The bill amends sections 707.02 and 707.29 of the Revised Code concerning the process of municipal incorporation in Ohio and repeals section 707.04. Key changes include the requirement for a petition to be signed by fifty-one percent of electors in the proposed territory, with specific criteria for the area, such as a minimum size of two square miles, a population density of at least eight hundred persons per square mile, and a per capita assessed valuation of at least three thousand five hundred dollars. Additionally, the bill removes the requirement for a statement regarding the proximity of the proposed municipal corporation to existing municipalities.

In section 707.29, the bill modifies the criteria for city incorporation, changing the minimum population from twenty-five thousand to five thousand and adjusting the per capita assessed valuation requirement from twenty-five hundred dollars to a new threshold. It also clarifies that no territory within military installations can be incorporated without approval from the Secretary of Defense or their designee. The existing sections 707.02 and 707.29 are repealed, along with section 707.04, streamlining the legal framework for municipal incorporation.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 707.02, 707.29, 707.04