                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PETITION FOR ABANDONMENT (§ 33.2-917)

Any person desiring to have a road abandoned may petition the governing body to
abandon such road by filing the petition and a reasonably accurate plat and
description of the section proposed to be abandoned with the governing body and
in the clerk&#8217;s office of the county. The governing body may proceed to
have such road abandoned as provided in this article, but the expenses shall be
borne by the petitioner.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 33-76.16; 1950, p. 735; 1970, c. 322, § 33.1-159; 2014,
c. 805.