At the meeting of the council as designated in the notice, any property owner affected by the petition shall be heard. The council shall then determine whether, from the standpoint of public interest and welfare, the street or alley should be vacated as proposed in the petition. However, no street or alley, or any portion thereof, shall be abandoned or vacated unless there has been filed with the council the written consent of the owners of all lots abutting on the street or alley, or the portion thereof, to be vacated.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 18 - Roadways, Bridges, And Parking Generally
Chapter 301 - Municipal Streets Generally
Subchapter 3 - Vacating Streets and Alleys for Public Use Generally
§ 14-301-301. Power and authority to vacate
§ 14-301-302. Petition to vacate — Notice of hearing
§ 14-301-303. Hearing — Written consent of abutting owners
§ 14-301-304. Ordinance vacating street or alley
§ 14-301-305. Suit to reject ordinance — Evidence of consent
§ 14-301-306. Ownership of street or alley vesting in abutting owners — Pending suits unaffected