Vermont Statutes Title 19 Sec. 2502
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 19 Sec. 2502
- Agency: means the Agency of Transportation. 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
- Municipality: shall include a city, town, town school district, incorporated school or fire district or incorporated village, and all other governmental incorporated units. See
- road: shall include bridges thereon and their approaches. See
- Scenic road: means any road designated pursuant to this title. See
- Town: includes incorporated villages and cities. See
§ 2502. Town scenic roads; designation and discontinuance
(a) On recommendation of the planning commission of a municipality, or on the initiative of the legislative body of a municipality, a legislative body may, after one public hearing warned for the purpose, designate or discontinue any town highway or portion of a town highway as a town scenic road. Such action by the legislative body may be petitioned by the registered voters of the municipality pursuant to the provisions of 24 V.S.A. § 1973.
(b) A town scenic road may be reconstructed or improved in a manner consistent with the Agency‘s Vermont Design Standards, as amended. A class 1, 2, or 3 scenic road shall still be eligible to receive aid pursuant to the provisions of this title. Signs along town scenic roads shall comply with the Federal Highway Administration’s Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, as amended.
(c) [Repealed.] (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2011, No. 62, § 24; 2015, No. 40, § 29.)