Ohio Roadside Memorial Tributes

This Official Ohio OH Roadside Memorial Registry page will allow you to register, plot, pin point and pay tribute to your loved one(s) Roadside Memorial for the State of Ohio OH.  The regulation, rules, laws, policy, procedures, and or guidelines etc information provided below for the Ohio OH State Roadside Memorials is ever changing and we will do our best to maintain this information for you.  If you have new or updated regulation information that we have not posted, please let us know HERE.

Ohio OH State Flag Roadside Memorials Support and Registry Tribute page.

Ohio Roadside Memorial Program (Ordinance No. 56 – 2015)

Approved June 2, the “purpose of the Precious Ohio Memories Roadside Memorial Program is to provide friends and relatives of a person deceased due to a tragic event, the opportunity to memorialize them by establishing a process for the placement of a Ohio OH roadside memorial near the scene of the tragic event in a safe and consistent manner.”

Highlights of the Ohio Roadside Memorial ordinance:

‒ The placement of an Ohio roadside memorial will be permitted along a public sidewalk, roadway, or right-of-way and maintained by the city anytime within 30 days after a death due to a tragic event.

‒ Ohio Roadside memorials must comply with all Ohio and Massillon laws, rules and regulations that govern all roadways and right-of-way.

‒ Ohio Roadside memorials must not cause unsafe conditions for passing motorists, pedestrians, or for people maintaining or visiting the memorial. The placement of roadside memorials on traffic medians is prohibited.

‒ The 30-day time period shall commence when a resident or city employee notifies the office of the Safety Service Director.

‒ Roadside Memorials in Ohio commemorating anniversaries, birthdays, and other holidays will be removed within 15 days after notification.

‒ A roadside memorial in Ohio shall be no more than 30 inches in height (measured from the paved surface), 2 feet in width (measured along the roadway), 6 inches in depth (measured perpendicular to the roadway).

‒ A roadside memorial shall not contain unattended candles, glass, other sharp objects, or any other features determined by the city that may compromise public safety.

‒ The city shall remove a roadside memorial prior to the expiration of the 30-day period for failure to comply with applicable laws. If the city determines a memorial is out of compliance, the city will make reasonable efforts to contact the family to request that the non-compliant aspects of the memorial be corrected.

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