Before any zoning amendment is approved affecting any land within 300 feet of the centerline of an existing State route or of a proposed new route for which changes are proposed (as described in the certification to local officials by the Ohio Director of Transportation), or within a radius of 500 feet from the point of intersection of such centerline with any public road or highway, the Commission shall give notice, by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested), to the Director.
The Commission may proceed as required by law. However, Council shall not approve the amendment for 120 days from the date the notice is received by the Director.
If the Director notifies the City that the Director shall proceed to acquire the land needed, the City shall refuse to approve the rezoning. If the Director notifies the City that acquisition at this time is not in the public interest, or upon the expiration of the 120-day period (or any extension of the period agreed upon by the Director and the property owner), Council shall proceed as required by law.
(Ord. 186-91. Passed 10-15-92.)