Athens City Code

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Abandonment means the letting go of, or vacating of, public interest in a property. After a street or right-of-way is abandoned, the public no longer has a right to use the property for access.

Closure means the preventing of public vehicular use of a street or right-of-way. When a street or right-of-way is closed without abandonment, public interest in the property is retained.

Right-of-way means the area dedicated for public use as a street or alley, whether developed or undeveloped.

Street means any public street or alley, including right-of-way, within the city.

(Code 1995, § 16-602; Ord. No. 996, 6-21-2011)