Vermont Statutes Title 24 Sec. 4483
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 24 Sec. 4483
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
- Person: means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, and any other incorporated or unincorporated organization or group. See
- Plan: means a municipal plan adopted under section 4385 of this title. See
- Uphold: The decision of an appellate court not to reverse a lower court decision.
§ 4483. Construction; limitation
(a) In reviewing the procedures used in the adoption, amendment, or repeal of any plan or bylaw, no court shall invalidate the plan or bylaw or its amendment or repeal because of a failure to adhere to strict and literal requirements of this chapter concerning minor or nonessential particulars. The court shall uphold the plan, bylaw, or action if there has been substantial compliance with the procedural requirements of this chapter.
(b) No person shall challenge for purported procedural defects the validity of any plan or bylaw as adopted, amended, or repealed under this chapter after two years following the day on which it would have taken effect if no defect had occurred. (Added 2003, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 109.)