Effective: June 30, 2021
Latest Legislation: House Bill 74 - 134th General Assembly
(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 determined by the director to be inconsistent with the designation of a scenic byway.
(C) No advertising device may be erected upon a designated scenic byway, except in accordance with division (A) or (B) of section 5516.02 of the Revised Code, division (A), (B), or (C) of section 5516.06 of the Revised Code, or division (A) of section 5516.061 of the Revised Code. Any advertising device lawfully in existence prior to the designation of a scenic byway, upon such designation, is a nonconforming advertising device under section 5516.07 of the Revised Code.
Last updated April 12, 2021 at 9:56 AM
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges
Chapter 5516 | Advertising on Interstate Highways
Section 5516.01 | Advertising on Interstate Highway Definitions.
Section 5516.02 | Limiting Advertising Devices Along Interstate Highways.
Section 5516.03 | Rules for Outdoor Advertising.
Section 5516.04 | Orders to Remove and Take Remedial Action for Violating Advertising Devices.
Section 5516.05 | Designation of Scenic Byways - Advertising Devices.
Section 5516.06 | Requirements for Advertising Devices Along State Primary Highways.
Section 5516.061 | Requirements for Advertising Devices Outside Urban Areas.
Section 5516.062 | Prohibiting Advertising Devices Outside Urban Areas Without Permit.
Section 5516.07 | Nonconforming Advertising Devices.
Section 5516.08 | Eminent Domain Actions Against Nonconforming Devices.
Section 5516.09 | Use of Right-of-Way.
Section 5516.10 | Permits and Permit Plates - Application Process.
Section 5516.11 | Regulation of Advertising Devices Through Zoning Rules and Regulations.
Section 5516.12 | Disapproving, Cancelling, or Revoking Permits.
Section 5516.13 | Administering Chapter.
Section 5516.14 | Application for Vegetation Permit.
Section 5516.15 | Disposition of Fees.
Section 5516.20 | Tourism Development District Interstate Signage; Lighting.