Ohio Revised Code Search

...The road known as state route number twenty-eight, running in a northeasterly and southwesterly direction, commencing at the village of Milford in Hamilton and Clermont counties and extending through the counties of Clermont, Warren, Clinton, Highland, and Ross to a point of junction with United States route number fifty, and through the municipal corporations of Blanchester, Martinsville, New Vienna, Highland, Leesb...

...le, Lancaster, Somerset, Zanesville, Cambridge, Cadiz, and Steubenville shall be known as the "Sherman-Sheridan-Stanton-Custer highway." The director of transportation shall erect suitable uniform markers upon said highway indicating its name.

...In addition to any other name prescribed in the Revised Code or otherwise, that portion of the road known as United States highway number twenty-two, within the municipal corporation of Zanesville only, in Muskingum county, shall be known as the "U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Lester O. "Buddy" Kinney II Memorial Highway." The director of transportation may erect suitable markers along the highway indicating its na...

...The road known as state route number one hundred thirty-six, running in a north and south direction through the counties of Adams and Highland and through the municipal corporations of Sugartree Ridge, Winchester, Cherry Fork, Bentonville, and Manchester shall be known as the "Governor Thomas Kirker highway." The director of transportation shall erect suitable markers upon said highway indicating its name.

...The road known as state route number four of this state, running in a northeasterly and southwesterly direction, commencing at the city of Cincinnati in Wyoming, Hamilton county, and extending through the counties of Butler, Montgomery, Greene, Clark, Champaign, Union, Delaware, Marion, Crawford, Seneca, Huron, and Erie to the city of Sandusky, and through the municipal corporations of Hamilton, Middletown, Dayton, S...

...The road known as state route number one hundred twenty-four running in an east and west direction across the state through the counties of Meigs, Vinton, Jackson, Pike, Highland, and Clinton and through the municipal corporations of Pomeroy, Jackson, Piketon, and Hillsboro shall be known as the "Governor Robert Lucas highway." The director of transportation shall erect suitable markers upon said highway indicating ...

...The road known as United States route number sixty-eight, running in a north and south direction commencing in the municipal corporation of Toledo in Lucas county and extending through the counties of Wood, Hancock, and Hardin to the point of junction with state route number thirty-one in the municipal corporation of Kenton in Hardin county, through the municipal corporations of Toledo, Perrysburg, Bowling Green, Por...

...The road known as Ohio route number eighty-two, running in an easterly and westerly direction through the counties of Lorain, Cuyahoga, Summit, Portage, and Trumbull and through the municipal corporations of Broadview Heights, Brecksville, Aurora, and Warren shall be known as the "Gold Star Mothers' Memorial Highway."

...In addition to any other name prescribed in the Revised Code or otherwise, the road known as state route number eighty-two, commencing at the intersection of that route with interstate route seventy-seven and proceeding in an easterly direction to the boundary of the municipal corporation of Brecksville in Cuyahoga county, shall be known as the "Sergeant Dennis E. Kancler Memorial Highway." The director of tr...

...The bridge spanning Sandusky Bay between Erie county and Ottawa county and being a part of the highway known as state route number two, shall be known as the "Thomas A. Edison Memorial Bridge." The director of transportation shall erect suitable markers upon said bridge, or the approaches thereto, indicating its name.

...The bridge spanning the Vermillion river, located in the community of Birmingham in Erie county and being a part of the highway known as state route number one hundred thirteen, shall be known as the "Staff Sgt. James P. Hunter Memorial Bridge." The director of transportation may erect suitable markers upon the bridge or its approaches indicating its name.

...The road known as state route one hundred one, running in a northeasterly and southwesterly direction between the municipal corporations of Castalia and Sandusky in Erie county only, shall be known as the "Sfc. Charles L. Adkins Memorial Highway." The director of transportation may erect suitable markers along the highway indicating its name.

...The road known as United States route number fifty-two running through Lawrence county only, in a northwesterly and southeasterly direction, shall be known as the "Tom Jenkins Memorial Highway." The director of transportation shall erect suitable markers upon said highway indicating its name.

...That portion of the road known as state route number nineteen, running in a northerly and southerly direction through the village of Green Springs within Sandusky and Seneca counties, shall be known as the "Lance Corporal Jeremy S. Shock Memorial Highway." The director of transportation may erect suitable markers along the highway indicating its name.

...The road known as state route number forty-one, running in a northeasterly and southwesterly direction, commencing at the village of Aberdeen, in Brown county, as the junction of United States route number fifty-two, and extending through the counties of Adams, Highland, and Pike to the junction of state route number forty-one with state route number fifty, at the west junction thereof, in Ross county, shall be know...

...The bridge spanning the Little Miami river in Warren county and being a part of the highway known as interstate route seventy-one, shall be known as the "Jeremiah Morrow Bridge." The director of transportation shall erect suitable markers upon said bridge, or the approaches thereto, indicating its name.

...The road known as state route number one hundred four running in a north and south direction, commencing at the junction of state route number thirty-five in Ross county and extending to the junction of state route number one hundred four with state route number two hundred seven in Ross county, shall be known as "Camp Sherman Memorial Highway." The director of transportation may erect suitable markers upon the high...

...The road known as state route number seventy-two, commencing in the city of Springfield in Clark county and extending through the counties of Greene and Clinton to the junction it makes with United States route sixty-two in Highland county, shall be known as the "Simon Kenton Trace Highway." The director of transportation may erect suitable markers upon said highway indicating its name.

...The road known as interstate route seventy-five, running in a southerly direction from the city of Toledo, Lucas county, through the counties of Wood, Hancock, Allen, Auglaize, Shelby, Miami, Montgomery and Warren to the city of Cincinnati, Hamilton county, shall be known as the "American Legion Memorial Highway." The director of transportation may erect suitable markers upon such highway indicating its name.

...(A) In addition to the designation in section 5533.24 of the Revised Code, the road known as interstate route seventy-five, running in a southerly direction from the city of Toledo in Lucas county, through the counties of Wood, Hancock, Allen, Auglaize, Shelby, Miami, Montgomery, Warren, and Butler to the city of Cincinnati in Hamilton county, also shall be known as the "Pearl Harbor Memorial Highway." (B) The direc...

...In addition to any other name prescribed in the Revised Code or otherwise, that portion of the highway known as interstate route seventy-five, running in a northerly and southerly direction between the Freeman avenue exit and the Hopple street viaduct exit, in Hamilton county, shall be known as the "William L. Mallory, Sr. Memorial Highway. The director of transportation may erect suitable markers along the highway...

...That part of the road known as interstate route two hundred seventy-five, which encircles the city of Cincinnati and extends through Ohio shall be known as the "Donald H. Rolf Circle Freeway." The director of transportation shall erect suitable markers, in accordance with federal regulations, upon said highway indicating its name.

...In addition to the designation in section 5533.25 of the Revised Code, that portion of the road known as interstate route number two hundred seventy-five located within Clermont county shall be known as the "S.Sgt. Matt Maupin Veteran's Memorial Highway." The director of transportation may erect suitable markers along the highway indicating its name.

...The road known as state route number seventy-three, within Clinton county only, shall be known as the "Sgt. Steven Conover - Veterans Memorial Highway." The director of transportation may erect suitable markers along the highway indicating its name.

...The road known as state route number seven hundred twenty-nine, within Clinton county only, shall be known as the "Lance Cpl. Brett Wightman - Veterans Memorial Highway." The director of transportation may erect suitable markers along the highway indicating its name.

...(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 ma...

...The director of transportation may upon formal application being made to the director, grant a permit to any individual, firm, or corporation to use or occupy such portion of a road or highway on the state highway system as will not incommode the traveling public. Such permits, when granted, shall be upon the following conditions: (A) The director may issue a permit to any individual, firm, or corporation for any ...

...(A) As used in this section, "road" or "highway" has the same meaning as in section 5501.01 of the Revised Code and also includes any part of the right-of-way. (B) All individuals, firms, and corporations using or occupying any part of a road or highway on the state highway system with telegraph or telephone lines, steam, electrical, or industrial railways, oil, gas, water, or other pipes, mains, conduits, or any o...

...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...

...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.

...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...

...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 owner...

...(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) Exc...

...(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 w...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Telecommunications carrier" has the same meaning as in section 4927.01 of the Revised Code. (2) "Telecommunications or utility structure" means any facility, line, pipe, cable, or other equipment used by a telecommunications carrier or utility provider to provide service. (3) "Utility provider" means any entity described in section 4905.03 of the Revised Code, regardless of whe...

...(A) Whoever violates section 5515.01 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars for a first offense; for a subsequent offense such person shall be fined not more than two thousand five hundred dollars. (B) Whoever violates division (G) of section 5515.02 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars for each day that the person remains in violation of that division....

...As used in sections 5516.01 to 5516.14 of the Revised Code: (A) "Advertising device" includes any outdoor sign, display, device, figure, painting, drawing, message, placard, poster, billboard, or any other contrivance that is owned or operated by a person or entity that earns compensation for the placement of a message on it and is visible from the main traveled way of any highway on the interstate system or primar...

...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 ru...

...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 a...

...(A) Any advertising device that violates section 5516.02, 5516.06, 5516.061, or 5516.062 of the Revised Code or the rules adopted thereunder, or 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 s...

...(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, ...

...(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 depart...

...(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...

...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...

...(A) The director of transportation, or a state, county, municipal, or other local zoning authority, may order the removal of nonconforming advertising devices that are lawfully maintained pursuant to section 5516.07 of the Revised Code, or under a zoning ordinance or regulation. Each such removal ordered by the director or zoning authority shall be deemed to constitute a taking of all right, title, and interest in su...

...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...

...(A) No person shall do either of the following without first obtaining a permit and permit plates from the director of transportation: (1) Erect, use, maintain, operate, construct, or cause or permit to be erected, used, maintained, operated, or constructed, any advertising device located in either of the following: (a) Commercial or industrial zones traversed by segments of the interstate system within the boundar...

...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 equ...

...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...