Before any plat is approved affecting any land within 300 feet or 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 State Department of Transportation (ODOT) of any land within a radius of 500 feet from the point of intersection of said centerline with any public road or highway, the Commission shall give notice, by registered or certified mail, to ODOT District "5". The commission shall not approve the plat for 60 days from the date the notice is received by the ODOT District "5". If the Highway Director notifies the Commission that it shall proceed to acquire the land needed, then the Commission shall refuse to approve the plat. If the ODOT notifies the Commission that acquisition at this time is not in the public interest, or upon the expiration of the 60 day period or any extension thereof agreed upon by the ODOT and the property owner, the Commission shall, if the plat is in conformance with all provisions of these regulations, approve the plat. (Ord. 2019-4. Passed 10-14-19.)