Ohio § 6115.221
Full text of Ohio Ohio Revised Code § 6115.221, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 6115.221.
(A) For the purposes of this section, either of the following constitutes a public exigency: (1) A finding by the director of environmental protection that a public health nuisance
caused by an occasion of unavoidable urgency and suddenness due to unsanitary conditions
compels the immediate construction of sewers for the protection of the public health
and welfare; (2) The issuance of an order by the board of health of a health district to mitigate
or abate a public health nuisance that is caused by an occasion of unavoidable urgency
and suddenness due to unsanitary conditions and compels the immediate construction
of sewers for the protection of the public health and welfare. (B) If the board of directors of a sanitary district is unable to purchase property for
the purpose of the construction of sewers to mitigate or abate the public health nuisance
that is the subject of a finding of the director or an order of the board of health,
the board of directors may adopt a resolution finding that it is necessary for the
protection of the public health and welfare to appropriate property that the board
of directors considers needed for that purpose. The resolution shall contain a definite, accurate, and detailed description of the
property and the name and place of residence, if known or with reasonable diligence
ascertainable, of the owners of the property to be appropriated. The board of directors shall fix in its resolution what it considers to be the value
of the property to be appropriated, which shall be the board's determination of the
compensation for the property and shall be supported by an independent appraisal,
together with any damages to the residue. The board shall deposit the compensation so determined, together with an amount
for the damages to the residue, with the probate court or the court of common pleas
of the county in which the property, or a part of it, is situated. Except as otherwise provided in this division, the power to appropriate property
for the purposes of this division shall be exercised in the manner provided in sections 163.01 to 163.22 of the Revised Code for an appropriation in time of public exigency. The board's resolution and a written copy of the independent appraisal shall accompany
the petition filed under section 163.05 of the Revised Code .
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