Land Use & Zoning

Ohio's 'New Community Authority' mechanism (ORC Chapter 349) primarily enables:

AState takeover of local zoning in distressed communities

BDevelopers of large planned communities to create a special assessment district for infrastructure financing✓ Correct

CNew municipalities to form outside existing city limits

DAgricultural land conversion without local approval

Explanation

The New Community Authority (NCA) allows developers of large-scale planned communities to create a special district that can levy special assessments to fund roads, utilities, parks, and other infrastructure.

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Key Terms to Know

Zoning

Local government regulations that control land use by dividing areas into zones specifying permitted uses, building sizes, and densities.

Variance

Official permission to use land in a way that does not conform to the applicable zoning ordinance, granted by a zoning board when strict enforcement would cause undue hardship.

Transfer Tax

A tax imposed by state or local governments when real property ownership is transferred, typically based on the sale price.

Eminent Domain

The power of government to take private property for public use, with the requirement to pay the owner just compensation.