{"law_id":"772842","section_number":"15.2-2008","catch_line":"Sale of public rights-of-way, easements, etc., to certain purchasers","history":"1979, c. 241, \u00a7 15.1-366; 1985, c. 276; 1992, c. 362; 1993, c. 343; 1997, c. 587.","order_by":null,"metadata":false,"court_decisions":{},"official_url":"http:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/15.2-2008\/","refers_to":false,"url":"\/15.2-2008\/","token":"15.2\/II\/20\/2\/15.2-2008","structure":{"1":{"id":"2942","name":"Vacation, Etc., Of Public Rights-of-way","identifier":"2","label":"article","url":"\/15.2\/II\/20\/2\/"},"2":{"id":"1312","name":"Streets And Alleys","identifier":"20","label":"chapter","url":"\/15.2\/II\/20\/"},"3":{"id":"62","name":"Powers Of Local Government","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","url":"\/15.2\/II\/"},"4":{"id":"46","name":"Counties, Cities And Towns","identifier":"15.2","label":"title","url":"\/15.2\/"}},"referred_to_by":false,"edition_id":"11","section_id":"772842","structure_id":"2942","full_text":"Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, general or special, any locality, as a condition to a vacation or abandonment, may require the fractional portion of its public rights-of-way and easements to be purchased by any abutting property owner. The price shall be no greater than the property’s fair market value or its contributory value to the abutting property, whichever is greater, or the amount agreed to by the parties. No such vacation or abandonment shall be concluded until the agreed price has been paid. If any abutting property owner does not pay for such owner’s fractional portion within one year, or other time period made a condition of the vacation or abandonment, of the local government action to vacate or abandon, then the vacation or abandonment shall be void as to any such property owner.","text":{"0":{"id":"2491383","text":"Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, general or special, any locality, as a condition to a vacation or abandonment, may require the fractional portion of its public rights-of-way and easements to be purchased by any abutting property owner. The price shall be no greater than the property’s fair market value or its contributory value to the abutting property, whichever is greater, or the amount agreed to by the parties. No such vacation or abandonment shall be concluded until the agreed price has been paid. If any abutting property owner does not pay for such owner’s fractional portion within one year, or other time period made a condition of the vacation or abandonment, of the local government action to vacate or abandon, then the vacation or abandonment shall be void as to any such property owner.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":{"1":{"id":"2942","name":"Vacation, Etc., Of Public Rights-of-way","identifier":"2","label":"article","url":"\/15.2\/II\/20\/2\/"},"2":{"id":"1312","name":"Streets And Alleys","identifier":"20","label":"chapter","url":"\/15.2\/II\/20\/"},"3":{"id":"62","name":"Powers Of Local Government","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","url":"\/15.2\/II\/"},"4":{"id":"46","name":"Counties, Cities And Towns","identifier":"15.2","label":"title","url":"\/15.2\/"}},"structure_contents":{"0":{"id":"777200","structure_id":"2942","section_number":"15.2-2006","catch_line":"Alteration and vacation of public rights-of-way; appeal from decision","url":"\/15.2-2006\/","token":"15.2\/II\/20\/2\/15.2-2006"},"1":{"id":"771966","structure_id":"2942","section_number":"15.2-2007","catch_line":"Fee for processing application under \u00a7 15.2-2006","url":"\/15.2-2007\/","token":"15.2\/II\/20\/2\/15.2-2007"},"2":{"id":"783480","structure_id":"2942","section_number":"15.2-2007.1","catch_line":"Appointment of viewers in certain cities","url":"\/15.2-2007.1\/","token":"15.2\/II\/20\/2\/15.2-2007.1"},"3":{"id":"772842","structure_id":"2942","section_number":"15.2-2008","catch_line":"Sale of public rights-of-way, easements, etc., to certain purchasers","url":"\/15.2-2008\/","token":"15.2\/II\/20\/2\/15.2-2008"}},"previous_section":{"id":"783480","structure_id":"2942","section_number":"15.2-2007.1","catch_line":"Appointment of viewers in certain cities","url":"\/15.2-2007.1\/","token":"15.2\/II\/20\/2\/15.2-2007.1"},"references":false,"formats":{"txt":"\/15.2-2008.txt","json":"\/15.2-2008.json","xml":"\/15.2-2008.xml"},"dublin_core":{"Title":"Sale of public rights-of-way, easements, etc., to certain purchasers","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2008","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSALE OF PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY, EASEMENTS, ETC., TO CERTAIN PURCHASERS (\u00a7\n15.2-2008)\n\nNotwithstanding any contrary provision of law, general or special, any locality,\nas a condition to a vacation or abandonment, may require the fractional portion\nof its public rights-of-way and easements to be purchased by any abutting\nproperty owner. The price shall be no greater than the property’s fair\nmarket value or its contributory value to the abutting property, whichever is\ngreater, or the amount agreed to by the parties. No such vacation or abandonment\nshall be concluded until the agreed price has been paid. If any abutting\nproperty owner does not pay for such owner’s fractional portion within one\nyear, or other time period made a condition of the vacation or abandonment, of\nthe local government action to vacate or abandon, then the vacation or\nabandonment shall be void as to any such property owner.\n\nHISTORY: 1979, c. 241, \u00a7 15.1-366; 1985, c. 276; 1992, c. 362; 1993, c. 343;\n1997, c. 587."}