Effective: March 27, 2002
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 5 - 124th General Assembly
(A) Within five days after the petition for annexation is filed with the board of county commissioners, the clerk of the board shall refer the legal description of the perimeter and the map or plat of the territory proposed to be annexed to the county engineer for a report upon the accuracy of the legal description of the perimeter, map, or plat. Upon receiving these items, the county engineer shall file, at least twenty-five days before the hearing, a written report with the board based on the engineer's findings, which shall not be conclusive upon the board. Failure of the engineer to make the report shall not affect the jurisdiction or duty of the board to proceed.
(B) The petition may be amended without further notice by leave of the board of county commissioners and with the consent of the agent for the petitioners if the amendment does not add to the territory embraced in the original petition and is made at least fifteen days before the date of the hearing. The board may rerefer the legal description of the perimeter, map, or plat to the county engineer if revisions are made in them, for a report on their accuracy. Upon receiving these items, the county engineer shall file, on or before the date of the hearing, a written report with the board based on the engineer's findings, which shall not be conclusive upon the board. Failure of the engineer to make the report shall not affect the jurisdiction or duty of the board to proceed.
(C) The board of township trustees of any township containing any territory proposed for annexation and any owners of real estate in the territory proposed for annexation may request that reasonable proof be presented of the authority of a person signing the petition on behalf of any person other than a natural being, the state, or a political subdivision of the state. The request shall be in writing and be filed with the board of county commissioners and with the agent for the petitioners at least fifteen days prior to the hearing on the petition. When such a request is filed, the agent for the petitioners shall present to the board of county commissioners at the hearing held under section 709.032 of the Revised Code sufficient evidence by affidavit or testimony to establish that the owner is a person other than a natural being, the state, or a political subdivision of the state and that the owner authorized the person whose signature is on the petition to sign the petition on its behalf. If the board does not find the evidence sufficient to establish this authority, it shall remove the signature from the petition.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 7 | Municipal Corporations
Chapter 709 | Annexation; Detachment
Section 709.01 | Annexation and Detachment of Territory.
Section 709.012 | Reduction in Firefighting Force Resulting From Annexation of Township Territory.
Section 709.013 | Multiple Annexation Petitions Concerning Same Territory.
Section 709.014 | Fee Schedule for Annexation Costs.
Section 709.02 | Petition for Annexation by Owners of Contiguous Real Estate.
Section 709.021 | Special Procedure Where Owners Unanimously Request Annexation.
Section 709.022 | Petition Where Owners Unanimously Request Annexation.
Section 709.023 | Special Annexation Procedure Where Land Is Not Excluded From Township.
Section 709.03 | Petition Presented to Board of County Commissioners - Proceedings.
Section 709.031 | Report on Accuracy of Legal Description - Verification of Signatures.
Section 709.032 | Annexation Hearing.
Section 709.033 | Commissioners' Resolution Granting or Denying Annexation.
Section 709.04 | Accepting or Rejecting Annexation by Ordinance or Resolution.
Section 709.05 | Rejection of Application - Effect.
Section 709.06 | Proceedings When Application Allowed.
Section 709.07 | Appeal From Resolution Granting or Denying Petition.
Section 709.10 | Effective Date of Annexation and Rights of Inhabitants.
Section 709.11 | Territory Situated in More Than One County.
Section 709.12 | Apportioning of Indebtedness of Annexed Territory - Division of Funds.
Section 709.13 | Annexation of Territory Upon Action by Inhabitants Generally.
Section 709.14 | Preliminary Action by Legislative Authority.
Section 709.15 | Petition to Board of County Commissioners.
Section 709.16 | Petition by Municipal Corporation for Annexation.
Section 709.19 | Compensating Township for Lost Tax Revenue.
Section 709.191 | Annual Payments to Compensate for Lost Tax Revenue.
Section 709.192 | Annexation Agreements.
Section 709.20 | Rights When Annexation Complete.
Section 709.21 | Errors Not Fatal to Proceedings.
Section 709.23 | Arrangement of Conditions of Annexation.
Section 709.24 | Petition for Annexation - Appointment of Commission.
Section 709.25 | Ordinance or Petition - Procedure.
Section 709.26 | Designation of Commissioners for Negotiation.
Section 709.27 | Procedure on Failure of Legislative Authority to Designate Commissioners.
Section 709.28 | Conditions of Annexation.
Section 709.29 | Submission of Question of Annexation to a Vote - Procedure.
Section 709.30 | Assent to Annexation - Election.
Section 709.31 | Election Results Certified.
Section 709.32 | Clerk of Municipal Corporation to Certify Transcripts.
Section 709.33 | Effective Date of Annexation.
Section 709.34 | Government of the Municipal Corporations.
Section 709.37 | Adjustment of Boundaries of Adjoining Municipal Corporations by Mutual Consent.
Section 709.39 | Petition to Submit Question of Detachment of Territory - Election.
Section 709.40 | Apportionment of Property, Funds, and Indebtedness.
Section 709.41 | Petition for Detachment of Farm Land.
Section 709.42 | Hearing - Decision.
Section 709.43 | Merger Defined.
Section 709.44 | Territory That May Be Merged.
Section 709.45 | Petition for Merger.
Section 709.451 | Merger in Lieu of Petition.
Section 709.452 | Submission of Question of Merger to Voters.
Section 709.46 | Disapproval or Approval of Merger.
Section 709.461 | Collaborative Formulation of Merger Conditions - Unincorporated Areas.
Section 709.47 | Procedure After Disapproval or Approval.
Section 709.48 | No Petitions for Annexation After Merger Defeated.