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... 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.

...r that is being maintained without a validly issued permit, is a public and private nuisance, and shall be removed. Immediately upon discovering the existence of such a nuisance, the director of transportation shall issue an order 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, to remove the device or to initiate any remedial actio...

...(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 determi...

...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, ...

...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...

...ertising 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 th...

...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 i...

...s to the amount of compensation to be paid for the taking of such right or interest, the director or zoning authority shall institute an action to appropriate the interest of such person in accordance with Chapter 163. of the Revised Code. In any such action, loss of business shall not be considered an item of compensable damages. Neither the director nor a state, county, municipal, or other local zoning authority s...

...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 off...

...hat the applicant has not knowingly provided materially false, misleading, or inaccurate information. (3) Each application shall be accompanied by the appropriate application fee as set forth in the fee schedule established by the director. Such fee schedule shall be based on the reasonable cost of administering and processing such permits. Application fees shall be nonrefundable. (4) Applications for permits shal...

...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. Chap...

...t; (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 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.

...de 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...

...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.

...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 a...

...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.

... 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 unnec...

... scope of work document upon which the bidders shall base their bids. Except in regard to those requirements relating to providing plans, the director shall award contracts under this section in accordance with Chapter 5525. of the Revised Code. (B) Notwithstanding any provision of Chapter 5525. of the Revised Code, the director may use a value-based selection process, combining technical qualifications and compet...

... that will be delivered by the awarded bidder over a defined period. (B) Notwithstanding section 5517.01 of the Revised Code, the director of transportation may enter into indefinite delivery indefinite quantity construction contracts for highway maintenance limited to guardrail, highway lighting, and traffic signal maintenance. (C) The total value of a contract entered into under this section shall not exceed tw...

...ng the construction, reconstruction by widening or resurfacing, or improvement of a state highway, or a bridge or culvert thereon, or the installation of a highway traffic signal on a state highway, the director of transportation, except as provided in section 5517.021 of the Revised Code, shall make an estimate of the cost of the work using the force account project assessment form developed by the auditor of state ...

...tation 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 i...

...he closing to traffic of the highway, bridge, or culvert involved and, if the director finds it necessary to close the same to traffic, the extent to which the same shall be closed. Such finding shall be indorsed on the plans. Plans and specifications for the construction of any project, whenever practicable, shall be prepared so as to avoid closing to traffic at any time the entire width of the highway, bridge, or ...

...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 reaso...

... 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) "Appropria...