Vermont Statutes Title 24 Sec. 2792
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 24 Sec. 2792
- Department: means the Vermont Department of Housing and Community Development. See
- Downtown: means the traditional central business district of a community that has served as the focus of socio-economic interaction in the community, characterized by a cohesive core of commercial and mixed use buildings, some of which may contain mixed use spaces, often interspersed with civic, religious, residential, and industrial buildings and public spaces, typically arranged along a main street and intersecting side streets that are within walking distance for residents who live within and surrounding the core and that are served by public infrastructure such as sidewalks and public transit. See
- following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. 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
- 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
§ 2792. Vermont Downtown Development Board
(a) A “Vermont Downtown Development Board,” also referred to as the “State Board,” is created to administer the provisions of this chapter. The State Board shall be composed of the following members or their designees:
(1) The Secretary of Commerce and Community Development.
(2) The Secretary of Transportation.
(3) The Secretary of Natural Resources.
(4) The Commissioner of Public Safety.
(5) The State Historic Preservation Officer.
(6) A person appointed by the Governor from a list of three names submitted by the Vermont Natural Resources Council and the Preservation Trust of Vermont.
(7) A person appointed by the Governor from a list of three names submitted by the Association of Chamber Executives.
(8) Three public members representative of local government, one of whom shall be designated by the Vermont League of Cities and Towns, and two shall be appointed by the Governor.
(9) A member of the Vermont Planners Association (VPA) designated by the Association.
(10) The Chair of the Natural Resources Board or a representative of the Natural Resources Board designated by the Chair.
(11) A representative of a regional planning commission designated by the Vermont Association of Planning and Development Agencies (VAPDA) and an alternate representative designated by VAPDA to enable all applications to be considered by a representative from a regional planning commission other than the one of which the applicant municipality is a member. The alternate designated by VAPDA may vote only when the designated representative does not vote.
(b) [Repealed.]
(c) The State Board shall elect a chair and vice chair from among its membership.
(d) The Department shall provide staff and administrative support to the State Board, shall produce guidelines to direct municipalities seeking to obtain designation under this chapter, and shall pay per diem compensation for board members pursuant to 32 V.S.A. § 1010(b).
(e) [Repealed.]
(f) [Repealed.] (Added 1997, No. 120 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2005, No. 8, § 6b, eff. April 25, 2005; 2005, No. 183 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2007, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 16, 2008; 2007, No. 176 (Adj. Sess.), § 15, eff. May 28, 2008; 2009, No. 136 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2013, No. 11, § 25; 2013, No. 59, § 3; 2023, No. 78, § F.10, eff. July 1, 2023.)