Title 7, Title 7

(1) Any 10, or a majority, of the real property owners of a road district that is taxable for road purposes may petition the board in writing to open, establish, construct, change, abandon, or discontinue any county road in the district. (2) When the road petitioned for is on the…

The petition must set forth: (1) the particular road or roads to be opened, established, constructed, changed, abandoned, or discontinued; (2) the general route thereof; (3) the lands and owners affected; (4) whether the owners who can be found consent thereto; (5) where consent …

(1) At its next regular or special meeting or in any case at a date within 30 days after filing of any petition, the board shall investigate the feasibility, desirability, and cost of granting the petition. The investigation must be sufficient to properly determine the merits or …

Within 10 days thereafter, the board shall cause notice of its decision to be sent by certified mail to all owners of land abutting on the road petitioned for. The owners shall be those listed on the last county assessment roll.

If the petition is for the opening of a county road and the board grants the prayer ordering the road opened, it shall proceed at once to have it opened to the public and declare it to be a county road.

(1) The board may order the county surveyor or, if the county surveyor is not a professional land surveyor, some other professional land surveyor to survey and plat the road. The surveyor shall file the surveyor's field notes with the county clerk and recorder. (2) As used in thi…

(1) Whenever the board makes an order establishing or changing any road, it shall determine the amount of damages sustained by each owner or claimant of lands or improvements affected by the road. Damages must be determined by estimating the benefits and damages accruing. The sum…

(1) If all awards are accepted, the board shall declare the road a county road and open it. (2) (a) If any award of damages provided for in 7-14-2607 is not accepted within 20 days after the date of the award, it shall be deemed rejected by the owner. (b) The board shall by order…

The proceedings provided for in 7-14-2608 shall in no way be affected or invalidated by the failure of the board to give any notice or do any act provided for in this part. Failure to give any such notice shall not be considered by any court as a defense in any proceedings for pr…

All awards of damages estimated by the board or made by the proper court and all expenses, including those of the members of the board and their per diem authorized by 7-4-2107 and 7-4-2108, shall be paid out of the county road fund on the order of the board.

(1) A majority of the real property owners residing on any county road or portion of a county road may petition the board in writing to change the road or portion to run on subdivision or section lines. (2) The board shall investigate in the same manner as provided in 7-14-2603. …

(1) Whenever any county road is laid out on public lands across any railroad, canal, or ditch, the owners or users thereof must at their expense so prepare the railroad, canal, or ditch that the road may cross it without damage or delay. (2) When the right to cross is obtained th…

When a county road is to be opened, established, constructed, changed, abandoned, or discontinued, the county clerk shall notify the supervisor of the proper district and furnish the supervisor with a certified copy of the order of the board.

When a county road is opened or changed, the findings of the board, the plat field notes, and the report of a licensed surveyor must be recorded in the office of the county clerk in a book kept for that purpose.

(1) All county roads once established must continue to be county roads until abandoned or vacated by: (a) operation of law; (b) judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction; or (c) the order of the board on completion of the petition process under Title 7, chapter 14, part 26. (…

(1) The county commissioners may discontinue a street or alley or any part of a street or alley in an unincorporated town or townsite upon the petition in writing of all owners of lots on the street or alley if it can be done without detriment to the public interest. (2) Where th…

The vacation authorized by 7-14-2616 shall not affect the right of any public utility to continue to maintain its plant and equipment in any such street or alley.

(1) A stock lane is a county road established and maintained for the driving and travel of livestock. A stock lane may not be less than 60 feet wide. The width must be determined by the board in the order creating it. (2) Upon presentation of a proper petition, a board may establ…

(1) The county commission or a directly affected person, if the person has appeared before a regular meeting of the county commission to notify the commission of the person's intent, may request that a district court recognize a route of a county road that is maintained by the co…

The board of county commissioners, under limitations and restrictions as are prescribed by law, may: (1) lay out, maintain, control, and manage county ferries within the county and, subject to 15-10-420, levy taxes for county ferries as provided by law; (2) in the exercise of sou…

(1) When a public ferry, if constructed, would unite two counties, the boards of county commissioners may act jointly to construct, maintain, and operate it. Each county shall acquire and maintain its own landings and approaches. (2) When individuals are employed on joint ferries…

When a petition to a board of county commissioners indicates that it is necessary to establish and maintain a public ferry across or a wharf at any unfordable stream, lake, estuary, or bay, the county, through its board of county commissioners, may construct a ferry or wharf or m…

(1) Upon the proper showing as provided in 7-14-2803, each board of county commissioners may construct or acquire ferries by condemnation or purchase. Each board may also acquire all the necessary boats, grounds, roads, approaches, landings, and improvements pertaining to the fer…

(1) Any county of the state may own and establish and the board of county commissioners of any county of the state may operate and manage free or toll ferries and wharves for the use of the public and may employ one or more individuals to operate the free or toll ferries and whar…

(1) The board of county commissioners shall make all needful rules for the government and operation of county ferries, alter and fix rates of toll, and fix the amount of rental when leased to individuals or companies. (2) In all cases the rate of toll shall be printed in legible …

(1) Subject to 15-10-420, if a county owns or operates a public ferry, the board of county commissioners may levy a tax on the taxable value of all taxable property of the county for the purpose of constructing, maintaining, and repairing public ferries. (2) The board may combine…

(1) When authority to erect and keep a ferry over waters dividing two counties is desired, application must be made to the board of commissioners of the county situated on the left bank descending the river, creek, or slough. (2) The board may not grant authority to erect a toll …

Every applicant for authority to erect and take tolls on a public ferry must publish notice as provided in 7-1-2121, specifying the location and the time when and place where the application will be made. Publication must be made in at least one newspaper in each county in which …

(1) At the hearing, proof of giving the notice required by 7-14-2821 and 7-14-2822 must be made, and any person may appear and contest the application. If the board of commissioners finds that the ferry is either a public necessity or convenience and that the applicant is a suita…

The owner of the land on either bank of the waters to be crossed, with the owner of the land on the left bank descending given preference over the owner of the land on the right bank, is entitled to preference in procuring authority to construct a ferry. Whenever the owners of th…

No toll ferry must be established within 1 mile immediately above or below a regularly established ferry unless the situation of a town or village, the crossing of a public highway, or the intersection of some creek or ravine renders it necessary for public convenience. In additi…

(1) The board of county commissioners may make rules governing the operation of ferries and prescribing: (a) how many boats must be kept, their character, and how they are propelled; (b) the number of individuals to be employed and rules for their supervision; (c) when and under …

The bond required of the owner or keeper of the ferry must be in the sum fixed by the board of county commissioners, with one or more sureties, and conditioned that the ferry will be kept in good repair and condition and that the owner or keeper will faithfully comply with the la…

An owner or keeper of a ferry shall report annually to the board of county commissioners from which a license is obtained, under oath, the following facts: (1) the actual cost of the construction or erection and equipment of the ferry; (2) the repairs made during the preceding ye…

When lands are necessary for the construction, erection, or use of a ferry that cannot be procured by agreement between the owner of the ferry and the landowner, the right-of-way and all other lands necessary for the use and construction or erection of the ferry may be acquired b…

The license tax for a ferry connecting two counties must be paid to the treasurer of the county granting the license issued, but the treasurer of such county must annually pay to the treasury of the county in which the other end or landing of the ferry is located one-half of the …

Penalties recovered under 7-14-2821 through 7-14-2830 must be paid to the county treasury for the use of the general road fund of the county.

(1) The city or town council has power to lay out, establish, open, alter, widen, extend, grade, pave, or otherwise improve streets, alleys, avenues, sidewalks, and public grounds and to vacate the same. (2) The council has power to order any work provided in this code to be done…

The city or town council may: (1) except as provided in 7-14-4116, regulate and prevent the use or obstruction of streets, sidewalks, and public grounds by signs, poles, wires, posting handbills or advertisements, or any obstruction; (2) regulate and prohibit traffic and sales up…

(1) Except as provided in 7-14-4116, the council of an incorporated city or town may, by ordinance, regulate motor vehicles and their speed within the limits of the city or town and prescribe and enforce fines and penalties for violation of the regulations. (2) As used in this se…

Except as provided in 7-14-4116, the city or town council may prevent the encumbering of streets, sidewalks, alleys, or public grounds with obstacles or materials.

The city or town council has power to: (1) provide for lighting and cleaning the streets, alleys, and avenues; (2) regulate the disposition and removal of ashes, garbage, or other offensive matter in any street or alley, on public grounds, or on any premises; (3) regulate the use…

The city or town council may levy the cost of the removal provided for in 7-14-4105(2) as a special charge against the property from which the matter was deposited.

The city or town council may provide for the maintenance of the streets, alleys, and public places of the city or town and may fix rates to defray the cost of said work as provided in Title 7, chapter 12, part 44.

Whenever highway construction work is to be financed in whole or in part by federal funds, the council, commission, or other governing body of any city or town may contract jointly or independently with the department of transportation, United States federal highway administratio…