Ohio § 709.16
Full text of Ohio Ohio Revised Code § 709.16, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 709.16.
(A) A municipal corporation may petition the board of county commissioners to annex contiguous
territory owned only by the municipal corporation, a county, or the state. The clerk of the board shall cause the petition to be entered upon the board's journal
at its next regular session. This entry shall be the first official act of the board upon the petition. Proceedings on the petition shall be conducted under this section to the exclusion
of any other provisions of this chapter except for sections 709.014 , 709.14 , 709.15 , 709.20 , and 709.21 of the Revised Code . (B) If the only territory to be annexed is contiguous territory owned by a municipal
corporation, the board of county commissioners, by resolution, shall grant the annexation. The annexation shall be complete upon the entry upon the journal of the board of
the resolution granting the annexation. (C) If the only territory to be annexed is contiguous territory owned by a county, the
board of county commissioners, by resolution, may grant or deny the annexation. The annexation shall be complete upon the entry upon the journal of the board of
a resolution granting the annexation. (D) If the only territory to be annexed is contiguous territory owned by the state and
the director of administrative services has filed a written consent to the granting
of the annexation with the board of county commissioners, the board, by resolution,
shall grant the annexation. The annexation shall be complete upon the entry upon the journal of the board of
a resolution granting the annexation. (E) The board of county commissioners shall act upon a petition for annexation filed
under this section within thirty days after receipt of the petition. (F) No appeal in law or in equity shall be allowed from the granting of an annexation
under this section. (G) When a municipal corporation purchases real property below an appraised fair market
value and sells or agrees to sell the property back to the person that sold it to
the municipal corporation, an annexation of that property completed under this section
shall be void, and the annexed property shall become part of the township from which
it was annexed, if it still exists. If the township no longer exists, the board of county commissioners shall attach
the annexed territory to another township. (H) Territory annexed under this section shall not be excluded from the township under section 503.07 of the Revised Code .
Frequently Asked Questions About Ohio § 709.16
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