Vermont Statutes Title 19 Sec. 701
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 19 Sec. 701
- Classification: means the categorization of all town highways pursuant to section 302 of this title. See
- Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
- 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
- Life estate: A property interest limited in duration to the life of the individual holding the interest (life tenant).
- Person: includes a municipality or State agency. See
- real estate: shall include lands, tenements, and hereditaments and all rights thereto and interests therein, and pews or slips in places of public worship shall be treated as real estate. See
- Town: includes incorporated villages and cities. See
§ 701. Definitions
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Acceptance” means receipt of the right-of-way needed for a new highway, in some cases this may include a completed roadway.
(2) “Altered” means a major physical change in the highway such as a change in width from a single lane to two lanes.
(3) “Classification” means the categorization of all town highways pursuant to section 302 of this title.
(4) “Discontinued” means a previously designated town highway which through the process of discontinuance all public rights are reconveyed to the adjoining landowners.
(5) “Dedication” means the process of selecting a right-of-way or an alignment for a highway.
(6) “Interested person” or “person interested in lands” means a person who has a legal interest of record in the property affected.
(7) “Landowner” means a person who has title to real estate in fee simple or a life estate.
(8) “Lay out” means the legal procedure establishing the alignment or right-of-way of a highway.
(9) “Reclassify” means to change the classification of a highway using the legal process described in this chapter. (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2021, No. 20, § 96.)