Ohio Code § 709.04
Ohio Code § 709.04. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 709.04.
At the next regular session of the legislative authority of the municipal corporation
to which annexation is proposed, after the expiration of sixty days from the date
of the delivery required by division (C) of section 709.022 or division (C)(1) of section 709.033 of the Revised Code , the auditor or clerk of that municipal corporation shall lay the resolution of the
board granting the petition and the accompanying map or plat and petition before the
legislative authority. The legislative authority, by resolution or ordinance, then shall accept or reject
the petition for annexation. If the legislative authority fails to pass an ordinance or resolution accepting
the petition for annexation within a period of one hundred twenty days after those
documents are laid before it by the auditor or clerk, the petition for annexation
shall be considered rejected by the legislative authority.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 709.04
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
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