Requirements for opening of streets dedicated but not presently opened or improved.
Meridian Code of Ordinances § 20-7
in effectSec. 20-7. - Requirements for opening of streets dedicated but not presently opened or improved.
(a) The expense of physically opening and improving any street, avenue, alley or other public thoroughfare in the city which, prior to March 7, 1972, was dedicated for use as such street, avenue, alley or public thoroughfare and not physically opened or improved shall be borne by the adjoining property owner or owners requesting that such street, avenue, alley or public thoroughfare be physically opened.
(b) Whenever any such dedicated but physically unopened or unimproved street, avenue, alley or public thoroughfare is opened or improved, the property owner or owners requesting that such street, avenue, alley or public thoroughfare be opened or improved shall, before such street, avenue, alley or public thoroughfare shall be accepted as a public street of the city, make such improvements to such dedicated street, which shall at the time of such request be in force and effect respecting the streets of any new subdivision of the city, including grubbing, grading, paving, construction of curbs and gutters, culverts and bridges, water mains and sanitary and storm sewer mains as required by the subdivision ordinances in effect at that time.
(c) After the making of such improvements in such dedicated public street, avenue, alley or public thoroughfare as required herein and the acceptance of such street by the city, all of such improvements within the right-of-way of such street, avenue, alley or public thoroughfare shall become the property of the city.
(Code 1962, § 20-5.1; Ord. No. 3396, §§ 1—3, 3-7-72)
Source: City of Meridian, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/meridian/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH20STSI_ARTIINGE_S20-7REOPSTDEBUNOPROPIMFetched: 11/1/2026