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§ 54-18-212. Board of Adjustment

Applications for permits to build within mapped highways or on highways proposed for abandonment shall be made to a board of adjustment to be appointed by the legislative body. The application shall contain adequate information concerning the location and nature of the building or improvement to be constructed. The board of adjustment, except as provided […]

§ 54-18-213. Notice and Hearing on Permit Application

Before issuing a permit, the board shall hold a public hearing on each application, proper notice of the time and place of which shall be given by fifteen (15) days’ notice to the applicant by mail at the address specified in the application and to other interested persons by publication for at least one (1) […]

§ 54-18-214. Granting of Permits

The board shall grant a permit for the construction of a building within the boundaries of a mapped highway or on a highway shown on the map proposed for abandonment when the board finds that the building will not substantially destroy the objectives of the official map.

§ 54-18-215. Delay in Granting Permits

Should the board find and by resolution declare that the construction of a building will substantially destroy the objectives of the official map, the board may delay the granting of a permit for a period not to exceed forty (40) days from the date of adoption of the resolution, during which time the board shall […]

§ 54-18-216. Expiration of Permit

Unless the owner proceeds to take the permit within thirty (30) days following the expiration of the forty-day period and proceeds with the construction of the building or structure in accordance with the provisions of the permit within a period of twelve (12) months, then the owner shall not be entitled to build the building […]

§ 54-18-218. Penalties for Unlawful Building

The owner, lessee, tenant, or person otherwise in control of any land located within the lines of any mapped highway as shown on an official map, or the agent of the owner, lessee, tenant or controller who erects or constructs on the land any building contrary to or in violation of any provision of this […]

§ 54-18-219. Buildings Not on Existing or Mapped Streets

The legislative body may provide by resolution or ordinance that no permit for the erection of any building shall be issued, unless a highway giving access to the proposed building existed and was established by law as a public highway at the time of the establishment of the official map in accordance with this part; […]

§ 54-18-208. Streets Not Accepted — Acquisition — Removal From Map

The making or certifying of a map by the planning commission or the adoption or amendment of an official map by the legislative body shall not constitute the opening or establishment of any highway or the taking or acceptance of any land for highway purposes. Any highway placed on the official map shall be removed […]