Ohio § 5552.06
Full text of Ohio Ohio Revised Code § 5552.06, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5552.06.
(A) A board of county commissioners or a board of township trustees may adopt access
management regulations or any amendments to those regulations after holding at least
two public hearings at regular or special sessions of the board. The board shall consider the county engineer's proposed regulations prepared under division (B) of section 5552.04 or 5552.05 of the Revised Code and all comments on those regulations. The board, in its discretion, may, but need not, adopt any or all of those proposed
regulations. After the public hearings, the board may decide not to adopt any access management
regulations. The board shall publish notice of the public hearings in a newspaper of general circulation
in the county or township, as applicable, once a week for two weeks or as provided
in section 7.16 of the Revised Code , immediately preceding the hearings. The notice shall include the time, date, and place of each hearing. Copies of any proposed regulations or amendments shall be made available to the
public at the board's office and, if the county engineer administers or is proposed
to administer a point of access permit, in the engineer's office. (B) In addition to the notice required by division (A) of this section, not less than
thirty days before holding a public hearing, a board of county commissioners shall
send a copy of the county engineer's proposed regulations, a copy of the advisory
committee's recommendations, and a request for written comments to the board of township
trustees of each township in the county, the department of transportation district
deputy director for the district in which the county is located, a representative
of the metropolitan planning organization, where applicable, and at least the local
professional associations representing the following professions: (1) Homebuilders; (2) Realtors; (3) Professional surveyors; (4) Attorneys; (5) Professional engineers. (C) In addition to the notice required by division (A) of this section, a board of township
trustees shall send a copy of the county engineer's proposed regulations, a copy of
the advisory committee's recommendations, and a request for written comments, not
less than thirty days before holding a public hearing, to the department of transportation
district deputy director for the district in which the township is located, a representative
of the metropolitan planning organization, where applicable, and at least the local
professional associations representing the professions listed in division (B) of this
section.
Frequently Asked Questions About Ohio § 5552.06
What does Ohio Revised Code § 5552.06 cover?
Section 5552.06 is part of the Ohio Revised Code, the codified statutory law of Ohio. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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