Upon passage of an appropriation ordinance as provided in Section 105.04, the Director of Law shall file a petition with the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County, which petition 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 the petition; shall contain a prayer for the appropriation; and, if a determination of value has been made, the petition shall contain the findings of Council of the value of the property appropriated, and damage, if any, to the residue, and shall deposit with the Court the amount found by Council to be the value of the property appropriated, and the damages, if any, to the residue. 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 the amount deposited as full compensation for the taking and the damages, if any, to the residue, and the title to 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. 83-66. Passed 9-26-66.)