Vermont Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1450
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1450
- Cleared area: means an area where existing vegetative cover, soil, tree canopy, or duff is permanently removed or altered. See
- Impervious surface: means those manmade surfaces, including paved and unpaved roads, parking areas, roofs, driveways, and walkways, from which precipitation runs off rather than infiltrates. See
- Protected shoreland area: means all land located within 250 feet of the mean water level of a lake that is greater than 10 acres in surface area. See
- Secretary: means the Secretary of Natural Resources or the Secretary's duly authorized representative. See
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
§ 1450. Municipal zoning bylaw or ordinance
(a) Construction of impervious surface or creation of cleared area occurring outside protected shoreland areas. Construction of impervious surface or creation of cleared area occurring outside a protected shoreland area shall conform to duly adopted municipal zoning bylaws and applicable municipal ordinances and shall not be subject to regulation by the Secretary of Natural Resources under this chapter.
(b) Existing municipal bylaws and ordinances. The requirements of this chapter are in addition to existing municipal bylaws and ordinances, and proposed construction of impervious surface or creation of cleared area within the protected shoreland area shall comply with all relevant, existing municipal, State, and federal requirements. (Added 2013, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)