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, commons, or public grounds, and all in-lots, out-lots, fractional-lots, within or adjacent to such village. The description shall include the courses, boundaries, and extent.

Terms Used In Ohio Code 711.01

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Plat: means a map of a tract or parcel of land. See Ohio Code 711.001
  • Subdivision: means either of the following:

    (1) The division of any parcel of land shown as a unit or as contiguous units on the last preceding general tax list and duplicate of real and public utility property, into two or more parcels, sites, or lots, any one of which is less than five acres for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of transfer of ownership, provided, however, that the following are exempt:

    (a) A division or partition of land into parcels of more than five acres not involving any new streets or easements of access;

    (b) The sale or exchange of parcels between adjoining lot owners, where that sale or exchange does not create additional building sites;

    (c) If the planning authority adopts a rule in accordance with section 711. See Ohio Code 711.001