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Section 711.001 | Plat Definitions.

Effective: July 1, 2010 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 128th General Assembly As used in this chapter: (A) “Plat” means a map of a tract or parcel of land. (B) “Subdivision” means either of the following: (1) The division of any parcel of land shown as a unit or as contiguous units on the […]

Section 711.01 | Plat of Proposed Village or Addition.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly Any person may lay out a village, or subdivision or addition to a municipal corporation, by causing the territory to be surveyed, and by having a plat of it made by a competent surveyor. The plat shall particularly describe the streets, alleys, […]

Section 711.02 | Contents of Plat.

Effective: September 30, 1974 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 347 – 110th General Assembly (A) In-lots intended for sale shall be numbered in progressive numbers, or by the squares in which situated, and their precise length and width shall be stated on the plat provided for in section 711.01 of the Revised Code. Out-lots which do […]

Section 711.03 | Cornerstones, Markers, and Iron Pins.

Effective: February 21, 1967 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 107th General Assembly At the time of surveying and laying out a village, or subdivision or addition to a municipal corporation, the proprietor of such village, or subdivision or addition, shall plant at the corner of the public ground or lot, if there is such, […]

Section 711.04 | Acknowledgment and Recording.

Effective: October 6, 1955 Latest Legislation: House Bill 607 – 101st General Assembly After a plat of a subdivision is completed, it shall be certified by the surveyor and acknowledged by the owner before an officer authorized to take the acknowledgment of deeds, which officer shall certify his official act on the plat. If any […]

Section 711.041 | Approval of Plats Outside Municipal Corporation.

Effective: October 6, 1955 Latest Legislation: House Bill 607 – 101st General Assembly No plat certifying lands outside a municipal corporation may be recorded without the approval thereon of the board of county commissioners of the county wherein such lands are situated. The approval of a plat by the board of county commissioners shall not […]

Section 711.05 | Approval or Rejection – Rules to Govern Plats.

Effective: September 17, 2010 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 110 – 128th General Assembly (A) Upon the submission of a plat for approval, in accordance with section 711.041 of the Revised Code, the board of county commissioners shall certify on it the date of the submission. Within five days of submission of the plat, the board […]

Section 711.06 | Plat of Subdivision – Acknowledgment and Record.

Effective: September 30, 1974 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 347 – 110th General Assembly A proprietor of lots or grounds in a municipal corporation, who subdivides or lays them out for sale, shall make an accurate plat of such subdivision, describing with certainty all grounds laid out or granted for streets, alleys, ways, commons, or other […]

Section 711.07 | Fee Shall Vest in Municipal Corporation.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly Upon recording, as required by section 711.06 of the Revised Code, the plat shall thereupon be a sufficient conveyance to vest in the municipal corporation the fee of the parcel of land designated or intended for streets, alleys, ways, commons, or other […]

Section 711.09 | Plats to Be Approved by Planning Commission.

Effective: October 21, 1997 Latest Legislation: House Bill 22 – 122nd General Assembly (A)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (A)(2) of this section, when a city planning commission adopts a plan for the major streets or thoroughfares and for the parks and other open public grounds of a city or any part of it, […]

Section 711.091 | Inspection of Street Construction.

Effective: October 6, 1955 Latest Legislation: House Bill 607 – 101st General Assembly The city or village engineer in the case of lands within a city or village, and the county engineer in the case of lands outside of a city or village, shall, upon written request by the owner of the land upon which […]

Section 711.101 | General Rules Setting Standards and Requiring and Securing Construction of Improvements Shown on the Plats and Plans.

Effective: July 24, 1990 Latest Legislation: House Bill 563 – 118th General Assembly As to land falling within its jurisdiction or the jurisdiction of its planning commission, the legislative authority of a municipal corporation, or the board of county commissioners, may adopt general rules setting standards and requiring and securing the construction of improvements shown […]

Section 711.102 | Violations.

Effective: October 6, 1955 Latest Legislation: House Bill 607 – 101st General Assembly Whoever willfully violates a rule or regulation adopted by the legislative authority of a municipal corporation or a board of county commissioners pursuant to section 711.101 of the Revised Code or fails to comply with any order issued pursuant thereto, shall forfeit […]

Section 711.103 | Tentative Approval of Plat by Planning Commission.

Effective: October 19, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 629 – 100th General Assembly When, prior to June 1, 1953, a subdivision plat has been tentatively approved by a planning commission, and lots have been transferred from the subdivision by metes and bounds descriptions prior to June 1, 1953, and a registered surveyor certifies on such […]

Section 711.104 | Entry of Lots Shown on Plat Upon Tax List.

Effective: October 19, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 629 – 100th General Assembly When a plat has been recorded under the provisions of section 711.103 of the Revised Code, the lots shown thereon shall be entered upon the tax list for taxation according to their lot numbers and subdivision, and conveyances made by lot number […]

Section 711.11 | Fee Simple Title.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The plats, mentioned in section 711.01 of the Revised Code, shall be a sufficient conveyance to vest a fee simple title of all such parcels of land as are therein expressed, named, or intended for public use, in the county in which […]

Section 711.121 | Evidence of Legality of Conveyance by Metes and Bounds by Affidavit.

Effective: October 19, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 629 – 100th General Assembly The county auditor and the county recorder shall not transfer property or record deeds or leases which attempt to convey property contrary to the provisions of Chapter 711. of the Revised Code. In case of doubt, the county auditor or county recorder […]

Section 711.13 | Transfer of Land Before Recording – Forfeiture.

Effective: October 1, 1977 Latest Legislation: House Bill 219 – 112th General Assembly Whoever, being the owner or agent of the owner of any land within or without a municipal corporation, willfully transfers any lot, parcel, or tract of such land from or in accordance with a plat of a subdivision as specifically defined in […]