Ohio § 729.01
Full text of Ohio Ohio Revised Code § 729.01, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 729.01.
In addition to the power conferred upon municipal corporations under section 727.01 of the Revised Code to construct sidewalks, curbs, or gutters and levy an assessment therefor, the legislative
authority of a municipal corporation may require the construction or repair of sidewalks,
curbs, or gutters within the municipal corporation by the owners of lots or lands
abutting thereon, and upon the failure of such owners to construct or repair such
sidewalks, curbs, or gutters within the time prescribed in the resolution adopted
under section 729.02 of the Revised Code , may cause such sidewalks, curbs, or gutters to be constructed or repaired and assess
the total cost thereof against the lots or lands abutting thereon, notwithstanding
the provisions of sections 727.03 and 727.05 of the Revised Code .
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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