Vermont Statutes Title 24 Sec. 4419
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 24 Sec. 4419
- Bylaws: means municipal regulations applicable to land development adopted under the authority of this chapter. See
- Land development: means the division of a parcel into two or more parcels, the construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration, relocation, or enlargement of any building or other structure, or of any mining, excavation, or landfill, and any change in the use of any building or other structure, or land, or extension of use of land. See
- Municipality: means a town, a city, or an incorporated village or an unorganized town or gore. See
- Should: means that an activity is encouraged but not mandated. See
§ 4419. Unified development bylaws
(a) Any bylaws authorized under this chapter may be integrated into a unified land development bylaw that combines the separate requirements into a consolidated review and permitting process. At a minimum, unified development bylaws shall consolidate zoning and subdivision bylaws. Unified development bylaws should incorporate other bylaws in conformance with this chapter and should cross reference all ordinances adopted by a municipality pursuant to authority outside this chapter that affect land development. Unified development bylaws shall provide for an orderly permitting process for all applicable regulations, in accordance with subchapters 10 and 11 of this chapter.
(b) Any municipality that has adopted unified development bylaws in conformance with the requirements of sections 4410, 4411, 4412, 4413, and 4417 of this title shall be deemed to have adopted permanent zoning and subdivision regulations in accordance with 10 V.S.A. § 6001(3). (Added 2003, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 95.)