Before any zoning amendment is approved affecting any land: (a) within 300 feet of the centerline of a proposed new highway or highway for which changes are proposed, as described in the certification to local officials by the Ohio Director of Transportation; or (b) within a radius of 500 feet from the point of intersection of such centerline with any public road or highway; the Planning Commission shall give notice, by registered or certified mail, to the Ohio Director of Transportation.
The Planning Commission may proceed within the time limits as required by law. Council, however, shall not approve the amendment for 120 days from the date the notice is received by the Ohio Director of Transportation.
If the Ohio Director of Transportation notifies the City that they shall proceed to acquire the land needed, then the City shall refuse to approve the rezoning. If the Ohio Director of Transportation 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 thereof agreed upon by the Director of Transportation and the property owner, Council shall continue as required by law with the amendment procedure.
(Ord. 164-1984. Passed 1-28-85.)