§ 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 […]
§ 54-18-217. Judicial Review
A judicial review of the decision of the board of adjustment shall be available under title 27, chapter 9.
§ 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; […]
§ 54-18-220. Supplementary Nature of Part — Counties and Cities to Which Applicable
This part shall not be construed as repealing or impairing any provision of any special or private act relating to the regulation of buildings in mapped highways, and all the provisions of the private act shall remain in full force and effect; but insofar as this part is not inconsistent with the special or private […]
§ 54-18-209. Fund for Advance Acquisition of Rights-of-Way
From and after the adoption of an official map, the legislative body may establish, by resolution or ordinance, a fund for the advance acquisition of rights-of-way for highways of the county or municipality shown on the official map. In establishing the fund, any revenues may be used that are available for highway purposes, including the […]