Right-of-way.
Columbus City Codes § 900.06
in effect900.06 - Right-of-way.
"Right-of-way" means either of the following, as the context requires:
(a) The right of a vehicle or pedestrian to proceed uninterruptedly in a lawful manner in the direction in which it or the individual is moving in preference to another vehicle or pedestrian approaching from a different direction into its or the individual's path;
(b) A general term denoting land, property or the interest therein, usually in the configuration of a strip, acquired for or devoted to transportation purposes. When used in this context, right-of-way includes the roadway, shoulders or berm, ditch and slopes extending to the right-of-way limits under the control of the state or local authority. This includes the surface of and the space above and below the paved or unpaved portion of any public street, road, highway, shared-use path, sidewalk, drive or any other land dedicated or otherwise designated for the same now or hereafter held by the City.
(ORC 4511.01(UU)) (Ord. 1987-2008 Attach. 1 (part); Ord. No. 1984-2023, § 2, 7-31-2023)
Source: City of Columbus, City Codes and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/oh/columbus/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT9STPAPUPRCO_CH900DE_900.06RI-WFetched: 10/27/2026