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Title 7, Title 7. Municipal Corporations

36 chapters · 1,301 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 71,301 Ch 742, Chapter 742 | Police And Fire Pensio…132 Ch 733, Chapter 733 | Officers87 Ch 715, Chapter 715 | General Powers84 Ch 705, Chapter 705 | Plans Of Government68 Ch 718, Chapter 718 | Municipal Income Taxes62 Ch 731, Chapter 731 | Organization62 Ch 709, Chapter 709 | Annexation; Detachment61 Ch 727, Chapter 727 | Assessments - Generally58 Ch 723, Chapter 723 | Streets; Public Grounds53 Ch 759, Chapter 759 | Cemeteries50 Ch 737, Chapter 737 | Public Safety49 Ch 711, Chapter 711 | Plats48 Ch 743, Chapter 743 | Utilities - Electric; …47 Ch 703, Chapter 703 | Classification43

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 713.02 Planning commission - powers and duties
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The planning commission established under section 713.01 of the Revised Code shall make plans and maps of the whole or any portion of the municipal corporation, and of any land outside thereof, which, in the opinion of the commission, is related to the planning of the municipal c…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 713.03 Planning commission shall be platting commission
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The planning commission of a municipal corporation shall be the platting commission thereof, and all the powers and duties provided by sections 735.17 to 735.26, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall, upon the appointment of a municipal planning commission under section 713.01 of…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 713.04 Control as to buildings
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The legislative authority of a municipal corporation may authorize the planning commission to control the height, design, and location of buildings.
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 713.05 Employment of architects and engineers
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The planning commission may control, appoint, or employ such architects, engineers, and other professional service, and may appoint such clerks, draughtsmen, and other subordinates as are necessary for the performance of its functions. The expenditures for such service and employ…

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 713.06 Division of municipal corporation into zones

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The planning commission of any municipal corporation may frame and adopt a plan for dividing the municipal corporation or any portion thereof into zones or districts, representing the recommendations of the commission, in the interest of the public health, safety, convenience, co…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 713.07 Restriction in location of buildings and structures

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Whenever the planning commission of any municipal corporation or any board or officer with city planning powers, whether such commission, board, or officer is created by statute or municipal charter, certifies to the legislative authority of the municipal corporation any plan for…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 713.08 Restrictions on height of buildings and structures

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Whenever a planning commission, board, or officer certifies to the legislative authority of a municipal corporation any plan for the districting or zoning of the municipal corporation according to the height of buildings and other structures, such legislative authority may, in th…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 713.081 Municipal small wind farm zoning regulations

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(A) As used in this section: (1) "Small wind farm" means wind turbines and associated facilities that are not subject to the jurisdiction of the power siting board under sections 4906.20 and 4906.201 of the Revised Code. (2) "Small solar facility" means solar panels and associate…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 713.082 Compliance with ORC section 5502.031

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The legislative authorities of municipal corporations, planning commissions established under section 713.01 of the Revised Code, and administrative boards created under section 713.11 of the Revised Code shall comply with section 5502.031 of the Revised Code.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 713.09 Restrictions on bulk and location of buildings and structures, percentage of lot occupancy, and set back building lines

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Whenever any planning commission, board, or officer certifies to the legislative authority any plan for the districting or zoning of the municipal corporation according to the bulk and location of buildings and other structures including percentage of lot occupancy, set back buil…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 713.10 Basis of districting or zoning - classification of buildings and structures

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The districting or zoning of any municipal corporation or part thereof may be based upon any combination of two or more of the purposes described in sections 713.07 to 713.09, inclusive, of the Revised Code. In the determination and establishment of such districts buildings and o…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 713.11 Administrative board - powers and duties

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(A) The legislative authority of a municipal corporation may create an administrative board to administer the details of the application of the regulations under sections 713.06 to 713.12 of the Revised Code, and may delegate to such board, in accordance with general rules to be …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 713.12 Zoning regulations notice and hearing

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Before any ordinance, measure, regulation, or amendments thereto, authorized by sections 713.07 to 713.11, inclusive, of the Revised Code, may be passed the legislative authority of the municipal corporation shall hold a public hearing thereon, and shall give at least thirty days…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 713.121 Statute of limitations

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No action challenging the validity of a zoning ordinance or regulation or of any amendment to such an ordinance or regulation because of a procedural error in the adoption of the ordinance, regulation, or amendment shall be brought more than two years after the adoption of the or…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 713.13 Injunction

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No person shall erect, construct, alter, repair, or maintain any building or structure or use any land in violation of any zoning ordinance or regulation enacted pursuant to sections 713.06 to 713.12, inclusive, of the Revised Code, or Section 3 of Article XVIII, Ohio Constitutio…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 713.14 Effect of zoning regulations

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Sections 713.06 to 713.12, inclusive, of the Revised Code do not repeal, reduce, or modify any power granted by law or charter to any municipal corporation or the legislative authority thereof, or impair or restrict the power of any municipal corporation under Article XVIII of th…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 713.15 Nonconforming uses

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The lawful use of any dwelling, building, or structure and of any land or premises, as existing and lawful at the time of enacting a zoning ordinance or an amendment to the ordinance, may be continued, although such use does not conform with the provisions of such ordinance or am…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 713.16 Claim preclusion and zoning appeals

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A final judgment on the merits issued by a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to its power of review under Chapter 2506. of the Revised Code, on claims brought under this chapter, does not preclude later claims for damages, including claims brought under 42 U.S.C. 1983, eve…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 713.21 Regional planning commission

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(A) The planning commission of any municipal corporation or group of municipal corporations, any board of township trustees, and the board of county commissioners of any county in which the municipal corporation or group of municipal corporations is located or of any adjoining co…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 713.22 County planning commission

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(A) The board of county commissioners of any county may, and on petition of the planning commissions of a majority of the municipal corporations in the county having those planning commissions shall, provide for the organization and maintenance of a county planning commission. A …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 713.23 Regional or county planning commission - powers and duties

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(A) The regional or county planning commission may make studies, maps, plans, recommendations and reports concerning the physical, environmental, social, economic, and governmental characteristics, functions, services, and other aspects of the region or county, respectively. The …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 713.231 Joint planning councils - organization

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Any regional or county planning commission may by agreement join with other regional or county planning commissions to create a joint planning council after approval by at least a majority of the legislative authorities of the municipal corporations participating in the commissio…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 713.24 Certified copies of plans to each municipal corporation

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The regional planning commission of any region, or the county planning commission of any county, shall, after making the regional or county plan as provided by section 713.23 of the Revised Code, certify a copy thereof to the planning commission of each municipal corporation of t…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 713.25 Effect of adoption of plans

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The planning commission of any municipal corporation to which a regional or county plan is certified under section 713.24 of the Revised Code, may adopt such plan, and it shall thereupon have the same force within such municipal corporation as is provided by law or charter for pl…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 713.26 County engineer shall assist commission

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The county engineer of any county for which a regional or county planning commission has been organized, shall give such assistance to the commission, within the scope of his resources and without interference with his regular duties, as is requested by it.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 713.27 Plans to be filed with county recorder

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Whenever a county or regional plan is adopted by a city planning commission or the board of county commissioners, the fact of such adoption shall be certified by the adopting authority to the regional or county planning commission, as the case may be. Thereupon such regional or c…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 713.30 Interstate regional planning commission

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Any board of county commissioners and the legislative authority of a municipality may cooperate with other such boards or authorities of this state and of any adjoining state to create by agreement an interstate regional planning commission, whenever such subdivisions comprise a …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 713.31 Members - costs

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The terms of members of an interstate regional planning commission, the method of their appointment, and the proportion of the costs to be borne respectively by the various counties and municipal corporations in the region in creating the commission shall be determined by such co…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 713.32 Compatibility of offices

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Any member of an interstate regional planning commission may hold any other public office, appointive or elective, and may serve as a member of a city, village, or county planning commission, except as otherwise provided in the charter of the city or village. Members of the commi…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 713.33 Powers and duties

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(A) An interstate regional planning commission may make studies, maps, plans, and other reports relative to the region and shall recommend procedures and policies to the appropriate authorities, based on physical, social, economic, and governmental conditions and trends, to promo…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 713.34 Administration

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An interstate regional planning commission may accept and use funds, grants, and services from the federal government or its agencies, from departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of this state or any adjoining state, and from any county, municipal corporation, or other poli…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 715.01 General powers of municipal corporations

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Each municipal corporation is a body politic and corporate, which shall have perpetual succession, may use a common seal, sue and be sued, and acquire property by purchase, gift, devise, appropriation, lease, or lease with the privilege of purchase, for any authorized municipal p…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 715.011 Leasing power

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Each municipal corporation may lease for a period not to exceed forty years, pursuant to a contract providing for the construction thereof under a lease-purchase plan, buildings, structures, and other improvements for any authorized municipal purpose, and in conjunction therewith…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 715.012 Real estate conveyed by state

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In addition to any other authority granted to a municipal corporation under the Revised Code or the Ohio Constitution, each municipal corporation may agree to indemnify and hold the state harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, damages, actions, or causes of action…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 715.013 Prohibiting levy of municipal taxes

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(A) Except as otherwise expressly authorized by the Revised Code, no municipal corporation shall levy a tax that is the same as or similar to a tax levied under Chapter 322., 3734., 3769., 3796., 4123., 4141., 4301., 4303., 4305., 4307., 4309., 5707., 5725., 5726., 5727., 5728., …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 715.014 Tourism development districts

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(A) As used in this section: (1) "Tourism development district" means a district designated by a municipal corporation under this section. (2) "Territory of a tourism development district" means all of the area included within the territorial boundaries of a tourism development d…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 715.015 Development charges

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(A) The legislative authority of an eligible municipal corporation that has designated a tourism development district under section 715.014 of the Revised Code may enter into and enforce agreements with one or more owners of property located within the district by which the owner…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 715.02 Agreements for joint construction or management of public work, utility, or improvement

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(A) Two or more municipal corporations, one or more municipal corporations and one or more other political subdivisions, or two or more political subdivisions other than municipal corporations may enter into an agreement for the joint construction or management, or construction a…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 715.03 Powers by ordinance or resolution

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All municipal corporations have the general powers mentioned in sections 715.01 to 715.67, inclusive, of the Revised Code, and the legislative authority of such municipal corporations may provide by ordinance or resolution for the exercise and enforcement of such powers.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 715.04 Compounding or release of claims due from banks

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All municipal corporations may compound or release, in whole or in part, any debt, obligation, judgment, or claim, due the municipal corporation from a bank in process of liquidation or operating under a conservatorship. Where a member of the legislative authority is personally i…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 715.05 Police and fire departments

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All municipal corporations may organize and maintain police and fire departments, erect the necessary buildings, and purchase and hold all implements and apparatus required therefor.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 715.06 Light, power, and heat

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All municipal corporations may:(A) Establish, maintain, and operate municipal lighting, power, and heating plants;(B) Furnish the municipal corporation and the inhabitants thereof with light, power, and heat;(C) Procure everything necessary for such operations;(D) Acquire by purc…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 715.07 Purchase of gas without advertisement or competitive bidding

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Any municipal corporation owning a municipal gas plant or system of gas distribution may purchase gas and furnish it to such municipal corporation and the inhabitants thereof for the purpose of light, power, and heat. Any municipal corporation may contract to purchase such gas th…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 715.08 Water supply

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Any municipal corporation may provide for a supply of water, by the construction of wells, pumps, cisterns, aqueducts, water pipes, reservoirs, and water works for the protection of such water supply and to prevent the unnecessary waste of water and the pollution thereof. Such mu…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 715.09 Limiting motor vehicle parking tax rate

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A municipal corporation that imposes an excise or any other tax on the parking, housing, or storage of a motor vehicle in a lot, building, or other facility used for parking, housing, or otherwise storing motor vehicles shall not impose the tax at a rate greater than eight per ce…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 715.13 Public band concerts and libraries

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Any municipal corporation may establish, maintain, and regulate free public band concerts and maintain and regulate free public libraries established by the municipal corporation prior to September 4, 1947. Such municipal corporation may purchase books, papers, maps, and manuscri…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 715.14 Hospitals

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Any municipal corporation may provide for the rent and compensation for the use of any existing free public hospital established and managed by a private corporation or association organized for that purpose.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 715.15 Ship canals

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Any municipal corporation may construct, open, enlarge, excavate, improve, deepen, straighten, or extend, any canal, ship canal, or watercourse located in whole or in part within such municipal corporation, or lying contiguous thereto.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 715.16 Places of correction - quarters for municipal courts and offices

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Any municipal corporation may:(A) Establish, erect, maintain, and regulate jails, morgues, workhouses, station houses, prisons, and farm schools;(B) Agree with the board of county commissioners of any county in which such municipal corporation is located for the lease of suitable…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 715.17 Census

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Any municipal corporation may take and authenticate a census of the municipal corporation.