Bill > HB592

This bill modifies the requirements for municipal incorporation in Ohio by making several key changes to existing law. For towns seeking to become incorporated, the bill adjusts population and land area requirements, particularly for city incorporations. For towns (non-city incorporations), petitioners must now obtain signatures from 51% of electors, provide a detailed map of the proposed territory, and include a county auditor's statement of total assessed valuation. The bill reduces the required population density from 800 to an unspecified number for towns, and for cities, it maintains the requirement of at least 5,000 people with a population density of 1,000 persons per square mile. The bill also simplifies incorporation petition requirements by removing the previous requirement to state whether the proposed municipal corporation is within three miles of an existing municipal corporation. Additionally, the bill maintains existing provisions about valuation calculations and adds a provision that territories within military bases cannot be incorporated without approval from appropriate military authorities. The bill repeals sections 707.02, 707.29, and 707.04 of the Ohio Revised Code, effectively replacing the existing municipal incorporation regulations with these updated provisions.

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https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hb592