(a) For public purpose.
(1) Subject to budget limitations, the Director may acquire property for the County by purchase or exchange, or if by gift, devise or bequest, after approval by ordinance of the County Council, for any necessary public purpose, including in connection with the opening of a new road or sidewalk, for the construction or repair of a bridge, for the relocation, straightening, or widening of a road or sidewalk, for the proper drainage of a road or sidewalk, or for the building of a public building or structure.
(2) Each agreement for purchase of real property utilizing funds from the Advance Land Acquisition Capital Project, Project No. C106700, shall be contingent upon approval of the purchase by resolution of the County Council. Prior to approval of the purchase by resolution, the County Council shall require an independent appraisal, an environmental study, and a feasibility study for the real property to be purchased.
(b) Publication of notice. Before acquiring property as authorized in subsection (a), the County shall publish notice as provided in § 13-1-103 of the contract price paid or agreed to be paid for the property, the name of the vendor, a brief description of the property, the total amount of the purchase price, and the purpose for which the property is to be acquired.
(c) Condemnation. If the Director is unable to reach agreement with a property owner for the acquisition of property, the use of which is required for any of the purposes specified in this title, the County may condemn the property under the provisions of law.
(1985 Code, Art. 25, §§ 25-4-104, 25-4-105) (Bill No. 63-04; Bill No. 31-08; Bill No. 53-18)
State Code reference – Local Government Code, § 10-312; Real Property Article, §§ 12-101 et seq.