(a) Procedure. The applicant must file a written request for abandonment for a dedicated drainage easement with the county planning commission staff. The planning staff shall forward the application to the county engineer for review and notify other appropriate county departments and affected public agencies. The planning staff shall publish a notice in a newspaper of general circulation within the county of the application’s request. If the application is approved by the county engineer, the planning staff shall submit the application and all pertinent information to the planning commission. The planning commission shall determine whether to approve or deny the request.
(b) Fee. Upon submission of an application, a fee, to be determined by county council, must be paid by the applicant.
(c) Deed. Upon approval by the planning commission of the applicant’s request, a quit-claim deed will be provided to the county attorney’s office for approval.
(1976 Code, § 8-1) (Ord. 1021, §§ 1-3, passed 7-20-1982)
Cross-reference:
Design standards for drainage structures, see § 18-24
Drainage work done off rights-of-way by road and bridge department, see § 18-33
Planning and development, see Ch. 17