Upon passage of an appropriation ordinance as provided in Section 105.03, the Law Director shall file a complaint with the Court of Common Pleas of Licking County, which complaint shall describe each parcel of land or contiguous parcels in a single common ownership, or interest or right therein sought to be appropriated, such as will permit ready identification of the land involved; shall contain a statement of the purpose of the appropriation; shall contain a statement of the estate or interest sought to be appropriated; shall contain the names and addresses of the owners, so far as they can be ascertained; shall contain a statement that the City and an owner have been unable to agree; shall contain a copy of the ordinance of appropriation, or have a copy attached thereto as an exhibit and incorporated into such complaint; shall contain a prayer for the appropriation; and, if a determination of the appraised value has been made, the complaint shall contain a statement of the appraised value of the property, which appraised value may include damage, if any, to the residue and in addition, where immediate possession is to be taken of the property, a statement of the amount of the additional percentage deposit, and such amount or amounts shall be deposited with the court to serve either as the value of the property appropriated, and damage, if any, to the residue, or as a security deposit. If no answer is filed by an owner on or before the third Saturday after the return day of the summons or service by publication as provided by State general law, the owners of the property appropriated will be deemed to have accepted that portion of the amount deposited equal to or represented by the appraised value, in full compensation for the taking and damages, if any, to the residue, and the title of the property appropriated shall vest in the City for the purposes for which such property was appropriated. All subsequent proceedings with regard thereto shall be in the manner provided by State general law for the appropriation of property by municipal corporations in this State.
(Ord. 12-73. Passed 2-20-73.)