Ohio Administrative Code

19.03 PDF: (A) Permits will be issued for the movement of overweight or over dimension vehicles only if that vehicle or load is transported by a vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer with pneumatic tires.(B) Vehicles used to haul an oversize load must meet all safety and operational …

19.03 PDF: (A) Duration of permits shall be as follows:(1) Construction equipment permit- up to three hundred sixty-five calendar days;(2) Farm equipment permit- up to three hundred sixty-five calendar days;(3) Manufactured building permit- up to three hundred sixty-five calendar…

19.03 PDF: (A) The driver of an overweight and/or over dimension vehicle shall possess at all times during the permitted move and show to any law enforcement officer or load limit inspector of the Ohio state highway patrol or any employee of the Ohio department of transportation:…

19.03 PDF: (A) All permit application processing fees consist of the basic processing charge of twenty dollars plus each unit of surcharge that is applicable to that movement. (1) For one-way movements, the units of surcharge are as follows: (a) Overweight up to one hundred twent…

19.03 PDF: (A) The bill of lading for all sealed containerized loads shall be in the form of a hard copy, be the original or a copy and include the following readily identifiable information:(1) Consignor;(2) Point of origin;(3) Consignee;(4) Point of destination; and the number …

19.03 PDF: (A) For thirty days following notification of the denial of an application for a permit, or for the denial of a request for or suspension or revocation of the designation of "Approved Ohio Intermodal Facility," the person so notified has the right to request a formal h…

19.03 PDF: (A) Agency: Any of the following;(1) The Ohio department of transportation(2) Board of county commissioners of any Ohio county (may act through the office of the county engineer).(3) Board of township trustees of any Ohio township (may act through the office of the cou…

19.03 PDF: (A) The state department of transportation, county commissioners or board of township trustees (agencies) shall authorize the posting of signs indicating that traffic fines are doubled for speeding within selected construction zones under their respective jurisdictions…

19.03 PDF: As used in this division of Administrative Code:(A) "Bid response" means all documents, whether attached or incorporated by reference, supplied by the bidder in response to an invitation to bid.(B) "Bidder" means the person or firm that submits a bid response to an inv…

19.03 PDF: When conducting solicitations for the purchase of supplies and services, the department of transportation shall apply the preferences as set forth in rule 123:5-1-06 of the Administrative Code. Last updated March 24, 2023 at 1:15 PM Authorized By: 5501.02, 5501.83, 122…

19.03 PDF: (A) Prior to the award of a contract for construction of a transportation facility, the director of transportation will compare the lowest bid or the most advantageous offer from the non-veteran-friendly business enterprise to the lowest bid or most advantageous offer …

19.03 PDF: (A) Prior to the award of a contract for professional services under section 5526.05 of the Revised Code, the director of transportation shall determine if a qualified firm who would otherwise be eligible for contract award is a veteran-friendly business enterprise. If…

19.03 PDF: (A) The director has determined that the Ohio maritime assistance program, as described in section 5501.91 of the Revised Code, shall be administered by a program manager within the department.(B) The director shall maintain oversight duties and responsibilities. The p…

19.03 PDF: (A) Based upon the criteria listed under paragraph (B) of this rule and taking into account any engineering study, the director may, based upon sound engineering judgment and acting in the best interest of the traveling public, establish a variable speed limit only on …

19.03 PDF: For the purpose of this rule, the following terms shall have the meanings given them in section 5516.01 of the Revised Code: "advertising device," "visible," "interstate system," "erect," "maintain," "national policy," "primary system," "zoned commercial or industrial …

19.03 PDF: (A) Restrictions on outdoor advertising adjacent to the interstate, federal aid primary, and national highway systems: all advertising devices erected or maintained within six hundred sixty feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way and visible from the main traveled…

19.03 PDF: (A) The area of a sign face shall meet the following requirements:(1) The maximum area of a sign face shall be twelve hundred square feet, excluding decorative bases and support.(2) The area of a sign face shall be measured by the smallest square, rectangle, triangle, …

19.03 PDF: Directional and official signs are not required to have a permit under section 5516.10 of the Revised Code or rule 5501:2-2-05 of the Administrative Code.(A) All directional signs shall conform to the following requirements:(1) Must contain only the identification of t…

19.03 PDF: (A) Applications(1) An application for a permit shall be obtained from and returned to the ODOT advertising device control section.(2) An application for a permit shall be completed in its entirety. If an application is not completed, including all required signatures,…

19.03 PDF: (A) A sign owner of a nonconforming advertising device must apply for and receive a permit for each nonconforming sign face pursuant to section 5516.10 of the Revised Code and rule 5501:2-2-05 of the Administrative Code. A nonconforming advertising device may be sold, …

19.03 PDF: When the advertising device control section determines that an advertising device or other sign is in violation of any section of Chapter 5516. of the Revised Code or any rule contained in Chapter 5501:2-2 of the Administrative Code, or the advertising device is being …

19.03 PDF: (A) In addition to any removal procedures ordered by the director pursuant to section 5516.04 of the Revised Code and at the discretion of the director or a court of competent jurisdiction, a maximum fine in the amount of five thousand dollars may be assessed against a…

19.03 PDF: (A) Once an application for the designation of a scenic byway has been submitted and received by the Ohio department of transportation, all applications for the erection of an advertising device and sign face to be erected on a proposed scenic byway subsequently receiv…

19.03 PDF: (A) "Professional sports facility" means all or any portion of a stadium, arena, or other capital facility in Ohio, the primary purpose of which is to provide a site or venue for the presentation to the public events of one or more major or minor league professional at…

19.03 PDF: (A) The determination of net assets is necessary in order to calculate the contractor's total dollar bidding capacity. The term "net assets" is qualifying assets minus certain liabilities. Assets shall mean current assets and other assets as further set out and defined…

19.03 PDF: (A) The application for qualification shall be made on a form entitled "qualification application" hereinafter referred to as the application. The applicant shall file all supporting data required by the application.(B) All contractors who request to become qualified w…

19.03 PDF: The director shall determine an applicant's responsibility and competency by first computing the applicant's net assets in accordance with rule 5501:2-3-01 of the Administrative Code. Next, the director shall grant the applicant types of work for which the applicant is…

h 119. PDF: The director shall publish a list of work types for which bidders who desire to become qualified contractors pursuant to sections 5525.02 to 5525.09 of the Revised Code may make application. In order to receive a particular work type designation, applicants must compl…

19.03 PDF: A certificate of qualification shall be valid for one year or less, unless revoked by the director in accordance with sections 5525.03 and 5525.07 of the Revised Code and the rules promulgated pursuant thereto, provided that the applicant's financial statement is not m…

19.03 PDF: (A) When two or more persons, partnerships, limited liability companies or corporations bid jointly on a project, such bid is a "joint venture bid."(B) Joint venture bidders must complete a joint venture application for qualification not less than five days before bids…

h 119. PDF: (A) Foreign corporations--section 5525.18 of the Revised Code provides that the director of transportation shall not enter into a contract with a foreign corporation until the Ohio secretary of state has certified that such corporation is authorized to do business in …

19.03 PDF: (A) All subcontractors shall obtain a certificate of qualification as required by section 5525.06 of the Revised Code, except for the following:(1) Subcontractors who will perform less than one million dollars of subcontractor work on construction projects let by the d…

h 119. PDF: (A) In accordance with section 5525.07 of the Revised Code, the director shall create a prequalification review board, hereinafter referred to as the board. The board shall be comprised of three senior department employees who are familiar with the department's applic…

19.03 PDF: In accordance with section 5525.03 of the Revised Code, the director may refuse to issue a certificate of qualification, may revoke a certificate of qualification, or debar a certificate holder when the applicant or certificate holder has been found to be responsible f…

19.03 PDF: (A) (1) The state highway patrol shall have full authority to enforce this rule and all state laws within the rest areas as well as on the highway.(2) All transportation department facilities employees shall be familiar with this rule, advise violators of the same, and…

11.15 PDF: (A) General: The purpose of rules 5501:2-5-01 to 5501:2-5-06 of the Administrative Code is to amplify sections 163.51 to 163.63 of the Revised Code and to implement the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as amended at the …

11.15 PDF: (A) Purpose: this rule prescribes general requirements governing the provision of relocation payments and other relocation assistance.(B) Applicability: these requirements apply to the relocation of any displaced person as defined in paragraph (B)(9) of rule 5501:2-5-0…

11.15 PDF: (A) Payment for actual reasonable moving and related expenses.(1) General(a) Any owner-occupant or tenant who qualifies as a displaced person (defined in paragraph (B)(9) of rule 5501:2-5-01 of the Administrative Code) and who moves from a dwelling (including a mobile …

11.15 PDF: (A) Replacement housing payment for ninety-day homeowner-occupants.(1) Eligibility: a displaced person is eligible for the replacement housing payment for a ninety-day homeowner occupant if the person:(a) Has actually owned and occupied the displacement dwelling for no…

11.15 PDF: (A) General: this rule describes the requirements governing the provision of replacement housing payments to a person displaced from a mobile home and/or mobile home site who meets the basic eligibility requirements of this rule. Except as modified by this rule, such a…

11.15 PDF: (A) Applicability of acquisition requirements:(1) Programs and projects receiving federal financial assistance. The requirements of this rule apply to any acquisition of real property for programs and projects where there is federal or state financial assistance in any…

19.03 PDF: (A) "Agreement" means an agreement or contract between the program manager and each entity participating in the "Tourist-Oriented Directional" sign program, the "Business Logo" sign program, or the "Traffic Generator Sign" program.(B) "Alternative fuel" means a vehicle…

19.03 PDF: (A) The director of the department hereby establishes a business logo sign program, a tourist-oriented directional sign program and a traffic generator sign program.(B) If the director of the department decides to operate, maintain, and/or market the business logo sign…

19.03 PDF: (A) No tourist-oriented directions signs or trailblazer markers shall be placed at interchanges on state system expressways and freeways but may be placed within the rights-of-way of those portions of rural state highways that are not on the interstate system and at at…

19.03 PDF: (A) Only those businesses located in Ohio that provide gas, food, lodging, camping or attraction, are open to the general motoring public, are not operated on a "reservation only," "membership only," or "appointment only" basis, and meet the following additional criter…

19.03 PDF: (A) The fee schedule for participation in the business logo sign program, the tourist-oriented directional sign program and the traffic generator sign program shall be based on all direct and indirect costs of the program and may include but is not limited to the actua…

19.03 PDF: (A) Incentive/disincentive clause - is a contract provision which compensates the contractor a fixed amount of money for each day or fraction thereof identified critical work is completed ahead of schedule and assesses a deduction for each day or fraction thereof the c…