Who owns the vacated property?
Normally the abutting property owners own to the centerline of the street. This is because in most situations the street dedication on a plat merely grants an easement to the city for public travel and the underlying fee ownership of the street remains with the abutting property owners. There may be circumstances in whic a city or county has purchased all the right of way from a single owner as part of a street project, In those instances, the Agency’s attoreey should be consulted before proceeding with any street vacation request. • What if the city owned the underlying fee to the street area? Although this is rare, occasionally a city actually owns the underlying fee to the street area as well as the easement for public travel. If this is the case, the city remains the fee owner of the vacated area. Ownership can be determined by a title search if there is doubt. • May the city charge the abutting property owners a fee for the street vacation? Yes. Many cities charge an initial fee f
