| (1) The signatures of a majority of the owners of real estate | 17 |
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in the territory proposed for annexation. The person who signs or | 18 |
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the circulator of the petition also shall write the date the | 19 |
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signature was made next to the owner's name. No signature obtained | 20 |
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more than one hundred eighty days before the date on which the | 21 |
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petition is filed shall be counted in determining the number of | 22 |
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signers of the petition. Any owner who signed the petition may | 23 |
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have the signature removed before the document is filed by | 24 |
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delivering a signed statement to the agent for the petitioners | 25 |
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expressing the owner's wish to have the signature removed. Upon | 26 |
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receiving a signed statement, the agent for the petitioners shall | 27 |
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strike through the signature, causing the signature to be deleted | 28 |
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from the petition. | 29 |
| (D) At the time of filing the petition for annexation, the | 36 |
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agent for the petitioners also shall file with the clerk of the | 37 |
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board a list of all tracts, lots, or parcels in the territory | 38 |
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proposed for annexation, and all tracts, lots, or parcels located | 39 |
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adjacent to that territory or directly across the road from it | 40 |
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when the road is adjacent to it, including the name and mailing | 41 |
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address of the owner of each tract, lot, or parcel, and the | 42 |
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permanent parcel number from the county auditor's permanent parcel | 43 |
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numbering system established under section 319.28 of the Revised | 44 |
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Code for each tract, lot, or parcel. This list shall not be | 45 |
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considered to be a part of the petition for annexation, and any | 46 |
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error on the list shall not affect the validity of the petition. | 47 |
| (E) As used in sections 709.02 to 709.21, 709.38, and 709.39 | 48 |
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of the Revised Code, "owner" or "owners" means any adult | 49 |
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individual who is legally competent, the state or any political | 50 |
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subdivision as defined in section 5713.081 of the Revised Code, | 51 |
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and any firm, trustee, or private corporation, any of which is | 52 |
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seized of a freehold estate in land; except that easements and any | 53 |
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railroad, utility, street, and highway rights-of-way held in fee, | 54 |
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by easement, or by dedication and acceptance are not included | 55 |
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within those meanings; and no person, firm, trustee, or private | 56 |
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corporation, the state, or any political subdivision, that has | 57 |
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become an owner of real estate by a conveyance, the primary | 58 |
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purpose of which is to affect the number of owners required to | 59 |
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sign a petition for annexation, is included within those meanings. | 60 |
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For purposes of sections 709.02, 709.021, 709.022, 709.024 to | 61 |
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709.21, 709.38, and 709.39 of the Revised Code, the state or any | 62 |
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political subdivision shall not be considered an owner and shall | 63 |
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not be included in determining the number of owners needed to sign | 64 |
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a petition unless an authorized agent of the state or the | 65 |
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political subdivision signs the petition. For purposes of section | 66 |
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709.023 of the Revised Code, the state shall be considered an | 67 |
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owner and shall be included in determining the number of owners | 68 |
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needed to sign a petition only if an authorized agent of the state | 69 |
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signs the petition. If an authorized agent of the state does not | 70 |
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sign a petition for purposes of section 709.023 of the Revised | 71 |
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Code, the state shall not be considered an owner and shall not be | 72 |
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included in determining the number of owners needed to sign a | 73 |
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petition. For purposes of section 709.023 of the Revised Code, a | 74 |
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political subdivision shall be considered an owner and shall be | 75 |
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included in determining the number of owners needed to sign a | 76 |
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petition. The authorized agent for the state shall be the director | 77 |
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of administrative services. | 78 |
| An owner is determined as of the date the petition is filed | 79 |
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with the board of county commissioners. If the owner is a | 80 |
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corporation, partnership, business trust, estate, trust, | 81 |
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organization, association, group, institution, society, state, or | 82 |
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political subdivision, the petition shall be signed by a person | 83 |
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who is authorized to sign for that entity. A person who owns more | 84 |
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than one parcel of real estate, either individually or as a tenant | 85 |
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in common or by survivorship tenancy, shall be counted as one | 86 |
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owner for purposes of this chapter. | 87 |