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... 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 be deemed to be an acceptance of the dedication of any public street, road, or highway dedicated on such plat. This section does not apply to such plats as are requ...

...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 shall schedule a meeting to consider the plat and send a written notice by regular mail to the fiscal officer of the board of township trustees of the township in which the plat ...

...oprietor 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 public uses. The proprietor shall superimpose such plat upon the land from which such plat is drawn and shall make an accurate background drawing of any metes-and-bounds ...

... 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 public uses, to be held in the corporate name in trust to and for the uses and purposes set forth in the instrument.

... addition within the limits of a municipal corporation shall not be recorded until the engineer thereof certifies that the streets, as laid out on the plats of such addition, correspond with those laid out on the recorded plats of the commission or board. When there are streets laid down in addition to those adopted by such commission or board, or in any municipal corporation where no commission is or has been in exi...

...of land within that city or territory shall be recorded until it has been approved by the city planning commission and that approval endorsed in writing on the plat. If the land lies within three miles of more than one city, then division (A)(1) of this section applies to the approval of the planning commission of the city whose boundary is nearest to the land. (2) Division (A)(1) of this section does not apply to a...

...f lands outside of a city or village, shall, upon written request by the owner of the land upon which the street has been constructed check the construction and if the engineer finds that such street has been constructed in accordance with the specifications set forth on the approved plat, and that such street is in good repair, then such finding, endorsed on the approved plat, shall constitute an acceptance of the s...

... county planning commission or a regional planning commission adopts a plan for the major streets or highways of the county or region, no plat of a subdivision of land within the county or region, other than land within a municipal corporation or land within three miles of a city or one and one-half miles of a village as provided in section 711.09 of the Revised Code, shall be recorded until it is approved by t...

...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 on the plats and plans required by sections 711.05, 711.09, and 711.10 of the Revised Code. Such rules may establish standards a...

...y 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 and pay not less than ten nor more than one thousand dollars. Such sum may be recovered with costs in a civil action brought in the court of common pleas of the county in which the land lies relative to which...

...ies on such plat, or copy thereof, that all such transfers are in conformity with the plat as tentatively approved, such plat, or a copy thereof, may be recorded by the county recorder, notwithstanding that it has not been subscribed and acknowledged by the proprietor thereof, nor finally approved by the planning commission. The certificate of the planning commission as to the date of tentative approval shall be issu...

... 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 and subdivision shall be legally sufficient to pass title.

...n 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 the village is situated, for the uses and purposes therein named, expressed, or intended, and for no other use or purpose.

...ounty 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 may require the person presenting such deed or lease to give evidence of the legality of a conveyance by metes and bounds by an affidavit as to the facts which exempt such con...

... 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 this chapter, before the plat has been recorded in the office of the county recorder, shall forfeit and pay the sum of not less than ten nor more than five hundred dollars for each lot, parcel, or tract of land so sold. The des...

...a proposed division of a parcel of land along an existing public street, not involving the opening, widening, or extension of any street or road, and involving no more than five lots after the original tract has been completely subdivided, may be submitted to the planning authority having approving jurisdiction of plats under section 711.05, 711.09, or 711.10 of the Revised Code for approval without plat. If the auth...

... section 711.133 of the Revised Code, shall become effective until it has been approved, after public hearing, by the legislative authority of the municipal corporation in the case of a municipal planning commission or by the board of county commissioners in the case of a regional or county planning commission.

...a proposed division of a parcel of land along an existing public street, not involving the opening, widening, or extension of any street or road, and involving the establishment of any lot that meets acreage requirements under division (B) of this section, to be submitted to the planning authority having approving jurisdiction of plats under section 711.05, 711.09, or 711.10 of the Revised Code for approval without p...

...ut a village or an addition to a municipal corporation, and neglects to plant the cornerstones therein, or causes such village or addition to be surveyed or platted in any manner other than that prescribed in sections 711.01 to 711.13, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall forfeit and pay one hundred dollars and costs of suit, to be recovered in a civil action in the name of the county treasurer, for the use of the c...

...Any person who disposes of, offers for sale, or leases for a time exceeding five years, any lot, or any part of a lot, in a subdivision with intent to violate sections 711.001 to 711.14, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall forfeit and pay the sum of not less than ten nor more than five hundred dollars for each lot or part of a lot so sold, offered for sale, or leased, to be recovered, with costs, in a civil action,...

...Sections 711.001 to 711.151 of the Revised Code do not apply to conveyances executed and delivered prior to October 16, 1953 and to conveyances made in performance of executory contracts existing prior to October 16, 1953.

... where a seat of justice is situated, shall be governed by sections 711.01 to 711.38, inclusive, of the Revised Code, and liable to the same forfeitures for violation of such sections as county recorders under section 729.05 of the Revised Code.

...of land described in a plat of a municipal corporation, the court of common pleas may alter or vacate the plat of any such municipal corporation, addition thereto, or parts thereof, within the county.

...Applications for vacating or altering a plat, addition, or part thereof, shall be by petition in writing, filed with the clerk of the court of common pleas. The applicant shall give thirty days' notice thereof, by publication in a newspaper published in and of general circulation in the county. Such notice shall set forth briefly the part of the plat or addition to be vacated.

...If the petitioners for the alteration or vacation of a plat under section 711.17 of the Revised Code produce to the court of common pleas satisfactory evidence that notice has been given as required by section 711.18 of the Revised Code, and that two thirds of the persons owning lots or parts thereof in a municipal corporation, part thereof, or addition thereto, or their authorized agents or attorneys, have made appl...