Effective: October 8, 2001
Latest Legislation: House Bill 174 - 124th General Assembly
The board of township trustees of a township in which there is located a municipal corporation or a part thereof, may, by resolution, erect that portion of the township not included within the corporate limits of the municipal corporation into a road district, whenever in its opinion it is expedient and necessary and for the public convenience and welfare, for the purpose of constructing, reconstructing, resurfacing, or improving the public roads within such district. The district so created shall be given an appropriate name by which it shall be designated.
After such a district has been created, the board shall have all the powers and duties that it has under sections 5571.01, 5571.06, 5571.07, 5571.10, 5571.15, 5573.01 to 5573.12, 5573.14, and 5575.02 to 5575.09 of the Revised Code, and it shall proceed in like manner in the constructing, reconstructing, resurfacing, improving, maintaining, repairing, and dragging of township roads, or part thereof, in such cases as provided for the board in township road construction.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges
Chapter 5573 | Township Road Improvement
Section 5573.01 | Resolution for Road Improvement.
Section 5573.02 | Transmission of Surveys, Plans, and Specifications to Board - Notice.
Section 5573.06 | Order to Proceed With Improvement.
Section 5573.07 | Apportionment of Compensation, Damages, and Costs - Payment.
Section 5573.08 | Assessment of Property Separated From Improvement.
Section 5573.09 | All Costs May Be Paid From Proceeds of Tax Levy.
Section 5573.10 | Estimated Assessment on Real Estate.
Section 5573.11 | Assessments Certified to County Auditor for Collection - Installments.
Section 5573.12 | Apportionment Between Owners of Life Estate and Fee - Hearing - Appeal.
Section 5573.13 | Township's Proportion of Costs - Payment.
Section 5573.14 | Trustees May Issue Bonds in Anticipation of Tax.
Section 5573.15 | Joint Improvement by Townships - Procedure.
Section 5573.21 | Erection of Road District Outside Municipal Corporation.
Section 5573.22 | Construction and Repair in Township Road Districts Outside Municipal Corporations.