Ohio Revised Code Search
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Section 5543.01 | General powers and duties of county engineer.
...ed in division (B) of this section, the county engineer shall have general charge of the following: (1) Construction, reconstruction, improvement, maintenance, and repair of all bridges and highways within the engineer's county, under the jurisdiction of the board of county commissioners, except for those county roads the board places on nonmaintained status pursuant to section 5541.05 of the Revised Code; (2) Cons... |
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Section 5543.011 | Fuel sales to county board of developmental disabilities.
...A county engineer may sell directly to a county board of developmental disabilities gasoline and diesel fuel that has been purchased for the use of the county engineer's office. |
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Section 5543.02 | Annual report.
...The county engineer shall report to the board of county commissioners, on or before the first day of June in each year, the condition of the county roads, bridges, and culverts, and estimate the probable amount of funds required to maintain and repair or to construct any new roads, bridges, or culverts required within the county. The engineer, on or before the first day of June in each year, shall make an annual es... |
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Section 5543.03 | Report to director of transportation.
...The county engineer shall make a report to the director of transportation, whenever requested by that official, relative to the highways and bridges in the county, containing such matter and in such form as prescribed by the director, and file a duplicate with the board of county commissioners. |
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Section 5543.04 | Naming and numbering roads and bridges - maps.
...The county engineer, under the direction and supervision of the director of transportation, shall name and number all the public roads of his county, other than intercounty and state highways and shall number all the bridges and culverts on such roads. All such roads shall be divided into sections where they are of sufficient length to warrant it. Such sections shall not exceed three miles in length and shall be numb... |
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Section 5543.05 | County engineer to assign expense of road or bridge.
...The county auditor shall, before drawing a warrant for any moneys expended by the county on any highways, other than intercounty or state highways, or on any bridges or culverts on the highways, require of the county engineer the assignment of the expense to the highway and section of it, bridge, or culvert in connection with which the expense was incurred. The auditor shall keep such records as are necessary t... |
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Section 5543.06 | Annual meeting of county and township authorities.
...The county engineer shall annually call a meeting, within the county, at a time and place approved by the board of county commissioners, of all the township and county authorities having directly to do with the construction and repair of roads and bridges within the county. At such meeting, which shall be open to the general public, the engineer, or the engineer's designee, shall instruct the proper authorities as to... |
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Section 5543.08 | Assistance of director of transportation.
...The county engineer may request advice and assistance from the director of transportation in all matters relating to the duties of such engineer. In so far as the highways, bridges, and culverts under the control of the state are concerned, the engineer shall be governed, in the conduct of his work, by the instructions of the director, as issued for the guidance of engineers. |
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Section 5543.09 | Supervision by county engineer.
...ed in division (B) of this section, the county engineer shall supervise the construction, reconstruction, improvement, maintenance, and repair of the highways, bridges, and culverts under the jurisdiction of the board of county commissioners, and the construction, reconstruction, resurfacing, and improvement of public roads by boards of township trustees under sections 5571.01, 5571.06, 5571.07, 5571.15, 5573.01 to 5... |
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Section 5543.10 | Constructing sidewalks, curbs, or gutters.
...petition of a majority of the abutting property owners. The expense of the construction of these improvements may be paid by the county or township, or by the county or township and abutting property owners in such proportion as determined by the board of county commissioners or board of township trustees. The board of county commissioners or board of township trustees may assess part or all of the cost of thes... |
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Section 5543.11 | Grade and width of sidewalks - permission for construction.
...rom granting permission to the abutting property owners to construct sidewalks in front of their properties and along the public highway, but such sidewalks shall be constructed subject to the approval of the proper authorities. |
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Section 5543.12 | County engineer right of entry.
...The county engineer or anyone acting under his authority, when authorized by the board of county commissioners or board of township trustees, may enter immediately: (A) Upon any lands adjacent to any of the highways in the county for the purpose of opening an existing ditch or drain, or for digging a new ditch or drain for the free passage of water for the drainage of highways; (B) Upon any lands adjoining rivers, ... |
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Section 5543.13 | Agreement as to compensation and damages.
...ection 5543.12 of the Revised Code, the county engineer shall agree with the owners of such lands, subject to the approval of the board of county commissioners or board of township trustees, as to the amount of compensation and damages already sustained or to be sustained by such owner, and the amount of such compensation and damages, so determined, shall be paid by the county or townships. If the engineer is unable... |
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Section 5543.14 | County engineer to trim or remove vegetation along roads.
...The county engineer may trim or remove any and all trees, shrubs, and other vegetation growing in or encroaching onto the right-of-way of the county roads of the engineer's county, and the board of township trustees may trim or remove any and all trees, shrubs, and other vegetation growing in or encroaching onto the right-of-way of the township roads of its township, as is necessary in the engineer's or board's judgm... |
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Section 5543.16 | Construction and repair of approaches and driveways - cost.
...the approach or driveway of an abutting property owner is destroyed, the authorities constructing, improving, maintaining, or repairing such road shall compensate the property owner for the destruction of his approach or driveway, or in lieu thereof authorize the engineer to reconstruct it at public expense. In the construction of a road improvement the director of transportation or engineer may, in all cases where ... |
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Section 5543.17 | Avoiding closing to traffic at any one time entire width of highway or bridge.
...The county engineer shall, at the time he makes surveys, plans, profiles, cross sections, estimates, and specifications for any county, township, or district road improvement, or plans for the construction, improvement or repair of any bridge or culvert, determine whether the making of the improvement will require the closing to traffic of such highway, bridge, or culvert. The engineer shall, whenever practicable, so... |
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Section 5543.18 | Erection of signposts.
...When authorized by the board of county commissioners the county engineer shall erect and maintain at intersecting roads on intercounty and state highways, suitable signposts, the design of which shall be approved by the director of transportation, showing the names and numbers of the roads and the direction and distance to nearby municipal corporations. |
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Section 5543.19 | Construction or reconstruction by force account.
...eer using material and equipment either owned by the county or leased or purchased in compliance with sections 307.86 to 307.92 of the Revised Code and excludes subcontracting any part of such work unless done pursuant to sections 307.86 to 307.92 of the Revised Code. The term "competitive bids" as used in this section requires competition for the whole contract and in regard to its component parts, including labor... |
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Section 5543.20 | Responsibility for bridge inspection.
...n that is a potential danger to life or property shall be identified in the reports, and if the engineer determines that the condition of any bridge represents an immediate danger the engineer shall immediately report the condition to the board. With respect to those bridges where there exists joint maintenance responsibility, the engineer shall furnish a copy of the inspection report to each party responsible for a ... |
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Section 5543.21 | Public trail intersection markers.
...The county engineer shall install and maintain suitable, uniform markers designating intersections with and accesses to state recreational trails, wherever any trail established pursuant to Chapter 1519. of the Revised Code intersects with a county or township road, or along any county or township road that such a trail follows. The county engineer shall similarly install and maintain suitable, uniform markers design... |
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Section 5543.22 | Design-build contracts.
...153.65 to 153.71 of the Revised Code, a county engineer may combine the design and construction elements of a bridge, highway, or safety project into a single contract, but only if the cost of the project as bid does not exceed five million dollars. When required to use competitive bidding, the county engineer shall award a design-build contract in accordance with sections 307.86 to 307.92 of the Revised Code. In li... |
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Section 5547.01 | Undermining or crossing public roads.
...er any portion of which passes a state, county, or township road or public highway, with the consent of the board of county commissioners if state or county roads, or with the consent of the board of township trustees if township roads, may excavate, mine, and quarry through or under such road. Before the work is commenced such person, partnership, or corporation shall execute and deliver to the board of county comm... |
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Section 5547.02 | Owner of land may lay pipe line for water within line of road.
...ation if upon a state highway, board of county commissioners if upon a county road, or the board of township trustees if upon a township road, may lay a pipe line, within the line of the road, for the purpose of conveying water for public and other purposes. The laying of such pipe line shall in no way interfere with public travel or damage such road, and shall be done upon such conditions as the director, board of c... |
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Section 5547.03 | Removal of structures constituting obstructions or interference.
...val or relocation of the obstruction or property, and, if they do not within five days proceed to so remove or relocate and complete the removal or relocation within a reasonable time, the board may do so by employing the necessary labor. The expense incurred shall be paid in the first instance out of any moneys available for highway purposes, and not encumbered for any other purpose, and the amount shall be certifie... |
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Section 5547.04 | Removal of obstructions by landowners - consent and approval - signs and advertising.
...he consent and approval of the board of county commissioners, obstructions erected prior to July 16, 1925 in highways other than roads and highways on the state highway system or bridges or culverts thereon, may be permitted to remain, upon such conditions as the officials may impose, provided such obstructions do not interfere with traffic or with the construction or repair of such highways. No person, partnership,... |