2005 Minnesota Statutes

  160.29 Vacation of public ways by municipality. 

    Subdivision 1.    Municipality defined.  For purposes of 
 this section the term "municipality" means any city, county or 
 town.  The term "public way" means any highway, road, street, 
 cartway, alley or lane or other publicly owned interest in real 
 property which is open to the free passage and use of the public.

    Subd. 2.    Effect on easements.  In proceedings under 
 statute or charter to vacate a public way or portion thereof, a 
 municipality may specify the extent to which such vacation 
 affects existing easements therein and the extent to which the 
 vacation affects the authority of any person, corporation or 
 municipality owning or controlling electric or telephone poles 
 and lines, gas and sewer lines, or water pipes, mains and 
 hydrants, thereon or thereunder, to continue maintaining the 
 same or to enter upon such way or portion thereof vacated to 
 maintain, repair, replace, remove or otherwise attend thereto.  

    HIST: 1971 c 461 s 1,2; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7