68-102. Laying out, altering or vacating roads.

68-102

Chapter 68.--ROADS AND BRIDGES
PART I.--ROADS
Article 1.--GENERAL PROVISIONS

      68-102.   Laying out, altering or vacatingroads.(a) Upon petition of any adjacent landowner, the board of countycommissionersmay lay out, alter or vacate a road. The board of county commissioners alsomay layout or alter any road when deemed necessary by the board.

      (b)   The boardof county commissioners may vacate any road in the countywhenever the board determines such road is not a public utility byreason of neglect, nonuse, or inconvenience or from other cause orcauses such road has become practically impassable and thenecessity for such road as a public utility does not justify the expenditure ofthenecessary funds to repair such road or put the same in conditionforpublic travel.

      (c)   Notice of the laying out, alteration or vacation of any road shall begiven in the mannerprovidedby K.S.A. 68-102a, and amendments thereto.

      History:   L. 1911, ch. 248, § 2; R.S. 1923, 68-102; L. 1931, ch. 243,§ 1; L.1945, ch. 265, § 1; L. 1951, ch. 374, § 1;L. 1997, ch. 74, § 5;L. 1999, ch. 146, § 1; July 1.