Ohio Code § 5516.061
Ohio Code § 5516.061. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 5516.061.
(A) No advertising device shall be erected outside of urban areas further than six hundred
sixty feet from the right-of-way of the main traveled way of a highway on the interstate
or primary system if such device would be visible from such main traveled way, except
signs lawfully in existence on October 22, 1965, that the director of transportation,
subject to the approval of the secretary of the United States department of transportation,
has determined to be landmark signs, including signs on farm structures or natural
surfaces that are of historic or artistic significance. (B) Any advertising device lawfully in existence prior to November 28, 1975, or lawfully
on any highway made a part of the interstate or primary system on or after that date,
the erection of which would be illegal under this section, is nonconforming, and may
be maintained subject to the permit provisions of section 5516.10 of the Revised Code . An advertising device existing prior to September 16, 2004, which would be illegal
under this section shall be considered a nonconforming advertising device and may
be maintained subject to the permit provisions of section 5516.10 of the Revised Code . (C) As used in this section, “ urban area ” means an urbanized area or an urban place as designated by the bureau of the census
having a population of five thousand or more, and within boundaries approved by the
United States secretary of transportation.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 5516.061
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
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