§ 482. Legislative findings The General Assembly of the State of Vermont makes the following findings of fact: (1) A large and increasing number of tourists has been coming to Vermont, and as a result the tourist industry is one of the largest sources of income for Vermonters, with an increasing number of persons directly […]
§ 483. Purposes and policy In order to promote the public health, safety, and other aspects of the general welfare, it is in the public interest to provide information about and help guide travelers to public accommodations and services, other businesses, and points of scenic, historic, cultural, educational, and religious interest. To provide that information, […]
§ 484. Travel Information Council; creation, membership, terms (a) The Travel Information Council is created to administer the provisions of this chapter. (1) The Agency of Transportation shall be responsible for the administration and maintenance of the official business directional sign program, information plazas, and other tourist information facilities deemed appropriate by the Council. (2) […]
§ 485. Official tourist information centers The Agency of Commerce and Community Development shall establish official tourist information centers, near the principal entrance points into the State, as determined by the Agency, and at such other locations as the Agency deems appropriate, in order to provide information about public accommodations, commercial services for the travelling […]
§ 485a. Connecticut River valley tourism district There is created the Connecticut River valley tourism district consisting of all towns bordering on the Connecticut River. (Added 1999, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 215a, eff. May 29, 2000.)
§ 486. Official directional signs (a) The Agency of Transportation, under the direction of the Travel Information Council, shall furnish, erect, and maintain official business directional signs licensed under this chapter at locations specified in the license. The Agency of Transportation may contract for the satisfaction of all or any portion of its duties under […]
§ 487. Other information The Agency of Commerce and Community Development shall provide travel information regarding the location of available public accommodations, commercial services for the traveling public and other businesses, and points of scenic, historic, and cultural interest. It may include in guidebooks and other published materials, paid advertising, identified as such. This information […]
§ 488. Prohibition of other outdoor advertising No person may erect or maintain outdoor advertising visible to the travelling public except as provided in this chapter. (Added 1967, No. 333 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. March 23, 1968.)
§ 489. Eligibility for official business directional signs (a) Lawful businesses and points of interest and cultural, educational, and religious facilities are eligible for official business directional signs, subject to the provisions of this chapter and to rules and regulations promulgated by the Travel Information Council, and subject further to any federal law, rule, or […]
§ 490. Types and arrangement of signs (a) The Travel Information Council shall regulate the size, shape, color, lighting, manner of display, and lettering of official business directional signs. Distinctive symbols shall be established to the extent considered practicable by the Council for each type of service or facility, different from those for other types; […]
§ 491. Number of signs Notwithstanding the provisions of section 499 of this title, the Council shall not issue more than four licenses for official business directional signs for any one place of business eligible therefor under section 490 of this title, not more than one of which is visible to traffic moving in any […]
§ 492. Permitted locations In adopting rules relating to locations for official business directional signs, the Council shall take into consideration such factors as the effect upon highway safety, the convenience of the travelling public, and the preservation of scenic beauty. (Added 1967, No. 333 (Adj. Sess.), § 12, eff. March 23, 1968; amended 1969, […]
§ 493. On-premises signs Owners or occupants of real property may erect and maintain on the property on-premises signs advertising the sale or lease of the property or activities being conducted on the property. Those signs shall be subject to the regulations set forth below. (1) On-premises signs may be erected or maintained, with a […]
§ 494. Exempt signs The following signs are exempt from the requirements of this chapter except as indicated in section 495 of this title: (1) Signs located on or in the rolling stock of common carriers. (2) Signs on registered and inspected motor vehicles except those that are determined by the Travel Information Council to […]
§ 495. Other regulations applying to permitted signs (a) No official business directional sign, on-premises sign, residential directional sign, or exempt sign may be erected or maintained, along a highway and visible from the highway, that: (1) Interferes with, imitates or resembles any official traffic control sign, signal or device, or attempts or appears to […]
§ 497. Removal of signs The owner of a sign that is not licensed under this chapter and that is not a legal on-premises or exempt sign meeting the requirements set forth in this chapter, other than a sign that was lawfully erected and maintained prior to March 23, 1968, shall be in violation of […]
§ 499. Applications and licensing of official business directional signs (a) Any person who believes that he or she is eligible under section 489 of this title for an official business directional sign may submit a written application on a form prescribed by the Travel Information Council. The application shall set forth the name and […]
§ 501. Fees Subject to the provisions of subsection 486(c) of this title, an applicant for an official business directional sign or an information plaza plaque shall pay to the Travel Information Council an initial license fee and an annual renewal fee as established by this section. (1) Initial license fees shall be as follows: […]
§ 503. Penalty A person who violates this chapter shall be assessed a civil penalty of not more than $50.00. Each day the violation continues shall be a separate offense. (Added 1967, No. 333 (Adj. Sess.), § 23, eff. March 23, 1968; amended 1969, No. 92, § 16, eff. April 19, 1969; 2019, No. 59, […]
§ 505. Relation to other laws; local ordinances (a) This chapter shall not supersede the provisions of any local ordinances whose requirements are more strict than those of this chapter, and not inconsistent therewith, whether those ordinances were enacted before or after the effective date of this chapter. (b) The provisions of this chapter with […]
