Ohio Code § 707.29
Ohio Code § 707.29. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 707.29.
(A) Cities may be incorporated in the manner provided in sections 707.29 and 707.30 of the Revised Code . Application for incorporation of a city shall be made by petition addressed to the
board of county commissioners. The territory proposed for incorporation as a city shall meet all of the following
criteria: (1) It shall consist of not less than four square miles. (2) It shall have a population of not less than twenty-five thousand and a population
density of at least one thousand persons per square mile. (3) It shall have an assessed valuation of real, personal, and public utility property
subject, except as otherwise provided in division (A)(3) of this section, to general
property taxation of at least twenty-five hundred dollars per capita. In determining per capita assessed valuation under division (A)(3) of this section,
the assessed valuation of any tangible personal property, buildings, structures, improvements,
and fixtures that are exempt from taxation under division (B) of section 5709.081 of the Revised Code shall be added to the assessed valuation of real, personal, and public utility property
subject to general property taxation. (4) It shall not completely surround an existing municipal corporation. (5) It shall be contiguous. (B) No territory within the boundaries of a military base, camp, or similar installation
under the jurisdiction of a military department of the United States government, that
is used for the housing of members of the armed forces of the United States and is
a center for military operations of the department shall be incorporated without the
approval of the secretary of defense of the United States, his designee, or other
person having authority under federal law to give such approval.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 707.29
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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