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24 V.S.A. § 2255
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 61 - Regulatory Provisions; Police Power of Municipalities|§ 2255. Grant or denial of application; appeal

§ 2255. Grant or denial of application; appeal|(a) After the hearing the legislative body shall, within 30 days, make a finding as to whether or not the application should be granted, giving notice of their finding to the applicant by mail, postage prepaid, to the address given on the application.(b) If approved, the certificate of approved location shall be issued for a period not to exceed five years and shall contain at a minimum the following conditions:  (1) conditions requiring compliance with the screening and fencing requirements of section 2257 of this title; (2) approval shall be personal to the applicant and not assignable; (3) conditions that the legislative body deems appropriate to ensure that considerations of section 2254 of this title have been met; (4) any other condition that the legislative body deems appropriate to ensure the protection of public health, the environment, or safety or to ensure protection from nuisance conditions; and (5) a condition requiring a salvage yard established or initiated prior to July 1, 2009 to be setback 100-feet from the nearest edge of a right-of-way of a State or town road or from a navigable water as that term is defined in 10 V.S.A. § 1422, provided that if a salvage yard cannot demonstrate during the application process that it meets the 100-foot setback requirement of this subdivision, a municipality may regulate the salvage yard as a nonconforming use, nonconforming structure, or nonconforming lot under a municipal nonconformity bylaw adopted under section 4412 of this title, provided that no enlargement or further encroachment within a setback required under this subdivision shall be allowed.   (c) Certificates of approval shall be renewed thereafter for successive periods of not more than five years upon payment of the renewal fee without hearing, provided all provisions of this subchapter are complied with during the preceding period, and the salvage yard does not become a public nuisance under the common law.(d) Any person may appeal the issuance or denial of a certificate of approved location to the Environmental Division within 30 days of the decision. No costs shall be taxed against either party upon such appeal. (Added 1969, No. 98, § 1; amended 1973, No. 164 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974; 2009, No. 56, § 13; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 236.)
24 V.S.A. § 2256
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 61 - Regulatory Provisions; Police Power of Municipalities|§ 2256. Certificate fees

§ 2256. Certificate fees|The initial or renewal application fee is $25.00 to be paid at the time application is made. If the application is not granted, the fee shall be returned to the applicant. A municipality, in addition to the application fee, may assess the applicant with the costs of advertising such application and such other reasonable costs incident to the hearing as are clearly attributable thereto and may make the certificate of approval conditional upon payment of same. (Added 1969, No. 98, § 1.)
24 V.S.A. § 2257
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 61 - Regulatory Provisions; Police Power of Municipalities|§ 2257. Screening requirements; fencing

§ 2257. Screening requirements; fencing|(a) A salvage yard shall be screened by a fence or vegetation which effectively screens it from public view and which complies with the rules of the Secretary relative to the screening and fencing of salvage yards, and shall have a gate which shall be closed after business hours.(b) Fences and artificial means used for screening purposes as hereafter provided shall be maintained neatly and in good repair. They shall not be used for advertising signs or other displays which are visible from the main traveled way of a highway or State or town road.(c) All junk stored or deposited in a salvage yard shall be kept within the enclosure, except while being transported to or from the salvage yard. All wrecking or other work on the junk shall be accomplished within the enclosure.(d) Where the topography, natural growth of timber, or other natural barrier screens the salvage yard from view in part, the legislative body shall upon granting the certificate of approved location require the applicant to screen only those parts of the salvage yard not screened. A legislative body may inspect a salvage yard in order to determine compliance with the requirements of this chapter and a certificate of approved location issued under this chapter. A municipality may request that the Secretary initiate an enforcement action against a salvage yard for violation of the requirements of this subchapter or statute or regulation within the authority of the Secretary. (Added 1969, No. 98, § 1; amended 1983, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1993, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 32; 2009, No. 56, § 14.)
24 V.S.A. § 2261
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 61 - Regulatory Provisions; Police Power of Municipalities|§ 2261. Application

§ 2261. Application|Application for a certificate of registration for a salvage yard shall be made in writing to the Secretary upon a form prescribed by the Secretary. (Added 1969, No. 98, § 1; amended 1993, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 33; 2009, No. 56, § 15.)
24 V.S.A. § 2262
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 61 - Regulatory Provisions; Police Power of Municipalities|§ 2262. Eligibility

§ 2262. Eligibility|The Secretary shall issue a certificate of registration upon finding:  (1) The applicant is able to comply with the provisions of this subchapter. (2) The applicant has filed a currently valid certificate of approval of location with the Secretary. (3) The applicant has complied with any rules of the Secretary issued under section 2243 of this title and with screening or fencing requirements that, under limitations of the surrounding terrain, are capable of feasibly and effectively screening the salvage yard from view of the main traveled way of all highways. (Added 1969, No. 98, § 1; amended 1973, No. 164 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 1973, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1993, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 34; 2009, No. 56, § 16; 2017, No. 74, § 98.)
24 V.S.A. § 2271
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 61 - Regulatory Provisions; Police Power of Municipalities|§ 2271. Unauthorized disposal of vehicles

§ 2271. Unauthorized disposal of vehicles|No one may place, discard, or abandon a junk motor vehicle in a place where it is visible from the main traveled way of a highway nor may anyone abandon or discard any motor vehicle upon the land of another with or without the consent of the land owner. Motor vehicles so placed, discarded, or abandoned are hereby declared to be a public nuisance. (Added 1969, No. 98, § 1.)
24 V.S.A. § 2272
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 61 - Regulatory Provisions; Police Power of Municipalities|§ 2272. Removal of junk motor vehicles

§ 2272. Removal of junk motor vehicles|(a) A junk motor vehicle discovered in violation of section 2271 of this title shall be removed from view of the main traveled way of the highway by the owner of the land upon which it is discovered, upon receiving written notice from the Agency of Transportation to do so, if such owner holds title to the motor vehicle.(b) If the owner of the land upon which a junk motor vehicle is discovered in violation of section 2271 of this title does not hold or disclaims title and the true owner of the motor vehicle is known or can be ascertained, the motor vehicle owner shall dispose of such motor vehicle in such a manner that it is no longer visible from the main traveled way of the highway upon receiving written notice from the Agency of Transportation to do so.(c) The owner of land upon which a motor vehicle is left in violation of this section or section 2271 of this title may, without incurring any civil liability or criminal penalty to the owner or lienholders of such vehicle, cause the vehicle to be removed from the place where it is discovered to any other place on any property owned by him or her, or from the property, in accordance with 23 V.S.A. § 2152. The provisions of 23 V.S.A. chapter 21, subchapter 7 (abandoned motor vehicles) shall govern the identification, reclamation, and disposal of such vehicles.(d) [Repealed.]  (Added 1969, No. 98, § 1; amended 1973, No. 164 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 1981, No. 87, § 4; 1983, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 1989, No. 39; 2003, No. 101 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2015, No. 50, § 24.)
24 V.S.A. § 2273
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 61 - Regulatory Provisions; Police Power of Municipalities|§ 2273. Agency of Transportation; duties; general authority

§ 2273. Agency of Transportation; duties; general authority|The Agency of Transportation is authorized to contract in the name of the State for the service of independent contractors under bond to carry on at the contractor's expense junk car collection and disposal operations. The Agency shall maintain a continuing inventory of junk cars for disposal, select areas appropriate for collection, storage, and disposal of junk motor vehicles, and have general authority to contract and do all things reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter. Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the Agency may petition the Superior Court of the county in which a junk motor vehicle is discovered in violation of section 2271 of this title for an order directing the owner to remove the motor vehicle from view of the main traveled way of the highway. (Added 1969, No. 98, § 1; amended 1983, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 1993, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 35.)
24 V.S.A. § 2274
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 61 - Regulatory Provisions; Police Power of Municipalities|§ 2274. Construction with other statutes

§ 2274. Construction with other statutes|In the event the provisions of this subchapter conflict with any other law relating to abandoned or unclaimed property, this subchapter controls, and its provisions shall not be construed to repeal or abrogate any other provisions of law relating to junkyards but to be in aid thereof or as an alternative. (Added 1969, No. 98, § 1.)
24 V.S.A. § 2281
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 61 - Regulatory Provisions; Police Power of Municipalities|§ 2281. Injunctive relief; other remedies

§ 2281. Injunctive relief; other remedies|(a) In addition to the penalty in section 2282 of this title, the legislative body may seek a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction against the establishment, operation, or maintenance of a salvage yard which is in violation of the relevant municipal requirements of this subchapter and may obtain compliance with the relevant municipal requirements of this subchapter and the terms of a certificate of approved location issued under this subchapter by complaint to the Environmental Division for the county in which the salvage yard is located.(b) In addition to the penalty in section 2282 of this title, the Agency of Transportation may seek appropriate injunctive relief in the Superior Court to enforce the provisions of this subchapter within its regulatory authority. (Added 1969, No. 98, § 1; amended 1993, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 36; 2009, No. 56, § 18; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 236.)
24 V.S.A. § 2282
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 61 - Regulatory Provisions; Police Power of Municipalities|§ 2282. Penalty

§ 2282. Penalty|A person who violates this subchapter shall be fined not less than $5.00 nor more than $50.00 for each day of the violation. (Added 1969, No. 98, § 1.)
24 V.S.A. § 2283
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 61 - Regulatory Provisions; Police Power of Municipalities|§ 2283. Appeals

§ 2283. Appeals|After exhausting the right of administrative appeal to the Board under 19 V.S.A. § 5(d)(5), a person aggrieved by any order, act, or decision of the Agency of Transportation may appeal to the Superior Court, and all proceedings shall be de novo. Any person, including the Agency of Transportation, may appeal to the Supreme Court from a judgment or ruling of the Superior Court. Appeals of acts or decisions of the Secretary of Natural Resources or a legislative body of a municipality under this subchapter shall be appealed to the Environmental Division under 10 V.S.A. § 8503. (Added 1969, No. 98, § 1; amended 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 199, eff. March 29, 1972; 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974; 1993, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 37; 2009, No. 56, § 19; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 236.)
24 V.S.A. § 2291a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 61 - Regulatory Provisions; Police Power of Municipalities|§ 2291a. Renewable energy devices

§ 2291a. Renewable energy devices|Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no municipality, by ordinance, resolution, or other enactment, shall prohibit or have the effect of prohibiting the installation of solar collectors, clotheslines, or other energy devices based on renewable resources. This section shall not apply to patio railings in condominiums, cooperatives, or apartments. (Added 2009, No. 45, § 15b, eff. May 27, 2009.)
24 V.S.A. § 2292
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 61 - Regulatory Provisions; Police Power of Municipalities|§ 2292. Construction with other laws

§ 2292. Construction with other laws|The powers enumerated in this subchapter may be exercised by any town, city, or incorporated village notwithstanding and in addition to the existence of similar powers under a municipal charter or other provision of law. The validity or enforceability of an ordinance or rule adopted under section 2291 of this title shall not be affected by the existence of a statute, ordinance, or rule enacted or adopted under authority other than this subchapter, and relating to the same or a similar subject. (Added 1969, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. March 2, 1970.)
24 V.S.A. § 2293
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 61 - Regulatory Provisions; Police Power of Municipalities|§ 2293. Regulation of condominium conversion; referendum

§ 2293. Regulation of condominium conversion; referendum|A town may adopt an ordinance governing the conversion of rental units to condominiums which is supplemental to and not inconsistent with the provisions of 27 V.S.A. chapter 15, subchapter 2. Such an ordinance shall be submitted to the voters and shall be adopted if approved by a majority of those present and voting. (Added 1985, No. 175 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.)
24 V.S.A. § 2294
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 61 - Regulatory Provisions; Police Power of Municipalities|§ 2294. Missing person complaints and reports; filing required

§ 2294. Missing person complaints and reports; filing required|All law enforcement agencies, including those of municipalities, shall develop and maintain a system for filing missing person complaints and reports forwarded to it under 20 V.S.A. chapter 112. (Added 1985, No. 254 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. June 4, 1986.)
24 V.S.A. § 2295
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 61 - Regulatory Provisions; Police Power of Municipalities|§ 2295. Authority of municipal and county governments to regulate firearms, ammunition, hunting, fishing, and trapping

§ 2295. Authority of municipal and county governments to regulate firearms, ammunition, hunting, fishing, and trapping|Except as otherwise provided by law, no town, city, or incorporated village, by ordinance, resolution, or other enactment, shall directly regulate hunting, fishing, and trapping or the possession, ownership, transportation, transfer, sale, purchase, carrying, licensing, or registration of traps, firearms, ammunition, or components of firearms or ammunition. This section shall not limit the powers conferred upon a town, city, or incorporated village under subdivision 2291(8) of this title. The provisions of this section shall supersede any inconsistent provisions of a municipal charter. (Added 1987, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), eff. May 9, 1988.)
24 V.S.A. § 2296
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 61 - Regulatory Provisions; Police Power of Municipalities|§ 2296. Regulation of amateur radio

§ 2296. Regulation of amateur radio|(a) As used in this section:  (1) "Amateur radio" means the use of amateur radio and amateur satellite radio frequencies and services by qualified and federally authorized persons of any age who are interested in radio technique without pecuniary interest. (2) "Antenna" means an array of wires, tubing, or the like used for the transmission and reception of radio waves. (3) "Antenna support structure" means a structure or framework that is designed to elevate an antenna above the ground for the purpose of increasing the effective communications range and reliability of an amateur radio station. Amateur radio antenna support structures are removable by design and therefore are a removable structure for assessment purposes.   (b) Notwithstanding subdivision 2291(19) of this title, a municipal ordinance regulating amateur radio antenna or amateur radio antenna support structures shall comply with the requirements of 47 C.F.R. § 97.15(b), as amended from time to time, by allowing for the erection of an amateur radio antenna or an amateur radio antenna support structure at a height and dimension sufficient to accommodate amateur radio service communications. (Added 2005, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
24 V.S.A. § 2297
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 61 - Regulatory Provisions; Police Power of Municipalities|§ 2297. Definitions

§ 2297. Definitions|As used in this subchapter,  (1) "Solid waste ordinance" means an ordinance adopted pursuant to subdivision 2291(12) of this title. (2) "Legislative body" means the legislative body of a town, city, or incorporated village. (3) "Respondent" means a person alleged to have violated a solid waste ordinance. (Added 1991, No. 108, § 2.)
24 V.S.A. § 2297b
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 61 - Regulatory Provisions; Police Power of Municipalities|§ 2297b. Hearing by Environmental Division

§ 2297b. Hearing by Environmental Division|(a) A respondent may request a hearing on a final order under this subchapter before the Environmental Division established under 4 V.S.A. chapter 27, which shall consider the matter de novo. Notice of a request for hearing shall be filed with the Environmental Division and the municipal clerk within ten days of receipt of the final order.(b) Notice of a request for hearing before the Environmental Division shall stay the order and payment of the penalty, if imposed, pending the hearing.(c) If the Environmental Division determines that a violation has not occurred, it shall reverse the order.(d) The Environmental Division may affirm a directive in an order or, if it finds that the violation exists but the remedies contained in the order are not likely to achieve the intended result, it may modify or vacate and remand the directive.(e) In determining whether to affirm, modify, or reverse an order for a civil penalty, the Environmental Division shall consider the factors set forth in subsection 2297a(a) of this title.(f) If the respondent does not request a hearing on a final order within ten days of receipt of the order, the final order shall stand. (Added 1991, No. 108, § 2; amended 1993, No. 232 (Adj. Sess.), § 38, eff. March 15, 1995; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 236.)
24 V.S.A. § 2299a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 61 - Regulatory Provisions; Police Power of Municipalities|§ 2299a. Eminent domain; solid waste management districts

§ 2299a. Eminent domain; solid waste management districts|(a) A solid waste management district organized pursuant to chapter 121 of this title or by charter, may acquire property, or some easement or other rights in property, in order to construct and operate a sanitary landfill including suitable buffer areas and transfer stations and other solid waste facilities located on the landfill site, by condemnation as provided in this subchapter.(b) A solid waste management district may condemn only property, easements or rights in property lying within the boundary of the district at any time after June 28, 1991. However, withdrawal of a municipality from membership in the district before November 1, 1991 shall terminate condemnation proceedings with respect to property, easements, and interests in property lying within that municipality.(c) This subchapter may not be used to condemn property, easements, or other rights in property at solid waste management facilities actually operated by any person at any time during the three years before a petition is filed under this subchapter under either transitional authorizations issued on or before August 1, 1987 or interim, provisional, or final certifications issued by the Agency of Natural Resources. (Added 1991, No. 109, § 1, eff. June 28, 1991.)
24 V.S.A. § 2299b
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 61 - Regulatory Provisions; Police Power of Municipalities|§ 2299b. Definitions

§ 2299b. Definitions|As used in this subchapter,  (1) "Necessity" means a reasonable need which considers the greatest public good and the least inconvenience and expense to the condemning party and to the property owner. Necessity shall not be measured merely by expense or convenience to the condemning party. Due consideration shall be given to the adequacy of other property and locations and to the quantity, kind, and extent of cultivated and agricultural land which may be taken or rendered unfit for use by the proposed taking. In this matter, the court shall view the problem from both a long-range agricultural land use viewpoint as well as from the immediate taking of agricultural lands which may be involved. The court shall also consider and give effect to the policy of protecting earth resources, as set forth in 10 V.S.A. § 6086. Consideration also shall be given to the effect upon home and homestead rights and the convenience of the owner of the land, to the effect of the facility upon scenic and recreational values, and to the effect upon town grand lists and revenues. (2) Damages resulting from the taking or use of property under the provisions of this subchapter shall be the value for the most reasonable use of the property or right in the property, and of the business on the property, and the direct and proximate decrease in the value of the remaining property or right in the property and the business on the property. The added value, if any, to the remaining property or right in the property, which accrues directly to the owner of the property as a result of the taking or use, as distinguished from the general public benefit, shall be considered in the determination of damages. (3) "Interested person" or "person interested in lands" means a person who has a legal interest of record in the property affected. (4) "Legislative body" means the board of supervisors, board of commissioners, or other governing board of a solid waste management district. (Added 1991, No. 109, § 1, eff. June 28, 1991.)