Ohio Code § 721.11

§ 721.11.

Any municipal corporation having jurisdiction over any part of the territory mentioned

in section 721.04 of the Revised Code , whether in front of privately owned upland or otherwise, as provided in that section,

may, in aid of navigation and water commerce, adopt plans for the development of that

waterfront, construct bulkheads at such locations as it approves between the shoreline

and the harbor line as fixed by the United States government, make fills with earth

or other suitable materials out to those bulkheads, and construct public highways

on the filled portions. Leases made pursuant to section 1506.11 of the Revised Code are subject to the right of the municipal corporation to maintain a highway, a marginal

railroad, and other agreed reasonable means of access to the waters of Lake Erie in

conformity with the waterfront plan of that municipal corporation, in aid of navigation

and water commerce, provided that an adequate means of access to those waters shall

be provided to the lessees. The municipal corporation may assess, in any one of the three methods authorized by section 727.01 of the Revised Code , against the littoral land and other specially benefited property, such part or all

of the cost of constructing the bulkheads, filling, highway, and other improvements,

in aid of navigation and water commerce, as is agreed upon by the owners of the littoral

lands and the legislative authority of the municipal corporation.  The municipal corporation may issue bonds in anticipation of the collection of the

assessments and use the proceeds thereof in paying the cost of constructing the improvements

of the waterfront.