on Interstate Highways › Section 5516.09 | Use of Right-of-Way.

Effective:
June 30, 1997
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 210 - 122nd General Assembly
Unless otherwise provided by law, both of the following are prohibited:
(A) The use of the right-of-way of a limited access highway for construction, maintenance, or copy change of a lawful advertising device;
(B) The use of the right-of-way of any highway other than a limited access highway to construct, maintain, or service a lawful advertising device without the written permission of the appropriate district office of the department of transportation.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5516 | Advertising on Interstate Highways › Section 5516.11 | Regulation of Advertising Devices Through Zoning Rules and Regulations.

Effective:
June 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 74 - 134th General Assembly
This chapter does not affect the authority of a state, county, municipal, or other local zoning authority to zone areas for commercial or industrial purposes under its respective zoning laws. Whenever a state, county, municipal, or other local zoning authority has adopted comprehensive zoning and established rules and regulations controlling the size, lighting, and spacing of outdoor advertising devices, that are equivalent to and consistent with the intent of this chapter, such rules and regulations will be accepted in lieu of the controls provided in division (A) of section 5516.02 and in section 5516.061 of the Revised Code in the commercial and industrial zones within the geographical jurisdiction of such authority.
Whenever a zoning authority establishes new comprehensive zoning rules or regulations, a copy thereof shall be furnished to the director of transportation within thirty days after its passage.
Chapter 5516. of the Revised Code shall not be construed to allow the erection of an advertising device in an area zoned by state, county, municipal, or other local authorities to exclude such devices.
Last updated April 12, 2021 at 10:14 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5516 | Advertising on Interstate Highways › Section 5516.12 | Disapproving, Cancelling, or Revoking Permits.

Effective:
June 30, 1997
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 210 - 122nd General Assembly
The director of transportation may disapprove, cancel, or revoke any permit requested or issued under this chapter if the director determines any of the following:
(A) That the application for the permit contains materially false, misleading, or inaccurate information;
(B) An advertising device has been erected or maintained contrary to the terms and conditions of the permit;
(C) The required fee has not been paid;
(D) That the location does not conform to the laws and rules of the state;
(E) That any other provisions of this chapter or the rules adopted thereunder have been violated.
The director shall give thirty days' notice, by certified mail, to the owner or lessee of the land on which such advertising device is located and to the owner of such advertising device, if known. If the owner of such advertising device is unknown, the director shall make a reasonable attempt to ascertain the identity of such owner.
Such notice may specify any remedial action that is required to correct any false or misleading information or other violation of this chapter and advise that failure to take the remedial action within thirty days may result in denial, cancellation, or revocation of the permit and removal of the advertising device. The written notice shall further state that the applicant, or owner of the advertising device, or the owner or lessee of the land on which the advertising device is located, has a right to an adjudication hearing pursuant to section 119.06 of the Revised Code, which request must be filed with the director within thirty days after the receipt of the written notice. If a hearing is requested, it shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of sections 119.01 to 119.13 of the Revised Code and any rules adopted by the director establishing procedures for such hearings.
Upon the expiration of the thirty days' notice, if no request for an adjudication hearing has been filed with the director, the director may declare the advertising device to be a public and private nuisance and order its removal. Removal of the advertising device shall proceed in accordance with divisions (B) and (C) of section 5516.04 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5516 | Advertising on Interstate Highways › Section 5516.13 | Administering Chapter.

Effective:
June 30, 1997
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 210 - 122nd General Assembly
The director of transportation shall exercise the powers and perform the duties delegated to the director by sections 5516.02 to 5516.14 of the Revised Code, in accordance with rules the director shall adopt under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5516 | Advertising on Interstate Highways › Section 5516.14 | Application for Vegetation Permit.

Effective:
June 30, 1997
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 210 - 122nd General Assembly
The director may issue a permit to any sign owner who has a lawful permit issued pursuant to section 5516.10 of the Revised Code to remove, cut, and trim vegetation located on the right-of-way of any highway of the interstate or primary system adjacent to the permitted advertising device and replace the same as directed, whenever such vegetation prevents clear visibility from the main traveled way of such highway. The director shall adopt rules for the enforcement of this section. The rules may include requirements for appropriate vehicle identification signage, appropriate bond or insurance, distance limits, and any other conditions as may be required by the director.
An application for a vegetation permit shall be made on forms designated by the director and a separate application must be submitted for each sign face. Each application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee in an amount to be determined by the director. Permits issued hereunder shall run for a period of one year and may be renewed upon application made upon forms prescribed by the director and upon the payment of a nonrefundable renewal fee in an amount to be determined by the director. Any permits that are not renewed shall be returned to the director for cancellation by the expiration date.
The director may modify any vegetation permit as is considered necessary for the safety of the traveling public. The director may revoke, cancel, or disapprove a permit or an application pursuant to section 5516.12 of the Revised Code for any violation of this section or the rules adopted thereunder.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5516 | Advertising on Interstate Highways › Section 5516.15 | Disposition of Fees.

Effective:
January 1, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 26 - 132nd General Assembly
Any fees or fines collected under this chapter shall be deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the highway operating fund created in section 5735.051 of the Revised Code to be used by the director of transportation solely for purposes of enforcing and administering the requirements established under this chapter.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5516 | Advertising on Interstate Highways › Section 5516.20 | Tourism Development District Interstate Signage; Lighting.

Effective:
September 29, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
A sign may be displayed adjacent to an interstate highway system that uses light-emitting diode lighting if the sign is located within the boundaries of a tourism development district designated by a township under section 503.56 of the Revised Code or a municipal corporation under section 715.014 of the Revised Code except to the extent limited or prohibited by this chapter, any rule adopted under this chapter, or any zoning regulation adopted by a county, municipal corporation, or other local zoning authority with jurisdiction.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5516 | Advertising on Interstate Highways › Section 5516.99 | Penalty.

Effective:
June 30, 1997
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 210 - 122nd General Assembly
Whoever erects or maintains an advertising device in violation of sections 5516.01 to 5516.14 of the Revised Code, or rules adopted thereunder, shall be fined not less than one hundred nor more than five thousand dollars.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5517 | Proposed Projects - Maintenance; Repair › Section 5517.01 | Filing Plans of Proposed Projects - Right of Entry.

Effective:
September 28, 1973
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 200 - 110th General Assembly
The director of transportation shall make a map in outline and profile, and plans, specifications, profiles, and estimates covering proposed projects. When completed the director shall indorse upon such maps, profiles, plans, specifications, and estimates of quantities his approval of the same and cause one copy thereof to be placed on file in his office and another in the office of the district deputy director of transportation, for public inspection on or before starting the publication of notice to bidders. The director may sell prints or copies of any plans, specifications, or contracts for a charge not to exceed the cost of such prints or copies. The money received from such sale shall be deposited with the state treasury to the credit of the appropriate fund.
In the execution of any survey authorized by the director any person, firm, or corporation, without doing unnecessary injury thereto, may enter upon any lands within the state for the purpose of inspecting, surveying, leveling, or doing any work deemed necessary to carry out Chapters 5501., 5503., 5511., 5512., 5513., 5515., 5516., 5517., 5519., 5521., 5523., 5525., 5527., 5528., 5529., 5531., 5533. and 5535. of the Revised Code. If the person, firm, or corporation, whose premises are entered upon for this purpose, makes any claim for compensation or damages for injury thereto, and the parties cannot agree as to the amount to be paid, either party may petition the probate court of the county in which such land is situated. The court shall appoint a time for a preliminary hearing in such petition, notify the parties interested, fix a time for hearing of the matter in controversy, and the court may view the premises if it sees fit, hear evidence relating thereto, and assess such compensation or damages as the court deems just. When a petition is filed with the probate court it shall require the party filing such petition to give bond in such sum as it may fix to cover costs of proceedings on appeal. If either party is not satisfied with the judgment of the court, he may ask for a jury trial, and the court shall thereupon summon a jury and the trial shall proceed as provided by law relating to appeals in road cases.
The director may in the preparation of plans for any improvement include a designation of the unloading points for materials to be used in such improvement, and he may also include in the plans a designation of the routes over which materials for use in such improvement shall be transported. Any designation of unloading points or routes for the transportation of materials so made shall be clearly and conspicuously shown upon the plans for such improvement, and any person awarded the contract for constructing such improvement shall, in such event, be required to unload all materials at the points designated on the plans and transport the same over the routes thereupon designated.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5517 | Proposed Projects - Maintenance; Repair › Section 5517.021 | Work Not Requiring Competitive Bidding.

Effective:
July 1, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 51 - 130th General Assembly
(A)(1) The director of transportation may proceed without competitive bidding by employing labor, purchasing materials, and furnishing equipment to do any of the following work:
(a) Replace any single span bridge in its substantial entirety or widen any single span bridge, including necessary modifications to accommodate widening the existing substructure and wing walls. The director shall proceed under division (A)(1)(a) of this section only if the deck area of the new or widened bridge does not exceed seven hundred square feet as measured around the outside perimeter of the deck.
(b) Replace the bearings, beams, and deck of any bridge on that bridge's existing foundation if the deck area of the rehabilitated structure does not exceed eight hundred square feet;
(c) Construct or replace any single cell or multi-cell culvert whose total waterway opening does not exceed fifty-two square feet;
(d) Pave or patch an asphalt surface if the operation does not exceed one hundred twenty tons of asphalt per lane-mile of roadway length, except that the department shall not perform a continuous resurfacing operation under this section if the cost of the work exceeds the amount established in division (B)(1)(a) of section 5517.02 of the Revised Code, as adjusted.
(2) Work performed in accordance with division (A)(1) of this section may include approach roadway work, extending not more than one hundred fifty feet as measured from the back side of the bridge abutment wall or outside edge of the culvert, as applicable. The length of an approach guardrail shall be in accordance with department of transportation design requirements and shall not be included in the approach work size limitation.
(B) The requirements of section 117.16 of the Revised Code shall not apply to work described in division (A) of this section and the work shall be exempt from audit for force account purposes except to determine compliance with the applicable size or tonnage restrictions.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5517 | Proposed Projects - Maintenance; Repair › Section 5517.04 | Director to Repair Damage to County or Township Roads.

Effective:
June 30, 1991
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 201 - 119th General Assembly
The director of transportation shall repair all substantial damage done to county and township roads or to streets in municipal corporations resulting from the transportation of materials or equipment over such roads for use in constructing, reconstructing, or repairing, either by force account or contract, any road, street, or highway project of the department. Temporary repairs on such roads made necessary by reason of such transportation of materials or equipment shall be made during the construction period so as to assure normal conditions for the general public. Final repairs shall be made immediately upon the completion of the work on such road, street, or highway project, or as soon thereafter as weather conditions permit, and may be by contract or by the purchase of materials and employment of labor by the department of transportation.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5517 | Proposed Projects - Maintenance; Repair › Section 5517.05 | Sound Barrier Notice and Hearing.

Effective:
June 30, 1995
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 107 - 121st General Assembly
(A) Whenever any proposed project of the department of transportation includes the construction of a sound barrier, the director of transportation shall notify the appropriate local legislative authority of the proposed construction. The director shall conduct at least one public hearing on the proposed sound barrier in the county in which it is to be located. Once a week for two successive weeks, the director shall publish notice of all hearings on the proposed sound barrier in one or more newspapers of general circulation in the county in which the proposed sound barrier is to be located. The notice shall state the time and place of all hearings. The director or his designee and at least one representative of the appropriate local legislative authority shall attend and hear any discussion on the matter. At the hearings, the director or the director's designee shall present the design options available for the proposed sound barrier, including, when physically feasible, at least one design consisting of natural barriers such as trees, shrubs, mounds, and other similar elements.
(B) Upon the completion of all hearings, the director shall notify the appropriate local legislative authority in writing of the available design options for the sound barrier. Within thirty days after the date on the notice, the local legislative authority shall make a determination of the preferred option, giving foremost consideration to the views of the impacted residents as expressed at the hearings conducted by the department or otherwise communicated to the legislative authority, and shall notify the director in writing of its decision. The department shall construct the sound barrier in accordance with the determination of the local authority.
(C) As used in this section:
(1) "Appropriate local legislative authority" means the board of county commissioners or the legislative authority of a municipal corporation within whose jurisdiction the majority of impacted residents are located.
(2) "Impacted residents" means those persons residing in the immediate area of the proposed location of the sound barrier.
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