Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 5709 | Taxable Property - Exemptions
Section 5709.10 | Exemption of Public Property.

Effective: April 12, 2021
Latest Legislation: House Bill 665 - 133rd General Assembly
Market houses and other houses or halls, public squares, or other public grounds of a municipal corporation or township used exclusively for public purposes or erected by taxation for such purposes, land and multi-level parking structures used exclusively for a public purpose and owned and operated by a municipal corporation under section 717.05 of the Revised Code or by an urban township that has adopted a limited home rule form of government under section 504.02 of the Revised Code that charges no fee for the privilege of parking thereon, property used as a county fairgrounds that is owned by the board of county commissioners, property owned by a county agricultural society that is used in furtherance of the purposes of the society, and property of housing authorities created and organized under and for the purposes of sections 3735.27 to 3735.50 of the Revised Code, which property is hereby declared to be public property used exclusively for a public purpose, notwithstanding that parts thereof may be lawfully leased, shall be exempt from taxation.

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Ohio Revised Code

Title 57 | Taxation

Chapter 5709 | Taxable Property - Exemptions

Section 5709.01 | Taxable Property Entered on General Tax List and Duplicate.

Section 5709.02 | Taxable Property to Be Entered on Classified Tax List and Duplicate.

Section 5709.03 | Fixing Situs of Certain Classes of Property Within or Without This State.

Section 5709.04 | Exemption of Intangible Property.

Section 5709.041 | Exemption of Certain Deposits.

Section 5709.05 | When Former Public Lands Become Taxable.

Section 5709.06 | Valuation, Special Assessment, and Issuance of Notes Relative to Public Land Under Lease Renewable Forever.

Section 5709.07 | Exemption of Schools, Churches, and Colleges.

Section 5709.08 | Exemption of Government and Public Property.

Section 5709.081 | Exempting Public Recreational Facility Used for Athletic Events.

Section 5709.082 | Distribution of Municipal Income Tax Revenues From New Employees at Major League Facilities.

Section 5709.083 | Exemption for Eligible County Projects.

Section 5709.084 | Exemption of Convention Centers.

Section 5709.09 | Exemption of Nature Preserves and Environmental Projects.

Section 5709.10 | Exemption of Public Property.

Section 5709.101 | Exemptions for Certain Real Property.

Section 5709.11 | Exemption of Municipal Utility Works.

Section 5709.111 | Exemption of Property Used Exclusively in Treatment, Distribution, and Sale of Water to Consumers.

Section 5709.112 | Exemption of Tangible Personal Property Used in Oil or Gas Recovery.

Section 5709.12 | Exemption of Property Used for Public or Charitable Purposes.

Section 5709.121 | Exclusive Charitable or Public Purposes Defined.

Section 5709.13 | Exemption of Property Used as Children's Homes.

Section 5709.14 | Exemption of Graveyards.

Section 5709.15 | Exemption of Veterans Funds and Monuments.

Section 5709.16 | Exemption of Monuments and Memorials.

Section 5709.17 | Exemption of Property of Memorial or Cemetery Associations or Veterans' Organizations.

Section 5709.18 | Exemption of Prehistoric Earthworks or Historic Buildings.

Section 5709.19 | Deduction for Domestic Animals.

Section 5709.20 | Air Pollution Control Facility - Noise Pollution Control Facility Definitions.

Section 5709.201 | Continuation of Certificates.

Section 5709.21 | Air or Noise Pollution Control Certificate.

Section 5709.211 | Opinion of a Director Required Before Issuance of Exempt Facility Certificate.

Section 5709.212 | Fees for Exempt Facility Certificate.

Section 5709.22 | Tax Commissioner - Powers and Duties.

Section 5709.24 | Tax Commissioner to Adopt Rules.

Section 5709.25 | Exemption of Pollution Control Facilities.

Section 5709.26 | Revocation of Certificate Due to Fraud or Misrepresentation - Penalties.

Section 5709.27 | Transfer of Exemption Certificate.

Section 5709.28 | Percentage of Taxable Value of Agricultural Security Area Land May Be Exempt.

Section 5709.40 | Declaration That Improvements Constitute Public Purpose - Blighted Areas.

Section 5709.41 | Declaration That Improvements Constitute Public Purpose.

Section 5709.411 | Declaration That Improvements Constitute Public Purpose - Detached Areas.

Section 5709.42 | Annual Service Payments in Lieu of Taxes.

Section 5709.43 | Municipal Public Improvement Tax Increment Equivalent Fund - Urban Redevelopment Tax Increment Equivalent Fund.

Section 5709.431 | [Former Section 803.210 of h.b. 110, 134th General Assembly, Amended by s.b. 225, 134th General Assembly, and Codified as r.c. 5709.431 Pursuant to r.c. 103.131] Applicability of r.c. 5709.40 and 5709.41.

Section 5709.44 | Foreign Trade Zone Exemption.

Section 5709.45 | Downtown Redevelopment Districts.

Section 5709.46 | Annual Service Payments in Lieu of Taxes.

Section 5709.47 | Municipal Downtown Redevelopment District Fund.

Section 5709.48 | Transportation Financing Districts; Creation.

Section 5709.481 | Voluntary Assessments.

Section 5709.49 | Service Payments.

Section 5709.50 | Regional Transportation Improvement Project Fund.

Section 5709.51 | Extension of Exemption From Taxation of Improvements.

Section 5709.52 | Exemption From Taxation for Increase in Value for Newly Developable or Redevelopment Property.

Section 5709.53 | Exemption of Solar, Wind or Hydrothermal Energy System and of Certain Energy Facilities.

Section 5709.55 | Grape Products - Personal Property Exemption.

Section 5709.57 | Agreements With Qualifying Athletic Complexes.

Section 5709.61 | Enterprise Zone Definitions.

Section 5709.62 | Designation of Enterprise Zones by Municipal Corporations.

Section 5709.63 | Designation of Enterprise Zones by Counties.

Section 5709.631 | Requirements for Agreements.

Section 5709.632 | Designation of Enterprise Zones by Central City of Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Section 5709.633 | Enterprise Relocating From Another Ohio Location.

Section 5709.634 | Waiver of Retail Facilities Exclusion.

Section 5709.64 | Applying for Tax Incentive Qualification Certificate.

Section 5709.65 | Entitlement to Tax Incentives.

Section 5709.66 | Applying for Employee Tax Credit Certificate.

Section 5709.67 | Duties of Director of Development and Tax Commissioner.

Section 5709.671 | Policy of Retaining Existing or Creating New Employment Opportunities.

Section 5709.68 | Report on All Agreements in Effect.

Section 5709.69 | Notice of Intent to Relocate.

Section 5709.71 | Exemption of Port Authority Property Leased to Railroad - Annual Payments.

Section 5709.72 | Exemption for Library Technology Development.

Section 5709.73 | Exemption for Increase in Property Value Due to Public Infrastructure Improvement.

Section 5709.74 | Annual Service Payments in Lieu of Taxes.

Section 5709.75 | Township Public Improvement Tax Increment Equivalent Fund.

Section 5709.76 | Exempting Public Obligations and Purchase Obligations.

Section 5709.77 | County Public Infrastructure Improvement Definitions.

Section 5709.78 | Exemption for Increase in Property Value Due to County Public Infrastructure Improvement.

Section 5709.79 | Annual Service Payments in Lieu of Taxes.

Section 5709.80 | Redevelopment Tax Equivalent Fund.

Section 5709.81 | County Bonds or Notes to Finance Public Infrastructure Improvement.

Section 5709.82 | Compensating School District for Revenues Lost Due to Tax Exemptions.

Section 5709.83 | Notifying School District of Proposed Tax Exemption.

Section 5709.831 | Reimbursing Local Taxing Authorities.

Section 5709.832 | Nondiscriminatory Hiring Practices in Operations of Business Granted Tax Exemption.

Section 5709.84 | Exemption for Local Railroad Operation.

Section 5709.85 | Tax Incentive Review Council.

Section 5709.86 | Exemption for Abandoned School Property.

Section 5709.87 | Exempting Increase in Assessed Value of Realty Cleaned of Contamination.

Section 5709.88 | Tax Incentives to Promote Employment and Improve Economic Climate.

Section 5709.881 | Local Agreements.

Section 5709.882 | Report of Local Agreements.

Section 5709.883 | Tax Incentive Review Council - Cleanup of Contamination.

Section 5709.91 | Service Payments in Lieu of Taxes.

Section 5709.911 | Exemptions.

Section 5709.912 | Administrative Rules.

Section 5709.913 | Increases in Assessed Value of Real Property Located Within a Municipal Incentive District.

Section 5709.914 | Increases in Assessed Value of Real Property Located Within a County Incentive District.

Section 5709.915 | Application of Amendments to r.c. 5709.91 by s.b. 57 of the 134th General Assembly [Codified From Section 6 of s.b. 57, 134th General Assembly].

Section 5709.916 | Concurrent Municipal Tax Increment Financing Exemptions.

Section 5709.92 | Ranking of School Districts by Capacity.

Section 5709.93 | Computation of Payments for Operating Fixed-Rate Levy Losses of Local Taxing Units and Public Libraries.