Ohio Code § 5553.02
Ohio Code § 5553.02. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 5553.02.
The board of county commissioners may locate, establish, alter, widen, straighten,
vacate, or change the direction of roads as provided in sections 5553.03 to 5553.16 of the Revised Code . This power extends to all roads within the county, except that as to roads on the
state highway system the approval of the director of transportation shall be had. However, no public road shall be located or established, by the board of county
commissioners, unless the location or establishment begins on a public road and terminates
on a public road, or begins on a public road and services a public park, a state supported
educational institution, public school, public aviation area, or a public recreation
area, or begins on a public road and services at least three private residences or
businesses in the first five hundred feet and one private residence or business in
each two hundred feet thereafter.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 5553.02
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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