Vermont Statutes Title 24 Sec. 5202
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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 24 Sec. 5202
- Impact fee: means a fee levied as a condition of issuance of a zoning or subdivision permit that will be used to cover any portion of the costs of an existing or planned capital project that will benefit or is attributable to the users of the development or to compensate the municipality for any expenses it incurs as a result of construction. See
- Municipality: means a town, a city, or an incorporated village or an unorganized town or gore. See
- Offsite mitigation: means permanent protection of land not necessarily adjacent to the development site and which compensates for the impact of the development. See
§ 5202. Authorization
(a) A municipality may levy an impact fee in accordance with this chapter.
(b) A municipality may accept offsite mitigation in lieu of an impact fee or as compensation for damage to important land such as prime agricultural land or important wildlife habitat. (Added 1987, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 37, eff. July 1, 1989.)