O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 36-30-11 (2019)

Enclosure of lanes or alleys

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The municipal authorities of any municipal corporation are authorized to permit the enclosure of any lane, alley, or portion thereof in such municipal corporation when the owners of the lots abutting on such lane or alley and the owners of any other lots to the enjoyment of which access through such lane or alley is necessary consent thereto. Such municipal authorities shall have the right at any time to reopen such lane or alley.

History

Ga. L. 1878-79, p. 174, § 1; Code 1933, § 69-207.

Annotations

Law reviews. - For article, ‘‘Cities

and Towns in Georgia: A Distinction with a Difference?,’’ see 14 Mercer L. Rev. 385 (1963).

RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 39 Am. Jur. 2d, Highways, Streets, and Bridges, § 246 et seq. C.J.S. - 64 C.J.S., Municipal Corporations, § 1805 et seq.

ALR. - Right of public to use alley, 58 A.L.R. 239.