Rules for trading private land with the County

(a) No exchange of real property for private property shall be made except for public purposes, including, but not limited to: (1) Consolidation of holdings of real property; (2) Straightening of boundaries of real property; (3) Acquisition of adequate access for landlocked real property which has development potential; or (4) Straightening roadways or acquisition of encroachment right-of-way. (b) Exchanges shall be effected without public auction. Public notice of any proposed exchange shall be given in accordance with the applicable provisions set forth in section 2-116. (c) The real property exchanged shall be of substantially equal value to that of private land. Except as otherwise provided for in subsection (d) below, in any exchange, the fair market value of the private land and the County-owned land shall be separately determined by a disinterested qualified appraiser or appraisers and the cost thereof shall be borne equally between owner and the County. (d) Appraisal requirements may be waived where the County seeks to acquire private property upon which County roadways encroach into private property, where this land will be exchanged for the County’s unused rights-of-way.