Ohio § 5553.23 Petition by landowner to relocate road or trail - vacation of unimproved public roads

Ohio Statutes

§ 5553.23 — Petition by landowner to relocate road or trail - vacation of unimproved public roads

Ohio § 5553.23

Title 55Roads-Highways-Bridges

Ch. 5553County Roads - Establishment; Alteration; Vacation

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5553.23 (2026).

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If a person through whose land a public road  has been established, which is under the jurisdiction of the board  of county commissioners, desires to turn or change or relocate  such road or any part thereof through any part of the person's  land, the person may file a petition with the board of county  commissioners setting forth briefly the particular change desired.  Upon the receipt of such petition, the board shall give notice by  publication once not later than two weeks prior to the date for  the hearing on such petition in a newspaper of general circulation  in said county, stating that such petition has been filed and  setting forth the change desired in such road and the date and  place for the hearing on said petition. If a public road was once  established for public convenienc

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If a person through whose land a public road has been established, which is under the jurisdiction of the board of county commissioners, desires to turn or change or relocate such road or any part thereof through any part of the person's land, the person may file a petition with the board of county commissioners setting forth briefly the particular change desired. Upon the receipt of such petition, the board shall give notice by publication once not later than two weeks prior to the date for the hearing on such petition in a newspaper of general circulation in said county, stating that such petition has been filed and setting forth the change desired in such road and the date and place for the hearing on said petition. If a public road was once established for public convenience through private lands, but has not been improved by public funds and for more than twenty-one years has not been used, the owner of such land may petition the board to vacate the road in accordance with proceedings under sections5553.04to5553.11of the Revised Code.

A person through whose land a trail right of way has been preserved under section5553.044of the Revised Code may file a petition to turn or change the route of the trail right of way in the manner provided in this section, and such petition shall be acted upon in the manner set forth in sections5553.23to5553.31of the Revised Code. Notice of the hearing in such case shall also be made by first class mail to the director of natural resources. If the board turns or changes the route of the trail right of way, it shall furnish the director with a full and accurate description or map of the change.