Ohio § 515.04

§ 515.04.

The township fiscal officer shall fix a day, not more than thirty days from the date

of notice to the board of township trustees, for the hearing of the petition authorized

by section 515.02 or 515.16 of the Revised Code .  The township fiscal officer or the fiscal officer's designee shall prepare and deliver

to any of the petitioners a notice in writing directed to the lot and land owners

and to the corporations, either public or private, affected by the improvement.  The notice shall set forth the substance, pendency, and prayer of the petition and

the time and place of the hearing on it. A copy of the notice shall be served upon each lot or land owner or left at the lot

or land owner's usual place of residence, and upon an officer or agent of each corporation

having its place of business in the district or area, at least fifteen days before

the date set for the hearing.  On or before the day of the hearing, the person serving the notice shall make return

on it, under oath, of the time and manner of service and shall file the return with

the township fiscal officer. The township fiscal officer or the fiscal officer's designee shall give the notice

to each nonresident lot or land owner, by publication once, at least two weeks before

the day set for hearing, using at least one of the following methods: (A) In the print or digital edition of a newspaper of general circulation in the county

in which the district or area is situated; (B) On the official public notice web site established under section 125.182 of the Revised Code ; (C) On the web site and social media account of the township. The notice shall be verified by affidavit of the printer or other person knowing the

fact and shall be filed with the township fiscal officer or the fiscal officer's designee

on or before the day of hearing.  No further notice of the petition or the proceedings under it shall thereafter be

required.