Utah Code 72-3-108. County roads — Vacation and narrowing — Notice requirements
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(1) A county may, by ordinance, vacate, narrow, or change the name of a county road without petition or after petition by a property owner.
Terms Used In Utah Code 72-3-108
- Department: means the Department of Transportation created in Section 72-1-201. See Utah Code 72-1-102
- Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Right-of-way: means real property or an interest in real property, usually in a strip, acquired for or devoted to state transportation purposes. See Utah Code 72-1-102
- Road: includes :(33)(a) a public bridge;(33)(b) a county way;(33)(c) a county road;(33)(d) a common road; and(33)(e) a state road. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2) A county may not vacate a county road unless notice of the hearing is:(2)(a) published for the county, as a class A notice under Section 63G-30-102, for at least four weeks before the day of the hearing; and(2)(b) mailed to the department and all owners of property abutting the county road.(3) The right-of-way and easements, if any, of a property owner and the franchise rights of any public utility may not be impaired by vacating or narrowing a county road.(4) Except as provided in Section 72-5-305, if a county vacates a county road, the state‘s right-of-way interest in the county road is also vacated.