| Section 1. That section 711.131 be
amended and sections | 8 |
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5552.01, 5552.02, 5552.03, 5552.04,
5552.05,
5552.06, 5552.07, | 9 |
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5552.08, 5552.09, 5552.10, 5552.11, and 5552.99 of the
Revised | 10 |
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Code be enacted to
read as follows: | 11 |
Sec. 711.131. Notwithstanding
the provisions of sections | 12 |
711.001 to 711.13, inclusive, of the Revised Code, a proposed | 13 |
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division of a parcel of land along an existing public street, not | 14 |
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involving the opening, widening, or extension of any street or | 15 |
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road, and involving no more than five lots after the original | 16 |
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tract has been completely subdivided, may be submitted to the | 17 |
authority having approving jurisdiction of plats under
the | 18 |
provisions of section 711.05, 711.09, or 711.10 of the Revised | 19 |
Code for approval without plat. If
suchthe authority acting | 20 |
through
a properly designated representative
thereof is satisfied | 21 |
that
suchthe proposed division is not contrary to applicable | 22 |
platting,
subdividing,
or zoning,or access management | 23 |
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regulations, it shall within seven working
days after submission | 24 |
approve
suchthe proposed division and, on
presentation of a | 25 |
conveyance of
saidthe parcel, shall stamp the
sameconveyance | 26 |
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"approved by (planning authority); no plat required" and have it | 27 |
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signed by its clerk, secretary, or other official as may be | 28 |
designated by it.
SuchThe planning authority may require the | 29 |
submission of a sketch and
such other information
asthat
is | 30 |
pertinent
to its determination
hereunderunder this section. | 31 |
| Sec. 5552.02. (A) Except as provided in divisions (C) and | 40 |
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(D) of this section, for
the purposes of promoting traffic | 41 |
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safety
and efficiency and maintaining proper traffic capacity
and | 42 |
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traffic
flow, a board of township trustees may adopt, by | 43 |
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resolution, regulations for the management of access onto township | 44 |
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roads in the unincorporated area of the township in accordance | 45 |
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with sections 5552.05 and 5552.06 of the Revised Code. As part of | 46 |
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those regulations, the board may require
permits, including | 47 |
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interim and temporary permits, for the
construction, | 48 |
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reconstruction, use, and maintenance of any point of
access from | 49 |
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public or private property onto those township roads. If the | 50 |
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board adopts regulations that require permits, the regulations | 51 |
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shall include standards that will be used for the approval or | 52 |
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denial of a permit. | 53 |
| Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this division, a | 54 |
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board of township trustees of a township other than an urban | 55 |
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township may not adopt regulations authorized by this division | 56 |
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until the date that is one year after the effective date of this | 57 |
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section, and then only if the county does not adopt or initiate | 58 |
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the process of adopting regulations under division (B) of this | 59 |
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section within that one-year period. If the county initiates the | 60 |
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process of adopting regulations under division (B) of this section | 61 |
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within that one-year period but does not actually adopt | 62 |
| regulations under
division (B) of this section
within two years | 63 |
| after the effective
date of this section, the
township may adopt | 64 |
| regulations
authorized by this division on or
after the date that | 65 |
| is two years
after the effective date of this
section. | 66 |
| (B) For the purposes of promoting traffic safety and | 67 |
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efficiency and maintaining proper traffic capacity and traffic | 68 |
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flow, the board of county commissioners may adopt, by resolution, | 69 |
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regulations for the management of access onto county and township | 70 |
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roads in the unincorporated area of the county in accordance with | 71 |
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sections 5552.04 and 5552.06 of the Revised Code. As part of | 72 |
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those regulations, the board may require permits, including | 73 |
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interim and temporary permits, for the construction, | 74 |
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reconstruction, use, and maintenance of any point of access from | 75 |
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public or private property onto those county and township roads. | 76 |
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If the board adopts regulations that require permits, the | 77 |
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regulations shall include standards that will be used for the | 78 |
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approval or denial of a permit. | 79 |
| (C) On or after the appropriate date provided in division | 85 |
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(A) of this
section for adopting regulations under that division, | 86 |
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the board of township trustees of a township other than
an urban | 87 |
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township may adopt the regulations authorized by
that division.
If | 88 |
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such a board of township trustees adopts regulations, and a
board | 89 |
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of county commissioners later adopts
regulations under
division | 90 |
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(B) of this section that apply to the
same township
roads, then, | 91 |
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one year after the effective date of
the county
regulations, the | 92 |
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regulations adopted by the board of
township
trustees shall be | 93 |
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void, and the regulations adopted by
the
board
of county | 94 |
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commissioners shall apply to those township
roads.
However, the | 95 |
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board of township trustees may establish an
earlier
date for the | 96 |
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county regulations to take effect and the
township
regulations to | 97 |
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be void by adopting a resolution
establishing an
earlier date and | 98 |
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sending a certified copy of that
resolution to
the board of county | 99 |
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commissioners. | 100 |
| (D) Except as otherwise provided in this division, if an | 101 |
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urban township adopts regulations under division (A) of this | 102 |
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section and the county also adopts regulations under division (B) | 103 |
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of this section that affect township roads in that township, the | 104 |
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county regulations shall have no effect on the township roads in | 105 |
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that township. If the urban township adopts its regulations | 106 |
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after the county adopts its regulations, however, the county | 107 |
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regulations shall remain in effect for one year after the township | 108 |
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regulations are adopted unless the board of county commissioners | 109 |
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establishes an earlier date for the county regulations to expire | 110 |
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within that urban township. After the earlier established date or | 111 |
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one year, whichever is applicable, only the township regulations | 112 |
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shall apply to the township roads in that urban township, although | 113 |
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the county regulations shall continue to apply to the county roads | 114 |
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in that urban township. | 115 |
| (B) Upon adoption of
a resolution proposing the | 149 |
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consideration of access
management regulations under division
(A) | 150 |
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of this section, the board
of county commissioners shall request | 151 |
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the county engineer to
draft proposed regulations. The
engineer | 152 |
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shall prepare
proposed regulations and, when they are
complete, | 153 |
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send a
copy of them to each member of the
advisory
committee | 154 |
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appointed under division
(C) of this section along with
a notice | 155 |
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of the time and place of the first meeting of the
advisory | 156 |
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committee. That meeting shall take place within thirty
days after | 157 |
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the completion of the engineer's proposed regulations. | 158 |
| (C) Upon adoption of
a resolution under division
(A) of
this | 159 |
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section, the board
of county commissioners
shall establish an | 160 |
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advisory committee
to review the county engineer's proposed | 161 |
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regulations prepared under division (B) of this section.
The board | 162 |
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shall appoint to the committee
the county engineer or the | 163 |
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engineer's designee, a registered
surveyor in
private
practice, a | 164 |
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representative of the homebuilding
industry, a
licensed realtor, a | 165 |
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representative of a county or
regional
planning commission with | 166 |
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jurisdiction in the county, a
professional engineer
with
expertise | 167 |
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in traffic engineering, a
representative of the metropolitan | 168 |
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planning organization, where
applicable, at least three township | 169 |
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trustees from any townships
located in the county selected by the | 170 |
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local county association representing the township trustees and | 171 |
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clerks in that county, a member of the board of
county | 172 |
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commissioners, and any
other person the board chooses to appoint. | 173 |
| At its initial meeting held as
provided in the
notice sent by | 174 |
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the
county engineer under division
(B) of this section, the | 175 |
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advisory
committee shall elect one member to serve as the | 176 |
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chairperson of
the committee. Within two hundred seventy days | 177 |
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after that
initial meeting, the
advisory committee shall provide | 178 |
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the board
of county commissioners
with a copy of the engineer's | 179 |
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proposed regulations, the
committee's recommendations about each | 180 |
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of the proposed
regulations, and any other recommendations about | 181 |
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the access
management regulations the committee considers | 182 |
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appropriate. | 183 |
| (B) Upon adoption of a resolution proposing the | 199 |
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consideration of access management regulations under division (A) | 200 |
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of this section, the board of township trustees shall request the | 201 |
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county engineer to draft proposed regulations. The engineer shall | 202 |
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prepare proposed regulations and, when they are complete, send a | 203 |
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copy of them to each member of the advisory committee appointed | 204 |
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under division (C) of this section along with a notice of the time | 205 |
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and place of the first meeting of the advisory committee. That | 206 |
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meeting shall take place within thirty days after the completion | 207 |
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of the engineer's proposed regulations. | 208 |
| (C) Upon adoption of a resolution under division (A) of this | 209 |
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section, the board of township trustees shall establish an | 210 |
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advisory committee to review the county engineer's proposed | 211 |
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regulations prepared under division (B) of this section. The | 212 |
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board shall appoint to
the committee the county engineer or the | 213 |
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engineer's designee, a
registered surveyor in private practice, a | 214 |
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representative of the
homebuilding industry, a licensed realtor, a | 215 |
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representative of a
county or regional planning commission with | 216 |
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jurisdiction in the
county, a professional engineer with expertise | 217 |
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in traffic
engineering, a representative of the metropolitan | 218 |
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planning
organization, where applicable, three residents of the | 219 |
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township,
and any other person the board chooses to appoint. | 220 |
| At its initial meeting held as provided in the notice sent by | 221 |
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the county engineer under division (B) of this section, the | 222 |
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advisory committee shall elect one member to serve as the | 223 |
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chairperson of the committee. Within two hundred seventy days | 224 |
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after that initial meeting, the advisory committee shall provide | 225 |
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the board of township trustees with a copy of the engineer's | 226 |
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proposed regulations, the committee's recommendations about each | 227 |
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of the proposed regulations, and any other recommendations about | 228 |
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the access management regulations the committee considers | 229 |
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appropriate. | 230 |
| Sec. 5552.06. (A) A board of county commissioners
or a board | 235 |
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of township trustees may adopt access
management regulations or | 236 |
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any
amendments to those regulations
after holding at
least two | 237 |
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public hearings at regular or special
sessions of the board. The | 238 |
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board shall consider the county engineer's
proposed
regulations | 239 |
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prepared under division (B) of section 5552.04 or 5552.05 of the | 240 |
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Revised Code and all comments on those regulations. The board, in | 241 |
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its discretion, may, but
need not, adopt any or
all of those | 242 |
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proposed regulations.
After the public hearings, the board
may | 243 |
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decide not to adopt any
access management regulations. | 244 |
| The board shall publish notice of the public hearings
in a | 245 |
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newspaper
of general circulation in the county
or township, as | 246 |
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applicable,
once a week for at least two
weeks immediately | 247 |
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preceding the
hearings. The notice shall
include the time, date, | 248 |
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and place of
each hearing. Copies of any
proposed regulations or | 249 |
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amendments
shall be made available to
the public at the board's | 250 |
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office and,
if the county engineer
administers or is proposed to | 251 |
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administer a
point of access
permit, in the engineer's office. | 252 |
| (B) In addition to the notice required by division (A) of | 253 |
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this section, not less than thirty days before holding
a
public | 254 |
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hearing,
a board
of
county commissioners
shall send a copy of the | 255 |
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county engineer's proposed
regulations, a copy of the advisory | 256 |
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committee's
recommendations, and a
request for written comments to | 257 |
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the board
of township trustees of each
township in the county, the | 258 |
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department of transportation district deputy
director for the | 259 |
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district in which the county is located, a representative of
the | 260 |
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metropolitan planning organization, where applicable, and at least | 261 |
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the local professional associations representing the following | 262 |
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professions: | 263 |
| (C) In addition to the notice required by division (A) of | 269 |
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this section, a board of township trustees shall send a copy of | 270 |
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the county engineer's proposed regulations, a copy of the advisory | 271 |
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committee's recommendations, and a request for written comments, | 272 |
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not less than thirty days before holding a public hearing, to the | 273 |
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department of transportation district deputy director for the | 274 |
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district in which the township is located, a representative of the | 275 |
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metropolitan planning organization, where applicable, and at least | 276 |
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the local professional associations representing the professions | 277 |
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listed in division (B) of this section. | 278 |
| Sec. 5552.07. A board of county commissioners or board of | 279 |
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township trustees that adopts access management regulations under | 280 |
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section 5552.02 of the Revised Code shall include in those | 281 |
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regulations the designation of a board to hear and decide appeals | 282 |
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when it is alleged that there is error in any order, requirement, | 283 |
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decision, or determination made by an administrative official in | 284 |
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the enforcement of the regulations. This appellate board may be | 285 |
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the board itself acting in an administrative capacity, or some | 286 |
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other board appointed by the board of county commissioners or | 287 |
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board of township trustees, whichever is applicable. The | 288 |
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regulations also shall authorize that appellate board to grant | 289 |
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variances that are not contrary to the public interest from the | 290 |
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terms of the regulations where, owing to special conditions, a | 291 |
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literal enforcement of the regulations will result in unnecessary | 292 |
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hardship, and so that the spirit of the regulations will be | 293 |
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observed and substantial justice done. | 294 |
| Sec. 5552.08. (A) A permit issued under access management | 295 |
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regulations adopted under section 5552.02 of the Revised Code | 296 |
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shall prescribe the limitations on, as well as the permitted uses | 297 |
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of, the permit. No modifications or amendments to the permit | 298 |
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shall be made once it is issued. To be subject to a different | 299 |
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permit, a person shall apply for a new permit that specifically | 300 |
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supersedes the existing permit. | 301 |
| Sec. 5552.09. Any access management regulations adopted | 305 |
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under
section 5552.02 of the Revised Code become effective on the | 306 |
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thirty-first day
following the date of their adoption unless | 307 |
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otherwise indicated
in
the regulations. The board adopting the | 308 |
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regulations shall publish
notice
of their adoption, and of their | 309 |
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availability at the board's
office, in at least one newspaper of | 310 |
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general circulation in the
county or township, as applicable, | 311 |
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within ten days after their
adoption. The board also shall | 312 |
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provide a copy of
the regulations
to the department of | 313 |
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transportation district deputy director
for
the district in which | 314 |
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the county or township is located. | 315 |
| Sec. 5552.10. The board of county commissioners shall | 316 |
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designate the
county engineer to administer county access | 317 |
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management
regulations, except that if the engineer
declines to | 318 |
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administer
the regulations, the board may designate another | 319 |
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person, or a planning
commission, to administer them. If a board | 320 |
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of township
trustees
adopts access management regulations, the | 321 |
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board may administer the regulations or may appoint
the
township | 322 |
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clerk or any other person to administer them, with
the advice of | 323 |
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the county engineer. | 324 |