Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 755 | Parks; Recreation
Section 755.42 | Sale of Unused Park Lands at Public Auction.

Effective: September 29, 2011
Latest Legislation: House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly
Upon the vacation of parks or park lands as provided by section 755.41 of the Revised Code, the legislative authority of a municipal corporation shall offer such lands for sale at a public auction. No lands shall be sold until the legislative authority of such municipal corporation gives notice of intention to sell such lands. Such notice shall be published as provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code or once a week for four consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in a municipal corporation in which the sale is to be had. The legislative authority of such municipal corporation or the board or officer having supervision or management of such real estate shall sell such lands to the highest and best bidder, provided that any and all bids made hereunder may be rejected.
When such sale is made, the mayor or other officer of a municipal corporation in which sale is had and in which such lands are located, shall enter into a deed, conveying said lands to the purchaser thereof. At or after the time of sale, the auditor of the county shall place the lands sold hereunder on the tax duplicate of the county at a value to be established by the auditor as in cases where the auditor re-enters property which has been tax exempt on the taxable list of the county.
The proceeds from the sale of lands sold pursuant to this section shall be placed in the general fund of the treasury of the municipal corporation in which such lands are located and may be disbursed as other general fund moneys.

Structure Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Revised Code

Title 7 | Municipal Corporations

Chapter 755 | Parks; Recreation

Section 755.01 | Board of Park Commissioners - Election.

Section 755.02 | Board of Park Commissioners.

Section 755.03 | Organization of Board of Park Commissioners.

Section 755.04 | Disbursements.

Section 755.05 | Control and Management of Parks.

Section 755.06 | Expenditure of Moneys.

Section 755.07 | Rules and Regulations.

Section 755.08 | Establishment and Extension of Parks and Other Facilities.

Section 755.09 | Employees of Board of Park Commissioners.

Section 755.10 | The Park Fund.

Section 755.11 | Contracts.

Section 755.12 | Municipal Corporations, Townships, and Counties May Maintain and Operate Recreation Facilities.

Section 755.13 | Supervision and Maintenance of Recreation Facilities.

Section 755.14 | Recreation Board - Joint Recreation District.

Section 755.141 | Joint Recreation District Operating on Site of the United States Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Jubilee.

Section 755.15 | Organization of Boards.

Section 755.16 | Joint Acquisition and Maintenance.

Section 755.17 | Issuance of Bonds.

Section 755.171 | Sales and Use Tax Levy to Retire Bonds and Notes for Joint Recreation District.

Section 755.18 | Payment of Expenses.

Section 755.181 | Petition for Membership in Joint Recreation District; Withdrawals.

Section 755.19 | Care of Property Donated for Park Purposes.

Section 755.20 | Board of Park Trustees for Donated Property.

Section 755.21 | Appointment and Term - Vacancies.

Section 755.22 | Powers of Board.

Section 755.23 | Compensation - Oath - Bond.

Section 755.24 | Meetings - Rules and Regulations.

Section 755.25 | Contracts - Rules and Regulations.

Section 755.26 | Power to Incur Liability.

Section 755.27 | Employees of Board of Park Trustees.

Section 755.28 | Control of Improvement of Natural Watercourses.

Section 755.29 | Bids Required.

Section 755.30 | Notice for Proposals.

Section 755.31 | Bond to Accompany Bids.

Section 755.32 | Bids Shall Be Under Seal.

Section 755.33 | Awarding Contracts.

Section 755.34 | Reports and Estimates.

Section 755.41 | Vacation of Unimproved and Unused Park Lands.

Section 755.42 | Sale of Unused Park Lands at Public Auction.

Section 755.43 | Procedure Where Reversionary Interests Established Upon Vacation of Land.