Ohio § 5517.05
Full text of Ohio Ohio Revised Code § 5517.05, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5517.05.
(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.
Frequently Asked Questions About Ohio § 5517.05
What does Ohio Revised Code § 5517.05 cover?
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