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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]walking the dog this morning in a neighborhood with sidewalks on only one side of the street. crossed over to avoid another pup, had to walk across the lawn by the road (where there is no sidewalk). 
guy comes out to asked us not to walk on his lawn. 
in Fairfax county, isn't the strip of land next to the road considered a public median?  Tried googling but couldn't find the answer (or didn't use correct key words?).

when we put up our fence, we couldn't fence right up to the road. doesn't every yard has a public easement by the road?[/quote]

No every yard doesn't have a public right of way.  Use these key words for a search:  [b]Fairfax county walk in vdot easements[/b]
If a property has a trail easement then it's for public use but that means you don't veer off the trail.  Roads are VDOT, county, or private. 1st 2 can have right of way sidewalks or even gravel trails along the road in place of sidewalks.  Public can use.

For OP my guess is that person got tired of people going more than 5 feet in with dogs etc.  And maybe no cleanup on poop.  You have to maintain what is on or crosses your property even if it a public right of way, easement , stormwater stuff vdot or county.

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thanks, found this site:  https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/publicworks/stormwater/storm-drainage-easements

A [b]public street right-of-way [/b]is publicly owned land that contains both the street and a [b]strip of land on either side of the street[/b] that holds appurtenant facilities. Facilities may include sidewalks, sewers, storm drains, etc. For further information or to request maintenance in a right-of-way, please contact the Virginia Department of Transportation at 1-800-FOR-ROAD (367-7623), TTY 711.

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