The town shall not consider paving or otherwise improving any street or alley unless a petition is presented to the Board of Commissioners, on forms provided by the town, signed by a majority of the property owners who represent a majority of the lineal footage on the street proposed to be improved, requesting that the total cost of such improvement be assessed against the abutting property owners.
(`88 Code, § 18-82)
Statutory reference:
Petitions for street improvements, see G.S. § 160A-217