§ 21-61. Petition requirements.

(a)

All requests for vacating county roads, rights-of-way and easements shall be made by written petition. Any such petition shall be in a form or forms required by the board of county commissioners and may include, but shall not be limited to, the following:

(1)

A legal description of the property subject to the petition.

(2)

The instrument that identifies the title or interest which the county and the public hold in the property subject to the petition.

(3)

Proof that the county did not pay more than a nominal amount for the road, right-of-way or easement sought to be vacated.

(4)

A survey of the property subject to the petition.

(5)

A list of all abutting property owners.

(6)

In the case of roads and rights-of-way, a certification by the petitioner that the vacating will not deprive other property owners of access to and from their property.

(7)

Certificates from public utility companies that the vacating will neither interfere with the utility services being provided nor encroach unreasonably on any utility easements.

(8)

A statement of reasons why the petition should be granted.

(b)

A petition shall contain all information requested therein and shall be limited to a single road, right-of-way or easement, except that contiguous or adjoining roads or rights-of-way or easements may be included in a single petition.

(Code 1965, § 26-61; Ord. No. 80-1, § 2, 1-8-80)