(A) One of the lesser-known methods of acquiring streets is through prescription, similar to adverse possession. In villages, this is achieved when a private street has been used continuously as a street for ten years or more, thereby giving it the same force and effect as if it had been originally laid out and recorded as public street.
(B) During the requisite period, the public authority must have repaired or essentially adopted the street for those years. The unorganized public cannot acquire rights to private streets by prescription or dedication by use alone.
(Ord. 2-2006, passed 3-27-2006)