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5 V.S.A. § 1013
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 17 - Airport Zoning|§ 1013. Conditional permit or variance

§ 1013. Conditional permit or variance|In granting any permit or variance under sections 1011-1013 of this title, if it deems such action advisable to accomplish the purposes of this chapter and reasonable in the circumstances, the administrative agency or board of adjustment may so condition the permit or variance as to require the owner of the airport hazard in question to permit the political subdivision, at its own expense, to install, operate and maintain such markers and lights as may be necessary to indicate to flyers the presence of an airport hazard. (Added 1985, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
5 V.S.A. § 1014
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 17 - Airport Zoning|§ 1014. Administrative agency

§ 1014. Administrative agency|All airport zoning regulations adopted under this chapter shall provide for the administration and enforcement of the regulations by an administrative agency which may be an agency created by the regulations or any official, board, or other existing agency of the political subdivision adopting the regulations or of one of the political subdivisions which participated in the creation of the joint airport zoning board adopting the regulations, if satisfactory to that political subdivision, but in no case shall the administrative agency be or include any member of the board of adjustment. The duties of any administrative agency designated pursuant to this chapter shall include hearing and deciding all permits under section 1011 of this title, but the agency shall not have or exercise any of the powers delegated by this chapter to the board of adjustment. (Added 1985, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
5 V.S.A. § 1015
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 17 - Airport Zoning|§ 1015. Appeals to board of adjustment

§ 1015. Appeals to board of adjustment|(a) A person aggrieved, or taxpayer affected, by any decision of an administrative agency made in its administration of airport zoning regulations adopted under this chapter, or any governing body of a political subdivision, or any joint airport zoning board, which is of the opinion that a decision of the administrative agency is an improper application of airport zoning regulations of concern to the governing body or board, may appeal to the board of adjustment authorized to hear and decide appeals from the decisions of the administrative agency.(b) An appeal taken under this section shall be taken within a reasonable time, as provided by the rules of the board, by filing with the agency from which the appeal is taken and with the board a notice of appeal specifying the grounds. The agency from which the appeal is taken shall transmit to the board all the papers constituting the record upon which the action appealed from was taken.(c) An appeal shall stay all proceedings in furtherance of the action appealed from, unless the agency from which the appeal is taken certifies to the board, after the notice of appeal has been filed with it, that by reason of the facts stated in the certificate a stay in its opinion would cause imminent peril to life or property. In such cases, proceedings shall not be stayed otherwise than by order of the board on notice to the agency from which the appeal is taken and on due cause shown.(d) The board shall fix a reasonable time for the hearing of appeals, give public notice and notice to the parties in interest, and render a decision within a reasonable time. Upon the hearing, any party may appear in person, by agent, or by attorney.(e) In conformity with the provisions of this chapter, the board may reverse or affirm, wholly or partly, or modify the order, requirement, decision, or determination appealed from and make such order, requirement, decision, or determination as required, and to that end shall have all the powers of the administrative agency from which the appeal is taken. (Added 1985, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
5 V.S.A. § 1016
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 17 - Airport Zoning|§ 1016. Powers of board of adjustment

§ 1016. Powers of board of adjustment|(a) All airport zoning regulations adopted under this chapter shall provide for a board of adjustment to have and exercise the following powers:  (1) to hear and decide appeals from any order, requirement, decision, or determination made by the administrative agency in the enforcement of the airport zoning regulations, as provided in section 1015 of this title; (2) to hear and decide any special exceptions to the terms of the airport zoning regulations upon which the Board may be required to pass under the regulations; (3) to hear and decide specific variances under section 1012 of this title.   (b) Where a zoning board of appeals or adjustment already exists, it may be appointed as the board of adjustment. Otherwise, the board of adjustment shall consist of five members, each to be appointed for a term of three years by the authority adopting the regulations and to be removable by the appointing authority for cause, upon written charges and after public hearing.(c) The concurring vote of a majority of the members of the board of adjustment shall be sufficient to reverse any order, requirement, decision, or determination of the administrative agency, or to decide in favor of the applicant on any matter upon which it is required to pass under the airport zoning regulations, or to effect any variation in the regulations.(d) The board shall adopt rules in accordance with the provisions of the ordinance or resolution by which it was created. Meetings of the board shall be held at the call of the chair and at such other times as the board may determine. The chair, or in his or her absence the acting chair, may administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses. All hearings of the board shall be public. The board shall keep minutes of its proceedings, showing the vote of each member upon each question, or, if absent or failing to vote, indicating this fact. The board shall keep records of its examinations and other official actions, all of which shall immediately be filed in the office of the board and shall be a public record. (Added 1985, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2013, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 72.)
5 V.S.A. § 1017
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 17 - Airport Zoning|§ 1017. Appeals to Superior Court

§ 1017. Appeals to Superior Court|(a) Any person aggrieved, or taxpayer affected, by any decision of a board of adjustment, or any governing body of a political subdivision or any joint airport zoning board, which is of the opinion that a decision of a board of adjustment is illegal, may present to the Superior Court of the county in which the airport is situated a verified petition requesting a de novo review of the decision. The petition shall specify the grounds for review. It shall be presented to the court within 30 days after the decision is filed in the office of the board.(b) Upon presentation of the petition, the court may review the decision of the board. The appeal shall not stay proceedings upon the decision appealed from, but, on application, on notice to the board, and on cause shown, the court may grant a restraining order.(c) The board of adjustment shall not be required to return the original papers acted upon by it, but it shall be sufficient to return certified or sworn copies or of portions of copies which may be called for by the court.(d) The court shall have exclusive jurisdiction to affirm, modify, or set aside the decision brought up for review, in whole or in part, and if need be, to order further proceedings by the board of adjustment.(e) In any case in which airport zoning regulations adopted under this chapter, although generally reasonable, are held by a court to interfere with the use or enjoyment of a particular structure or parcel of land to such an extent, or to be so onerous in their application to a structure or parcel of land, as to constitute a taking or deprivation of that property in violation of the Constitution of this State or the Constitution of the United States, the holding shall not affect the application of the regulations to other structures and parcels of land. (Added 1985, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
5 V.S.A. § 1018
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 17 - Airport Zoning|§ 1018. Violations

§ 1018. Violations|The political subdivision or agency adopting zoning regulations under this chapter may institute in any court of competent jurisdiction, an action to prevent, restrain, correct, or abate any violation of this chapter or of airport zoning regulations adopted under this chapter, or of any order or ruling made in connection with their administration or enforcement. The court shall grant to the plaintiff such relief, by way of injunction or otherwise, as may be proper under all the facts and circumstances of the case, in order fully to accomplish the purposes of this chapter and of the rules adopted and orders and rulings made pursuant to this chapter. (Added 1985, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
5 V.S.A. § 1019
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 17 - Airport Zoning|§ 1019. Condemnation, appeals

§ 1019. Condemnation, appeals|(a) The political subdivision within which the property or nonconforming structure or use is located, or the political subdivision owning the airport or served by it, may acquire such air right, navigation easement, or other estate or interest in the property or nonconforming structure or use in question, as may be necessary, by purchase or grant or condemnation in the manner provided under 24 V.S.A. §§ 2805-2812 in any case in which:  (1) it is desired to remove, lower, or otherwise terminate a nonconforming structure or use; (2) the approach protection necessary cannot, because of constitutional limitations, be provided by airport zoning regulations under this chapter; or (3) to accomplish the purpose of this chapter, it appears advisable that the necessary approach protection be provided by acquisition of property rights rather than by airport zoning regulations.   (b) If the adoption of airport zoning regulations in itself constitutes the taking of the property, or of rights in property, of any person, he or she may recover for the taking from the city or town in which the airport to which the regulations relate is situated, by petition filed in the Superior Court within two years from the time when the regulations were recorded, as provided in section 1008 of this title. If the owner of property so taken has applied for a variance within one year after the regulations were recorded, and his or her application is in whole or in part denied, he or she may file a petition for damages within one year after the mailing to him or her of a notice of the denial of his or her application, or within two years after the recording of the regulations, whichever period ends later.(c) If any corporation, subject to regulation as a public service corporation pursuant to Title 30 or as a common carrier or railroad pursuant to part 3 or 4 of this title, is aggrieved by the adoption of airport zoning regulations, or by a direction to lower, remove, reconstruct, or equip a structure, or by taking of its property or rights in property, or by refusal to grant a variance permit, within 30 days after the adoption, direction, taking, or refusal, the corporation may appeal to the Public Utility Commission or the Transportation Board, as appropriate, and if after notice and a hearing, the appropriate Commission or Board determines that the public safety, necessity, and convenience will be best served by the amendment or annulment of the regulation, direction, or taking, it may order the regulation, direction, or taking to be amended or annulled, or may grant a variance permit as prescribed in sections 1011-1013 of this title. (Added 1985, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 9.)
5 V.S.A. § 1020
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 17 - Airport Zoning|§ 1020. Penalties

§ 1020. Penalties|A person who violates a provision of this chapter or any regulation, order, or ruling promulgated or made pursuant to this chapter shall be fined not more than $500.00 or imprisoned for not more than 90 days, or both. (Added 1985, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
5 V.S.A. § 1601
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 20 - Agency of Transportation; Powers|§ 1601. Agency of Transportation; powers

§ 1601. Agency of Transportation; powers|(a) The Agency of Transportation shall supervise and direct the execution of all laws and Transportation Board orders relating to public transportation corporations and firms and individuals engaged in this business, including the:  (1) formation, organization, ownership, and acquisition of facilities of corporations under chapter 22 of this title; (2) supervision and evaluation under chapter 24 of this title of the quality of service of public transportation companies; (3) review of proposed changes in rate schedules and petitions to the Transportation Board, and, at the discretion of the Secretary, representation of the interests of the consuming public in proceedings to change rate schedules of transportation companies under chapter 24 of this title; (4) consolidations and mergers of public transportation corporations under chapter 26 of this part of this title.   (b) In cases requiring hearings by the Board, the Secretary of Transportation or his or her designee shall represent the interests of the public unless otherwise specified by law. In any hearing, the Board may, if it determines that the public interest would be served, request the Attorney General or a member of the Vermont Bar to represent the public or the State.(c) The Agency may bring proceedings on its own motion before the Transportation Board with respect to any matter within the jurisdiction of the Board, and may initiate rulemaking proceedings on matters within its jurisdiction. The Transportation Board, with respect to any matter within its jurisdiction, may issue orders on its own motion and may initiate rulemaking proceedings. (Added 1985, No. 224 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
5 V.S.A. § 1801
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 24 - Powers and Duties of Board and Agency as to Companies Other Than Railroads and Aircraft|§ 1801. Definitions

§ 1801. Definitions|As used in this chapter, the word "company" or "corporation" means and includes individuals, partnerships, associations, and corporations, owning or conducting any transportation business or property, other than railroads and aircraft which are covered by the provisions of this chapter. (Added 1985, No. 224 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
5 V.S.A. § 1802
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 24 - Powers and Duties of Board and Agency as to Companies Other Than Railroads and Aircraft|§ 1802. Jurisdiction over certain transportation companies by the Agency of Transportation and the Transportation Board

§ 1802. Jurisdiction over certain transportation companies by the Agency of Transportation and the Transportation Board|The Transportation Board and the Agency of Transportation shall have jurisdiction over the following described companies within the State, their directors, receivers, trustees, lessees, or other persons or companies owning or operating the companies and of all plants, lines, terminals, facilities, and equipment of the companies used in or about the business carried on by them in this State. This jurisdiction shall be exercised by the Board and the Agency so far as may be necessary to enable them to perform the duties and exercise the powers conferred upon them by law. The Board and the Agency may, when they deem the public good requires, examine the plants, lines, terminals, facilities, and equipment of the companies subject to their jurisdiction under this chapter. The Transportation Board and the Agency of Transportation shall have jurisdiction over the following described companies within the State:  (1) a company owning or operating motor vehicles used as common carriers; (2) a company owning or operating a ferry; and (3) a company owning or operating an express business. (Added 1985, No. 224 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
5 V.S.A. § 1803
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 24 - Powers and Duties of Board and Agency as to Companies Other Than Railroads and Aircraft|§ 1803. Organization; reports of transportation corporations

§ 1803. Organization; reports of transportation corporations|Immediately upon the delivery of its articles of association to the Secretary of State, a corporation subject to supervision under this chapter shall file a copy of its articles with the Agency of Transportation and a copy of its certificate of paid-up capital stock, if any. The corporation shall also immediately after its organization forward to the Agency of Transportation a copy of the report of its organization containing the names and addresses of the directors and other officials of the corporation. At the time of commencing, a business, individual, or company, other than a corporation which is subject to supervision under this chapter, shall file with the Agency a written statement giving the location, nature, and extent of the business, together with the post office address of the owner or owners, business manager, and other officials. (Added 1985, No. 224 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
5 V.S.A. § 1804
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 24 - Powers and Duties of Board and Agency as to Companies Other Than Railroads and Aircraft|§ 1804. Duty to furnish copies of contracts

§ 1804. Duty to furnish copies of contracts|At the request of the Agency of Transportation, a corporation subject to supervision under this chapter shall submit to the Agency for its approval certified copies of contracts entered into after July 1, 1986, between the corporation and any person, partnership, association, trust, or corporation holding, controlling, or owning ten percent or more of the voting capital stock of the corporation subject to supervision, or with any other corporation which is itself owned or controlled by an individual, partnership, association, trust, or corporation so holding, controlling, or owning ten percent or more of the voting capital stock of the corporation subject to supervision. (Added 1985, No. 224 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
5 V.S.A. § 1805
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 24 - Powers and Duties of Board and Agency as to Companies Other Than Railroads and Aircraft|§ 1805. Information to be furnished to the Agency of Transportation

§ 1805. Information to be furnished to the Agency of Transportation|On request by the Agency of Transportation, a company owning or operating a plant, line, or property subject to supervision under this chapter shall furnish the Agency information concerning the condition, operation, management, expense of maintenance and operation, rates charged for service or for product, contracts, obligations, and financial standing of the company. It shall also inform the Agency of the salaries of, the pensions, option, or benefit programs affecting, and the expenses reimbursed to, its officers or directors, or both. The information shall be open to public inspection at reasonable times and any person shall be entitled to copies of the information. Information obtained for use by the Agency in a particular instance and designated proprietary shall not be made public, except in the discretion of the Agency. (Added 1985, No. 224 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
5 V.S.A. § 1806
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 24 - Powers and Duties of Board and Agency as to Companies Other Than Railroads and Aircraft|§ 1806. Report of accidents; investigation

§ 1806. Report of accidents; investigation|The superintendent or manager of any transportation company subject to supervision under this chapter shall notify the Agency by telephone or wire and subsequently in writing of any accident within this State, immediately after its occurrence, which results in loss of life or injury to any person which shall incapacitate him or her from engaging in his or her usual vocations. The Agency shall inquire into the cause of every accident about which it is notified, and if, in its judgment, a public investigation is necessary, it shall fix a time and place for holding an investigation, and shall proceed as provided in provisions of law relating to investigation of accidents upon railroads. (Added 1985, No. 224 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
5 V.S.A. § 1807
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 24 - Powers and Duties of Board and Agency as to Companies Other Than Railroads and Aircraft|§ 1807. Complaints; investigations; procedure

§ 1807. Complaints; investigations; procedure|A complaint to the Transportation Board may be made against a company subject to supervision under the provisions of this chapter concerning any claimed unlawful act or neglect adversely affecting the complainant, who may be a company or five or more individuals or, if less than five individuals are affected, then any one of them. The complainant may bring his or her complaint directly before the Board or may file his or her complaint with the Agency of Transportation which shall investigate the complaint and if sufficient cause exists, shall prosecute the complaint in the name of the State. Upon request of the trustees of an incorporated village or the selectboard members or city council or upon its own motion, the Agency of Transportation may institute investigations regarding the price, toll, rate, or rental charged by any company. (Added 1985, No. 224 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
5 V.S.A. § 1808
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 24 - Powers and Duties of Board and Agency as to Companies Other Than Railroads and Aircraft|§ 1808. Jurisdiction of Transportation Board; general scope

§ 1808. Jurisdiction of Transportation Board; general scope|On notice, the Board shall have jurisdiction to hear, determine, render judgment, and make orders and decrees in all matters provided for in the charter or articles of any corporation owning or operating any plant, line, or property subject to supervision under this chapter, and shall have like jurisdiction in all matters respecting:  (1) the quantity or quality of any service furnished or sold by any company subject to supervision under this chapter, and may prescribe the equipment for and standard of service; (2) the manner of operating and conducting any business subject to supervision under this chapter so as to be reasonable and expedient and to promote the safety, convenience, and accommodation of the public; (3) the price, toll, rate, or rental charged by any company subject to supervision under this chapter when unreasonable or in violation of law; (4) the sufficiency and maintenance of proper systems, plants, lines, terminals, facilities, and equipment when the public safety and welfare require; and (5) the restraint of any company subject to supervision under this chapter from violations of law, unjust discriminations, usurpation, or extortion. (Added 1985, No. 224 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1993, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)