Vermont Statutes Title 19 Sec. 34
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 19 Sec. 34
- Agency: means the Agency of Transportation. See
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- 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
- Person: includes a municipality or State agency. See
- Selectboard: includes village trustees and city councils. See
- Town: includes incorporated villages and cities. See
§ 34. Appeal from survey
(a) A person who has title to land abutting to a highway that is surveyed by the Agency or the selectboard and who is dissatisfied with the survey may appeal the results of the survey in the Superior Court in the county in which the affected property is located. Any such appeal must be brought within 120 days from the date the results of the survey are filed with the town clerk. The results of the survey shall be binding against any property owner who does not appeal within the 120-day period.
(b) On a motion of a person, or the Agency, or upon order of the court, any person who has a legally recorded interest in the property that is the subject of the Superior Court action may be joined as a party at any time before final determination, upon such terms as the court may prescribe. (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1993, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)