Before a zoning amendment is approved affecting any land within 300 feet of the centerline of a proposed new highway, or a highway for which changes are proposed as described in the certification to local officials by the Director of the Ohio Department of Transportation, or within a radius of 500 feet from the point of intersection of such centerline with a public road or highway, the Planning Board shall give notice to the Director. The Board may proceed as required by law; however, Council shall not approve the amendment for sixty days, or for 120 days if an additional sixty days are requested by the Director, but not more than a total of 120 days from the date the notice is received by the Director.
If the Director notifies the Municipality that he or she intends to proceed to acquire the land, then the Municipality shall refuse to approve the rezoning. If the Director notifies the Municipality that acquisition at the time is not in the public interest, or upon the expiration of the sixty or 120-day period or any extension thereof agreed upon by the Director and the property owner, Council shall proceed as required by law.
(Ord. 82-38. Passed 9-20-82.)