Vermont Statutes > Title 10 > Chapter 151 – State Land Use and Development Plans

		Sections
Subchapter 1	General Provisions	6001 – 6007
Subchapter 2	Administration	6021 – 6031
Subchapter 3	Use and Development Plans	6041 – 6047
Subchapter 4	Permits	6081 – 6093
Subchapter 5	Transportation Impact Fees	6101 – 6111

Terms Used In Vermont Statutes > Title 10 > Chapter 151 - State Land Use and Development Plans

Abandoned well: means any well or hole whose original purpose and use has been permanently discontinued or that is in such a state of disrepair that the well or hole has the potential for transmitting contaminants into an aquifer or otherwise threatens the public health or safety. See
Aboveground storage tank: means any tank, other than an underground storage tank, used to store any of the following petroleum products: gasoline, diesel, kerosene, used oil, or heating oil. See
Acceptable piping: means :
Adjoining property owner: means a person who owns land in fee simple, if that land:
Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
Affordable housing: means either of the following:
Agency: means Agency of Natural Resources. See
Agency: means the Agency of Natural Resources. See
Agency: means the Agency of Transportation. See
Agency: means the Agency of Natural Resources. See
Agricultural fair: means an event or activity that is intended to promote farming by:
Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
Appraisal: A determination of property value.
Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
Aquifer: means a water bearing stratum of permeable rock, sand, gravel, or other alluvial soils. See
Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
Artificial regulation of stream flow: means the intermittent or periodic manipulation of water levels and the intermittent or periodic regulation of discharge of water into the stream below the dam. See
Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
Bailee: means a person that by a warehouse receipt, bill of lading, or other document of title acknowledges possession of goods and contracts to deliver them. See
Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
Banks: means that land area immediately adjacent to the bed of the stream, which is essential in maintaining the integrity thereof. See
Baseline: Projection of the receipts, outlays, and other budget amounts that would ensue in the future without any change in existing policy. Baseline projections are used to gauge the extent to which proposed legislation, if enacted into law, would alter current spending and revenue levels.
Basin: is a lso referred to as "Hydrologic Unit Code 6" or "HUC-6". See
Basin: means a watershed basin designated by the Secretary for use as a planning unit under subsection 1253(d) of this title. See
Basin plan: means a plan prepared by the Secretary for each of Vermont's 17 basins in conjunction with the basin planning process required by section 303(e) of the federal Clean Water Act and 40 C. See
Bed: means the maximum area covered by waters of the stream for not less than 15 consecutive days in one year. See
Beneficial uses: means those uses included in each groundwater class. See
Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. ^{Source: OCC}
Berm: means a linear fill of earthen material on or adjacent to the bank of a watercourse that constrains waters from entering a flood hazard area or river corridor, as those terms are defined in subdivisions 752(3) and (11) of this title. See
biennially: shall mean the year in which a regular session of the General Assembly is held. See
Board: means the Natural Resources Board. See
Board: means the Natural Resources Board. See
Board: means the Natural Resources Board. See
Board: means the Secretary of Natural Resources. See
Bodily injury: means bodily injury, including sickness, disease, or death, sustained by any person. See
Capability and Development Plan: means the Plan prepared pursuant to section 6042 of this title. See
Capacity: means the maximum volume of water capable of being withdrawn by the water withdrawal system. See
Capacity: means each of the following:
Capital Transportation Program: means the multiyear transportation program under 19 V. See
Capital transportation project: means :
Carrier: means a person that issues a bill of lading. See
Category one tank: means an underground storage tank, except for the following:
Clean water project: means a best management practice or other program designed to improve water quality to achieve a target established under section 922 of this title that:
Collection system: means pipelines or conduits, pumping stations, force mains, and all other facilities used to collect or conduct sewage or stormwater, or both sewage and stormwater. See
Combination tank system: means an underground storage tank system consisting of a single-wall tank and acceptable piping. See
Combined sewer overflow: means an untreated or partially treated discharge to waters of the State from a combined sewer system outfall that results from a wet weather storm event. See
Combined sewer system: means a collection system that was designed to convey sewage and stormwater through the same network of pipes to a treatment plant. See
Commercial establishment: means any premises used for the purpose of carrying on or exercising any trade, business, profession, vocation, or commercial or charitable activity, including laundries, hospitals, and food or restaurant establishments. See
Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Environmental Conservation or the Commissioner's designated representative. See
Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
Compost: means a stable humus-like material produced by the controlled biological decomposition of organic matter through active management, but shall not mean sewage, septage, or materials derived from sewage or septage. See
Consignee: means a person named in a bill of lading to which or to whose order the bill promises delivery. See
Consignor: means a person named in a bill of lading as the person from which the goods have been received for shipment. See
Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
Cross section: means the entire channel to the top of the banks. See
Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
Decedent: A deceased person.
Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
Delivery order: means a record that contains an order to deliver goods directed to a warehouse, carrier, or other person that in the ordinary course of business issues warehouse receipts or bills of lading. See
Department: means the Department of Environmental Conservation. See
Department: means the Department of Environmental Conservation. See
Department: means the Department of Environmental Conservation. See
Department: means the Department of Environmental Conservation. See
Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
Design life: means the period of time that a clean water project is designed to operate according to its intended purpose. See
Designated center: means a downtown development district, village center, new town center, growth center, Vermont neighborhood, or neighborhood development area designated under 24 Vt. See
Designated center: means a downtown development district, village center, new town center, growth center, Vermont neighborhood, or neighborhood development area designated under 24 Vt. See
Development: means each of the following:
Dimensional stone: refers to slate that is processed into regularly shaped blocks, according to specifications. See
Discharge: means the placing, depositing, or emission of any wastes, directly or indirectly, into an injection well or into the waters of the State. See
Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
District Commission: means the District Environmental Commission. See
Domestic: when applied to a corporation, company, association, or copartnership shall mean organized under the laws of this State; "foreign" when so applied, shall mean organized under the laws of another state, government, or country. See
Double-wall tank system: means an underground storage tank system consisting of a double-wall tank and acceptable piping. See
Effluent limitation: means any restrictions or prohibitions established in accordance with the provisions of this chapter or under federal law including effluent limitations, standards of performance for new sources, and toxic effluent standards, on quantities, rates, and concentrations of chemical, physical, biological, and other constituents that are discharged to waters of the State, including schedules of compliance. See
Endangered species: means those species the taking of which is prohibited under rules adopted under chapter 123 of this title. See
Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}
Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
Existing settlement: means an area that constitutes one of the following:
Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
Farm: means , for the purposes of subdivision (22)(H) of this section, a parcel or parcels of land owned, leased, or managed by a person and devoted primarily to farming that meets the threshold criteria as established under the Required Agricultural Practices. See
Farming: means :
Farming: means farming as the term is defined in subdivision 6001(22) of this title. See
Federal Reserve System: The central bank of the United States. The Fed, as it is commonly called, regulates the U.S. monetary and financial system. The Federal Reserve System is composed of a central governmental agency in Washington, D.C. (the Board of Governors) and twelve regional Federal Reserve Banks in major cities throughout the United States. ^{Source: OCC}
Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
Fees: shall mean earnings due for official services, aside from salaries or per diem compensation. See
Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
Fissionable source material: means mineral ore that:
following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
Food processing residuals: means the remaining organic material from a food processing plant and may include whey and other dairy, cheese making, and ice cream residuals or residuals from any food manufacturing process excluding livestock or poultry slaughtering and rendering operations. See
Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. ^{Source: OCC}
Forgery: The fraudulent signing or alteration of another's name to an instrument such as a deed, mortgage, or check. The intent of the forgery is to deceive or defraud. ^{Source: OCC}
Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
Frequency: means how often water will be withdrawn from a surface water over a period of time. See
Fund: means the fund created by section 1941 of this title. See
Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
Goods: means all things that are treated as movable for the purposes of a contract for storage or transportation. See
Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
Groundwater: means water below the land surface, including springs. See
Groundwater: means water below the land surface, but does not include surface waters within the meaning of subdivision 1251(13) of this title. See
Guarantor: A party who agrees to be responsible for the payment of another party's debts should that party default. ^{Source: OCC}
Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
Hazardous materials: means any material determined by the Secretary to have an unusually harmful effect on water quality if discharged to the waters of the State. See
Heating Fuel Account: means the Heating Fuel Account of the Fund created by section 1941 of this title. See
Historic site: means any site, structure, district, or archeological landmark that has been officially included in the National Register of Historic Places or the State Register of Historic Places, or both, or that is established by testimony of the Vermont Advisory Council on Historic Preservation as being historically significant. See
Hole: means any excavation, deeper than 20 feet with at least one horizontal dimension less than five feet. See
Household cleansing product: means any product, including soaps and detergents used for domestic or commercial cleaning purposes, including the cleansing of fabric, dishes, food utensils, and household and commercial premises. See
Indirect discharge: means any discharge to groundwater, whether subsurface, land-based, or otherwise. See
Industrial park: means an area of land permitted under this chapter that is planned, designed, and zoned as a location for one or more industrial buildings; that includes adequate access roads, utilities, water, sewer, and other services necessary for the uses of the industrial buildings; and includes no retail use except that which is incidental to an industrial use and no office use except that which is incidental or secondary to an industrial use. See
inhabitants: shall mean the population of the political division referred to, as ascertained by the national census last completed before the time when such population is a material fact. See
Injection well: means any opening in the ground used as a means of discharging waste except for a dry hole not exceeding seven feet in depth that is constructed as, and used solely for the disposal of domestic wastes. See
Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
Instream material: means :
Interbasin transfer: means the conveyance of surface water withdrawn from a basin for use in another basin. See
Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. ^{Source: OCC}
Issuer: means a bailee that issues a document of title, or, in the case of an unaccepted delivery order, the person that orders the possessor of goods to deliver. See
Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers.
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Land use plan: means the plan prepared pursuant to section 6043 of this title. See
Land use project: means any activity requiring a permit under this chapter or 19 V. See
Large woody debris: means any piece of wood within a watercourse with a diameter of 10 or more inches and a length of 10 or more feet that is detached from the soil where it grew. See
Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
Lineal descendant: Direct descendant of the same ancestors.
Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
Livestock: means cattle, sheep, goats, equines, fallow deer, red deer, American bison, swine, water buffalo, poultry, pheasant, chukar partridge, courtnix quail, camelids, ratites (ostriches, rheas, and emus), llamas, alpacas, yaks, rabbits, cultured trout propagated by commercial trout farmers, or other animal types designated by the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets by procedure. See
Lot: means any undivided interest in land, whether freehold or leasehold, including interests created by trusts, partnerships, corporations, cotenancies, and contracts. See
Maintenance: means ensuring that a clean water project continues to achieve its designed pollution reduction value for its design life. See
Mixed income housing: means a housing project in which the following apply:
Mixed use: means construction of both mixed income housing and construction of space for any combination of retail, office, services, artisan, and recreational and community facilities, provided at least 40 percent of the gross floor area of the buildings involved is mixed income housing. See
Mixing zone: means a length or area within the waters of the State required for the dispersion and dilution of waste discharges adequately treated to meet federal and State treatment requirements and within which it is recognized that specific water uses or water quality criteria associated with the assigned classification for such waters may not be realized. See
Month: shall mean a calendar month and "year" shall mean a calendar year and be equivalent to the expression "year of our Lord. See
Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
Motor Fuel Account: means the Motor Fuel Account of the Fund created by section 1941 of this title. See
Municipality: means a municipality as defined in 1 V. See
Municipality: shall include a city, town, town school district, incorporated school or fire district or incorporated village, and all other governmental incorporated units. See
Municipality: means a city, town, incorporated village, or unorganized town or gore. See
Necessary wildlife habitat: means concentrated habitat that is identifiable and is demonstrated as being decisive to the survival of a species of wildlife at any period in its life, including breeding and migratory periods. See
Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
Oil: means oil of any kind, including petroleum, fuel oils, oily sludge, waste oil, gasoline, kerosene, jet fuel, tar, asphalt, crude oils, lube oil, insoluble or partially soluble derivatives of mineral, animal, or vegetable oils, or any product or mixture thereof. See
Operator: means any person in control of, or having responsibility for, the daily operation of the underground or aboveground storage tank. See
Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
Owner: means :
Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
Person: means any individual, partnership, company, corporation, association, unincorporated association, joint venture, trust, municipality, the State of Vermont, or any agency, department, or subdivision of the State, federal agency, or any other legal or commercial entity. See
Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
Person:
Person: means any individual; partnership; company; corporation; association; unincorporated association; joint venture; trust; municipality; the State of Vermont or any agency, department, or subdivision of the State; any federal agency; or any other legal or commercial entity. See
Person: means any individual; partnership; company; corporation; association; joint venture; trust; municipality; the State of Vermont or any agency, department, or subdivision of the State; any federal agency; or any other legal or commercial entity. See
Person: means any individual, partnership, company, corporation, cooperative, association, unincorporated association, joint venture, trust, the State of Vermont, or any department, agency, subdivision, or municipality, the U. See
Person: means any individual; partnership; company; corporation; association; joint venture; trust; municipality; the State of Vermont or any agency, department, or subdivision of the State; any federal agency; or any other legal or commercial entity. See
Personal property: All property that is not real property.
Phosphorus: means elemental phosphorus. See
Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
Primary agricultural soils: means each of the following:
Principally used: means , for the purposes of subdivisions (3)(D)(vii)(III) and (22)(H) of this section, that more than 50 percent, either by volume or weight, of the compost produced on the farm is physically and permanently incorporated into the native soils on the farm as a soil enhancement and is not removed or sold at any time thereafter. See
Priority housing project: means a discrete project located on a single tract or multiple contiguous tracts of land that consists exclusively of mixed income housing or mixed use, or any combination thereof, and is located entirely within a designated downtown development district, designated new town center, designated growth center, or designated neighborhood development area under 24 Vt. See
Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
Productive forest soils: means those soils that are not primary agricultural soils but that have a reasonable potential for commercial forestry and that have not been developed. See
Property damage: means :
public auction: means any auction advertised or publicized in any manner or to which more than ten persons have been invited. See
Public interest: means that which is for the greatest benefit to the people of the State as determined by the standards set forth in subsection 1253(e) of this title. See
Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
Public water supply: means a water supply system with 15 or more connections. See
Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
radioactive waste: means waste material:
real estate: shall include lands, tenements, and hereditaments and all rights thereto and interests therein, and pews or slips in places of public worship shall be treated as real estate. See
Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
Reasonable and feasible: means available and capable of being implemented after consideration of cost, existing technology, logistics in light of the overall project purpose, environmental impact, and ability to obtain all necessary approvals for implementation. See
Reconnaissance: means :
Recourse: An arrangement in which a bank retains, in form or in substance, any credit risk directly or indirectly associated with an asset it has sold (in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) that exceeds a pro rata share of the bank's claim on the asset. If a bank has no claim on an asset it has sold, then the retention of any credit risk is recourse. ^{Source: FDIC}
Regulated substance: means all petroleum and toxic, corrosive, or other chemicals and related sludge included in the following:
Release: means any spilling, leaking, emitting, discharging, escaping, leaching, or disposing from an underground storage tank or aboveground storage tank into groundwater, surface water, or soils. See
Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
road: shall include bridges thereon and their approaches. See
said: when used by way of reference to a person or thing shall apply to the same person or thing last mentioned. See
Schedule of compliance: means a schedule of remedial measures including an enforceable sequence of actions or operations leading to compliance with an effluent limitation or any other limitation, prohibition, or standard, including any water quality standard. See
seal: shall include an impression of the official seal made upon paper alone or by means of a wafer or wax affixed thereto. See
Secretary: means the Secretary of Natural Resources or the Secretary's duly authorized representative. See
Secretary: means the Secretary of Natural Resources or the Secretary's duly authorized representative. See
Secretary: means the Secretary of Natural Resources or the Secretary's duly authorized representative. See
Secretary: means the Secretary of Natural Resources or the Secretary's duly authorized representative. See
Secretary: means the Secretary of Natural Resources or his or her authorized representative. See
Secretary: means the Secretary of Transportation or designee. See
Secretary: means the Secretary of Natural Resources or the Secretary's designated representative. See
Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
Servicing: means developing of well yields, placing liners or seals, grouting, restricting the flow of flowing wells, repairing or closing wells, and installing or maintaining well pump systems. See
Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
Sewage: means domestic, commercial, and industrial wastewater conveyed by a collection system. See
sewage: as used in this chapter shall not include the rinse or process water from a cheese manufacturing process. See
Shipper: means a person that enters into a contract of transportation with a carrier. See
Shoreline: means the land adjacent to the waters of lakes, ponds, reservoirs, and rivers. See
Single-wall tank system: means an underground storage tank system consisting of a single-wall tank and single-wall pressurized piping. See
Slate quarry: means a quarry pit or hole from which slate has been extracted or removed for the purpose of commercial production of building material, roofing, tile, or other dimensional stone products. See
Solid waste management district: means a solid waste management district formed pursuant to 24 V. See
Spring: means a groundwater source where groundwater flows naturally to the surface of the earth and is collected with a developed structure that is designed to locate or extract groundwater. See
Standard cost: means the projected cost of achieving a pollutant load reduction per unit or per best management practice in a basin. 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
State transportation system: means the highways, rights-of-way, and transportation facilities under the jurisdiction of the Agency or any other agency of the State and does not include highways, rights-of-way, and transportation facilities under the jurisdiction of a municipality. See
Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
Stormwater: means precipitation and snowmelt that does not infiltrate into soil, including material dissolved or suspended in it. See
Stream: means a current of water that is above an elevation of 1,500 feet above sea level or that flows at any time at a rate of less than 1. See
Strip development: means linear commercial development along a public highway that includes three or more of the following characteristics: broad road frontage, predominance of single-story buildings, limited reliance on shared highway access, lack of connection to any existing settlement except by highway, lack of connection to surrounding land uses except by highway, lack of coordination with surrounding land uses, and limited accessibility for pedestrians. See
Subdivision: means each of the following:
Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
Surface water: means all rivers, streams, creeks, brooks, reservoirs, ponds, lakes, and all bodies of surface waters that are contained within, flow through, or border upon the State or any portion of it. See
Surface water: means waters within the meaning of subdivision 1251(13) of this title. See
Tank integrity demonstration: means a test or a series of tests or other appropriate procedures prescribed by the Secretary to ascertain the condition of an underground storage tank and its surroundings. See
TDM: means measures that reduce vehicle trips or redistribute vehicle trips to non-peak times or other areas. See
Technical criteria: means the numerical parameters or scientific parameters that, when followed, will result in groundwater suitable for the uses defined in its class. See
Telecommunications facility: means a support structure that is primarily for communication or broadcast purposes and that will extend vertically 20 feet or more above the highest point of an attached existing structure, or 50 feet or more above ground level in the case of a proposed new support structure, in order to transmit or receive communication signals for commercial, industrial, municipal, county, or State purposes. See
Testify: Answer questions in court.
Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
TID: means a discrete geographic area that includes and will benefit from one or more capital transportation projects included in the Capital Transportation Program and for which the Agency has established a transportation impact fee under this subchapter. See
Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
Town: shall include city and wards or precincts therein; "selectboard members" and "board of civil authority" shall extend to and include the mayor and aldermen of cities; "trustees" shall extend to and include bailiffs of incorporated villages; and the laws applicable to the inhabitants and officers of towns shall be applicable to the inhabitants and similar officers of all municipal corporations. See
Trace quantity: means an incidental amount of phosphorus that is not part of the household cleansing product formulation, is present only as a consequence of manufacturing and does not exceed 0. See
Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
Transportation impact fee: means a fee that is assessed to a land use project as a condition of a permit issued under this chapter or a State highway access permit under 19 V. See
Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
Underground storage tank: means any one or combination of tanks, including underground pipes connected to it or them, that is or has been used to contain an accumulation of regulated substances, and the volume of which, including the volume of the underground pipes connected to it or them, is 10 percent or more beneath the surface of the ground. See
Untreated discharge: means :
Vehicle trips: means the number of trips by motorized conveyance generated by a proposed land use project measured at a specific place and for a specific duration. See
Vermont Water Quality Standards: means the standards adopted pursuant to chapter 47 and subsection 6025(b) of this title. See
Village: shall mean an incorporated village. See
Warehouse: means a person engaged in the business of storing goods for hire. See
Waste: means effluent, sewage, or any substance or material, liquid, gaseous, solid, or radioactive, including heated liquids, whether or not harmful or deleterious to waters; provided, however, the term "sewage" as used in this chapter shall not include the rinse or process water from a cheese manufacturing process. See
Waste management zone: means a specific reach of Class B waters designated by a permit to accept the discharge of properly treated wastes that prior to treatment contained organisms pathogenic to human beings. See
Wastewater treatment facility: means a treatment plant, collection system, pump station, and attendant facilities permitted by the Secretary for the purpose of treating sewage. See
Water pollution abatement and control facilities: means such equipment, conveyances, and structural or nonstructural facilities owned or operated by a municipality that are needed for and appurtenant to the prevention, management, treatment, storage, or disposal of stormwater, sewage, or waste, including a wastewater treatment facility, combined sewer separation facilities, an indirect discharge system, a wastewater system, flood resiliency work related to a structural facility, or a groundwater protection project. See
Water resources: means groundwater or surface water. See
Watercourse: means any perennial stream. See
Waters: includes all rivers, streams, creeks, brooks, reservoirs, ponds, lakes, springs, and all bodies of surface waters, artificial or natural, that are contained within, flow through, or border upon the State or any portion of it. See
Watershed: means a region containing waters that drain into a particular brook, stream, river, or other body of water. See
Well: means any hole drilled, driven, bored, excavated, or created by similar method into the earth to locate, monitor, extract, or recharge groundwater where the water table or potentiometric surface is artificially lowered through pumping. See
Well: means any hole deeper than 20 feet drilled, driven, or bored into the earth to locate, monitor, extract, or recharge groundwater or any hole deeper than 20 feet drilled, driven, or bored for the primary purpose of transferring heat to or from the earth's subsurface. See
Withdrawal: means the intentional diversion from a surface water by pumping, gravity, or other method for the purpose of being used for irrigation, industrial uses, snowmaking, livestock watering, water supply, aquaculture, or other off-stream uses. See
withdrawal: means the intentional removal by any method or instrument of groundwater from a well, spring, or combination of wells or springs. See
Wood products manufacturer: includes sawmills; veneer mills; pulp mills; pellet mills; producers of firewood, woodchips, mulch, and fuel wood; and log and pulp concentration yards. See