Wyoming § 15-4-305 - Streets; vacation; petition required; consideration.
Full text of Wyoming Wyoming Statutes Annotated § 15-4-305 — Streets; vacation; petition required; consideration., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 15-4-305. Streets; vacation; petition required; consideration.
The governing body has the exclusive power and, by ordinance, may vacate any highway, street, lane or alley, or portion thereof. No vacation may be ordered except upon petition of a majority of the owners owning a majority of the property abutting on the portion proposed to be vacated and extending three hundred (300) feet in either direction from the portion proposed to be vacated. The city or town may demand and receive the value of the land vacated as consideration for the vacation.
Source: official Wyoming text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 15-4-305 ("Streets; vacation; petition required; consideration.") is part of the Wyoming Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of Wyoming. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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