Ohio Department of Transportation Office of Real Estate Right of Way Plan Development Training Course Training Guide
RIGHT OF WAY PLAN DEVELOPMENT PREQUALIFICATION COURSE
Course Agenda 8:00 Welcome and Introduction 10 Takeaways from todays Course The Right of Way Plan Development Prequalification Process Eminent Domain and Users of the R/W Plans Project Development Process 8:45 Records Research 10:00 Break 10:15 Field Survey for Right of Way Plans Boundary Resolution Base Map Preparation 12:00 Submit Questions 12:15 Lunch 1:00 Questions answered by the Speakers Proposed Right of Way Design Innovative Design Ideas to save R/W cost Standard R/W Plan Format 3:00 Break 3:15 R/W Plan Sheet Format Section 3300 Exhibit A / RX Forms LPA Projects/Process Right of Way Plan Review Process Future of Right of Way Plans and Updates Review 10 Takeaways 5:00 Questions/Open Discussion
PREQUALIFICATION TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Session 1 Slides.. 1-141 Introduction......2 R/W Pre-Qualification Process... 9 History of Real Estate and Eminent Domain.....24 ODOT s Project Development Process (PDP).....34 Records Research...41 Boundary/Property Resolution....72 Field Survey for R/W Plans....84 Base Map Preparation...125 Session 2 Slides. 142-212 Proposed Right of Way Design 142 Innovative Design ideas to save R/W costs... 199 Session 3 Slides...213-360 Standard R/W Plan Format 218 Standard Plan Sheet Format.. 225 Session 4 Slides...361-432 Common Obstacles, Hurdles and Challenges.. 361 Section 3300 Exhibit A / RX Forms 380 Local Public Agencies and Designing their RW Plans 401 Right of Way Plan Review Process.409 Future of Right of Way Plans and Updates.428 Review 10 Takeaways.429
Brett A. Shearer Right of Way Plan Specialist ODOT Central Office Real Estate Biography Brett Shearer is a Transportation Technician 3 with expertise in policy and procedures for Right of Way plan development, Right of Way Plan reviews, and training. Brett s 28 years of experience, has brought him to focus on creating procedures and standards within the Right of Way discipline for the Ohio Department of Transportation and develop training to educate consultants, Local Public Agency (LPA) and State employees on Right of Way plan development. He provides pre-qualification training to consultants and Local Public Agency (LPA) on Right of Way plan development and assists the CADD section on standards for right of way plans. In addition, he provides highway plan reading and acquisition plan reading training to real estate professionals employed with ODOT, LPA s and consultants. Brett lives in Sunbury Ohio with his wife and three boys. He is an active member and secretary of the Bridge Credit Union Board, a member of PLSO and is a member of the Knights of Columbus. When not working: Brett likes spending time with his family, working out and helping others achieve their optimal health through healthy eating and exercise.
James E. Kenyon, P.S. ODOT District Three Office of Planning and Engineering, Right of Way Manager Biography - Jim is a Professional Surveyor licensed in 1983 (PS 6891) with considerable experience in Boundary surveying, Engineering and Right of Way surveying and plans, Geodetic and GPS control surveying. Jim received an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Civil Engineering Technology from Lorain County Community College in 1976. He worked in the private sector for 13 years doing engineering, construction, subdivisions, boundary surveys, mortgage locations and oil & gas well surveys. Jim started at ODOT in 1988 as the Survey Operations Manager for District 3 in Ashland and led the District into the electronic survey technology age. He was the Acting Real Estate Administrator at District 3 for several months in 1995 and again in 2000 and stayed active in the Real Estate Section as the Right of Way Manager responsible for Consultant Right of Way Plan review, In-house Right of Way Plan preparation and the District Right of Way records. In 2006, he returned to directing the District 3 Survey Section to move the District into the GPS age along with the Right of Way functions. In 2012 the District decided Jim would again concentrate on the Right of Way functions. Jim also owns and operates Kenyon Surveying and Mapping, LLC, providing professional surveying services, including GPS applications, on boundary and mapping projects since 1994 and is very active in the Professional Land Surveyors of Ohio. ii
Sara Sheldon Morrisey, P.S. ODOT District One, Planning and Engineering Department of Real Estate - Survey Sara is a Professional Land Surveyor, registered in Ohio (PS 8335) since 2006 and Kentucky (LS 3673 - inactive) since 2003. She has a Bachelor of Science in Surveying and Mapping Technology from the University of Akron (2005) and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Ohio University in Athens (1995). Prior to joining ODOT she garnered over 17 years of survey knowledge in private practice as well as 2 years of public service experience with the Tax Map Office of the Allen County, Ohio Engineer. Sara began her surveying career in January of 1996 when she decided to join her family s Civil Engineering and Surveying firm. While fresh out of college with a BBA, she enjoyed the business side of the day to day operations but soon realized her passion was for land surveying. Following in the footsteps of her father, uncle and grandfather she became a third generation Land Surveyor. From 1996 to 2006 she worked extensively in the areas of Boundary, Construction, Topographic, ALTA, Subdivision, Cellular Tower, and GPS surveying. In 2006 she started her own professional land surveying practice. During her time in private practice she has had the opportunity to complete survey and title research in Michigan, Kentucky, West Virginia and about 80% of the counties in Ohio. In 2014, she accepted a position with the Allen County, Ohio Engineer s Tax Map office to help implement the review process and conduct the reviews for legal descriptions within instruments of conveyance. Since moving to ODOT early in 2016, she has had the opportunity to gain new insight and shift her area of concentration to right of way and infrastructure related surveying. Sara produces existing right of way and topographic basemaps necessary for the design of bridges, culverts, interchanges and highway maintenance. In addition, she reviews Right of Way plans and prepares legal descriptions for right of way acquisition. While not at work, Sara is involved with several service organizations, her church and first and foremost her family. Sara is also currently an Uber driver for her busy daughter and soon (yeah!) to be driving son. She also enjoys reading, the outdoors and traveling with her husband and children.
Scott Hawkins, P.S. ODOT District Three Survey Department Biography: Scott has been a licensed Professional Surveyor in the state of Ohio since 2009. After graduating from the University of Akron in 2005 with a Bachelor s Degree in Surveying and Mapping Scott spend several years surveying for a small engineering and surveying firm in Northeast Ohio. Scott joined ODOT District Three (Ashland, Ohio) in 2006 as a surveyor-in-training performing boundary, topographic and control surveys for ODOT projects. Upon licensure Scott transferred to ODOT s Central Office of Aerial Engineering where he specialized in 3D laser scanning, large bridge monitoring and aerial ground control for airborne photogrammetry and LiDAR operations. In 2012 Scott returned to District 3 as a project surveyor. Since that time Scott and his colleagues at District 3 have implemented the most current technologies including GPS equipment, robotic total stations, 3D Laser-Scanning, photogrammetry and a host of software, to perform high-quality control, centerline, right-of-way, boundary and topographic surveys. They pride themselves on performing thorough centerline retracements and producing accurate basemapping of existing sites for ODOT plan preparation. Scott resides in Medina County with his wife and two young children. He is a member of the Professional Land Surveyor of Ohio. Outside of work Scott enjoys spending time with his family, camping and fishing.