Vermont § 1441 Purpose

Vermont Statutes

§ 1441 — Purpose

Vermont § 1441

Title 10Title 10: Conservation and Development

Ch. 49AChapter 049A: Lake Shoreland Protection Standards

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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 10, § 1441 (2026).

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The purposes of this chapter shall be to:

(1)provide clear and adaptable standards for the creation of impervious surface or cleared area in lands adjacent to lakes;

(2)prevent degradation of water quality in lakes and preserve natural stability of shoreline;

(3)protect aquatic biota and protect habitat for wildlife and aquatic life;

(4)mitigate, minimize, and manage any impact of new impervious surface and new cleared area on the lakes of the State;

(5)mitigate the damage that floods and erosion cause to development, structures, and other resources in the lands adjacent to lakes;

(6)accommodate creation of cleared areas and impervious surfaces in protected shoreland areas in a manner that allows for reasonable development of existing parcels;

(7)protect shoreland owners’ access to,

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The purposes of this chapter shall be to:
(1) provide clear and adaptable standards for the creation of impervious surface or cleared area in lands adjacent to lakes;
(2) prevent degradation of water quality in lakes and preserve natural stability of shoreline;
(3) protect aquatic biota and protect habitat for wildlife and aquatic life;
(4) mitigate, minimize, and manage any impact of new impervious surface and new cleared area on the lakes of the State;
(5) mitigate the damage that floods and erosion cause to development, structures, and other resources in the lands adjacent to lakes;
(6) accommodate creation of cleared areas and impervious surfaces in protected shoreland areas in a manner that allows for reasonable development of existing parcels;
(7) protect shoreland owners’ access to, views of, and use of the State’s lakes; and
(8) preserve and further the economic benefits and values of lakes and their adjacent shorelands. (Added 2013, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)