Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Rev. Code § 707.01 (2026)

Incorporation of villages

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Villages may be incorporated in the manner provided in sections 707.01 to 707.28 of the Revised Code. Application for incorporation of a village shall be made by petition addressed to the board of county commissioners.

No territory within the boundaries of a military base, camp, or similar installation under the jurisdiction of a military department of the United States government, that is used for the housing of members of the armed forces of the United States and is a center for military operations of the department, shall be incorporated without the approval of the secretary of defense of the United States, his designee, or other person having authority under federal law to give such approval.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases, 1957–2013 · leading case: Bd. of Lucas Cnty. Commissioners v. Waterville Twp. Bd. of Trs., 870 N.E.2d 791 (Ohio Ct. App. 2007).
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Bd. of Lucas Cnty. Commissioners v. Waterville Twp. Bd. of Trs., 870 N.E.2d 791 (Ohio Ct. App. 2007). “Simply put, those electors have chosen an incorporated village, pursuant to R.C. 707.01 et seq. as their form of government.”
Watson v. Doolittle, 226 N.E.2d 771 (Ohio Ct. App. 1967). “” Sections 707.01, 707.02, and 707.03, Revised Code, provide for the incorporation of villages, the qualifications essential thereto, and for application for incorporation.”
State ex rel. Hannan v. DeCourcy, 247 N.E.2d 465 (Ohio 1969). · cites it 2× “All the acts and proceedings described thus far were taken in complete conformity to the statutes governing incorporation (Section 707.01 et seq., Revised Code) and annexation (Section 709.”
Hoye v. Schaefer, 157 N.E.2d 140 (Ohio Ct. App. 1959). “, then provides: “If error is found in the proceedings under §§707.01 to 707.08 inclusive, R. C., or if the boundaries are found to be sg inaccurately described as to render indefinite or uncertain the limits or extent of the proposed municipal corporation already in existence…”
In Re Way, 2 B.R. 372 (Bankr. N.D. Ohio 1980). · cites it 2× “Section 707.01, page 707-2 the author states: “These causes are not exhaustive, but merely illustrative and the court may dismiss the case on other grounds where ‘cause’ is shown to exist.”
State, Ex Rel. Dickerson v. Rike, 177 N.E.2d 681 (Ohio Ct. App. 1960). “02 of the Revised Code shall be presented to the Board of County Commissioners at a regular session thereof, and when so presented the same proceedings shall be had as far as applicable, and the same duties in respect thereto shall be performed by the board and other officers as…”
Chadwell v. Cain, 169 Ohio St. (N.S.) 425 (Ohio 1959). · cites it 2× “duties in respect thereto shall be performed by the board and other officers as are required in case of an application to be organized into a village under Sections 707.01 to 707.30, inclusive, of the Revised Code.”
Soplata v. Endres, 2013 Ohio 4424 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013). “Chapters 5 and 7 are expressly limited to the creation and functioning of township governments and municipal governments. To the extent that the chapters contain any reference to matters pertaining to corporate law, it relates exclusively to the existence of both villages and…”
In Re Incorporation of Vill. of Holiday City, 666 N.E.2d 327 (Ohio Ct. App. 1995). “R.C. 707.01 and 707.02. The petition must contain information such as a description of the area of the proposed municipal corporation and its assessed value, a statement by the Secretary of State that the name proposed in the petition is unique in the state and a statement of…”
Baumhardt v. Mitchell, Recorder, 157 N.E.2d 898 (Ohio Ct. App. 1958). “03, Revised Code, requires that a petition for annexation be presented to the Board of County Commissioners at a regular session; and, when so presented, that certain proceedings shall be had thereafter in accord with ‘ ‘ Sections 707.01 to 707.30, inclusive, of the Revised Code.”
State Ex Rel. Loofbourrow v. Bd. of Commrs., 150 N.E.2d 498 (Ohio Ct. App. 1957). “s of a territory adjacent to a corporation is also by petition to the county commissioners, and when such a petition is presented to the county commissioners, the same proceedings shall be had as far as applicable, and the same duties thereto shall be performed by the board and…”
State ex rel. Loofbourrow v. Bd. of Cnty. Commrs., 167 Ohio St. (N.S.) 156 (Ohio 1957). “03, Revised Code, provides that when a petition for annexation is addressed to the Board of County Commissioners, signed by a *164 majority of the freeholders residing in such territory, “the same proceedings shall be had as far as applicable, * * * as are required in case of an…”
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