Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 19 Sec. 1112

  • Agency: means the Agency of Transportation. See
  • Fees: shall mean earnings due for official services, aside from salaries or per diem compensation. See
  • following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
  • highway: includes rights-of-way, bridges, drainage structures, signs, guardrails, areas to accommodate utilities authorized by law to locate within highway limits, areas used to mitigate the environmental impacts of highway construction, vegetation, scenic enhancements, and structures. See
  • Secretary: means the head of the Agency who shall be a member of the Governor's Cabinet responsible directly to the Governor for the administration of the Agency. 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

§ 1112. Definitions; fees

(a) As used in this section:

(1) “Major commercial development” means a commercial development for which the Agency requires the applicant to submit a traffic impact study in support of its application under section 1111 of this title.

(2) “Minor commercial development” means a commercial development for which the Agency does not require the applicant to submit a traffic impact study in support of its application under section 1111 of this title.

(3) “Residential or agricultural purposes” means accesses serving a single-family home, a duplex residence, or logging or field accesses for agricultural uses only.

(4) “Subsurface stormwater system” means a stormwater system, as defined in 10 V.S.A. § 1264(b)(15), that is beneath the surface.

(b) The Secretary shall collect the following fees for each application for the following types of permits issued pursuant to section 1111 of this title:

(1) residential or agricultural purposes: $0.00
(2) utility installations, including direct connection to the State
highway subsurface stormwater system: $100.00
(3) minor commercial development: $250.00
(4) major commercial development: $2,500.00
(5) annual blanket permits for routine inspection and maintenance of
existing utility installations within State highways: $500.00
(6) permit amendments: $0.00.

(Added 2015, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 57; amended 2021, No. 55, § 38; 2021, No. 184 (Adj. Sess.), § 38, eff. July 1, 2022.)