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Boone County planning commission tables proposal after heated debate over whether highway staff can require deeded right‑of‑way
Summary
Attorneys and county highway staff clashed over whether landowners must deed road frontage in fee simple to the county rather than only dedicating right‑of‑way; the commission voted to table an amendment adding highway and surveyor signature lines to plats until county commissioners clarify the ordinance.
Boone County area planning commissioners on Dec. 3 heard more than an hour of testimony and legal argument over whether the county highway department can require landowners to deed (transfer fee simple ownership of) roadside strips instead of recording a dedication of right‑of‑way. After extensive public comment and staff explanation, the commission voted to table a proposed change to the subdivision control ordinance that would add signature lines for the county highway director and county surveyor to plats until the Boone County commissioners clarify their intent.
The dispute centered on whether the language in the county ordinance requires conveyance in fee simple or merely the conveyance/dedication of…
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