§ 11-36-410. Laying out or widening across public property - Declaration of necessity - Exceptions.

Whenever the municipal governing body deems it necessary for public use and convenience to extend, open, widen, or lay out any street or avenue over, upon or across any public property which is wholly within the municipal limits and which is owned by the state, county, school district, or board of education, the governing body by ordinance shall declare the public necessity for the use of such street.  Public property which is actually covered by a public building may be taken for the purposes named in this section upon approval by the appropriate governing body or officer of the governmental agency which has title to the building.

Laws 1977, c. 256, § 36-410, eff. July 1, 1978.