Chapter 164 — Town Roads

164.01 Definitions This section says that terms used in the town roads chapter have the same meanings as defined in section 160.02, which … 164.02 Town Roads This section gives town boards the power to build, improve, maintain, and close town roads. Towns can buy land, … 164.03 Expenditures for Roads This section allows town boards to spend road money on county highways within the town if voters approve. Towns can also … 164.04 Taxation for Roads This section allows towns to collect property taxes for road and bridge purposes. The amount is set at the annual town … 164.041 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. 164.05 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. 164.06 Powers Regarding Town Roads This section allows town boards to create, change, or close town roads when voters approve. Town boards can also abandon … 164.07 Establishment, Alteration, or Vacation of Town Road This section lays out the step-by-step process for creating, changing, or closing a town road. It requires a petition … 164.08 Cartways This section governs cartways, which are narrow roads giving access to landlocked property. A town board may create a … 164.09 Joint Cartways This section allows town boards of neighboring towns to create a cartway that crosses the boundary between them. The … 164.10 Expenditures on Cartway This section allows town boards to spend public road funds on cartways if they decide it serves the public interest. If … 164.11 Land Dedicated as Road or Street This section says that any land dedicated to public use as a street, road, or cartway that is at least 30 feet wide is … 164.12 Road on Town Line This section explains how neighboring towns share the cost of building and maintaining a road that runs along the … 164.13 Expenses of Certain Town Line Roads This section requires neighboring towns to split the cost equally for building and maintaining bridges on town line … 164.14 Road on Line Between Town and City This section allows a town and a neighboring city to work together to build, change, or close a road along their shared … 164.15 Dedication of Land for Road or Cartway This section allows landowners to voluntarily dedicate their land for use as a public road or cartway by filing a … 164.151 Recreational Vehicle Lanes This section allows town boards to create recreational vehicle lanes on the outer portions of town roads that are four … 164.152 Barricaded Road; Liability This section protects town boards and their employees from liability when they close and barricade a road for seasonal … 164.155 Restoration of Certain Town Road This section requires any government entity that hauls sand, gravel, or other road-building materials over a town road … 164.16 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. 164.17 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. 164.18 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. 164.19 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. 164.20 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. 164.21 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. 164.22 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. 164.23 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. 164.24 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. 164.25 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. 164.26 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. 164.27 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. 164.28 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. 164.29 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. 164.30 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. 164.31 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. 164.32 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. 164.33 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. 164.35 Alternative Recording for Town Road This section allows town boards to create and adopt an official recorded town road map to formally record their road … 164.36 Town Authority Over Recorded Road This section lists what a town board can do within the 66-foot right-of-way of a recorded town road. Powers include road …