§ 5203. Procedure
§ 5203. Procedure (a) A municipality may levy an impact fee on any new development within its borders provided that it has: (1) been confirmed under section 4350 of this title and, after July 1, 1992, adopted a capital budget and program pursuant to chapter 117 of this title. The plan or capital budget and […]
§ 5204. Payment of fees
§ 5204. Payment of fees (a) An impact fee or obligation for offsite mitigation shall be a lien upon all property and improvements within land development for which the fee is assessed in the same manner and to the same effect as taxes are a lien upon real estate under section 32 V.S.A. § 5061. […]
§ 5200. Purpose
§ 5200. Purpose It is the intent of this chapter to enable municipalities to require the beneficiaries of new development to pay their proportionate share of the cost of municipal and school capital projects that benefit them and to require them to pay for or mitigate the negative effects of construction. (Added 1987, No. 200 […]
§ 5201. Definitions
§ 5201. Definitions As used in this chapter: (1) “Municipality” means a town, a city, or an incorporated village or an unorganized town or gore. (2) “Capital project” means: (A) any physical betterment or improvement including furnishings, machinery, apparatus, or equipment for such physical betterment or improvement; (B) any preliminary studies and surveys relating to […]
§ 5142. Definitions
§ 5142. Definitions For the purpose of this chapter: (1) “Selectboard” means the selectboard in the case of a town, the city council in the case of a city, the board of trustees in the case of an incorporated village, the prudential committee in the case of a fire district, or the board of commissioners […]
§ 5143. Disconnection of service
§ 5143. Disconnection of service (a) No municipality shall disconnect service to a ratepayer unless payment of a valid bill or charge is delinquent as defined herein, and notice of disconnection has been provided previously to the ratepayer. A copy of the notice shall be sent to the occupant of a residential dwelling that will […]
§ 5144. Uniform notice form
§ 5144. Uniform notice form The notice form required under section 5143 of this chapter, and defined in section 5142 of this chapter shall be clearly printed on a pink colored sheet of paper, and shall be according to the following form: Date _________________________________________ $ _________________________________________ AMOUNT IN ARREARS Dear Customer: According to our records, […]
§ 5145. Time and notice of disconnection
§ 5145. Time and notice of disconnection (a) Disconnection of utility service shall occur only between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. of the business day specified on the notice of disconnection, or within the same hours during the four business days thereafter. (b) When service is disconnected or interrupted at the premises […]
§ 5146. Restoration of service
§ 5146. Restoration of service If service has been disconnected or interrupted, the municipality shall within 24 hours restore service upon the customer’s request when the cause for disconnection of service has been removed or when an agreement has been reached between the ratepayer and the municipality regarding the dispute that led to the disconnection […]
§ 5147. Jurisdiction for appeals and exceptions
§ 5147. Jurisdiction for appeals and exceptions The selectboard shall promptly and fairly hear any or all appeals by the ratepayer after notice to all interested parties. During appeal, disconnection will be postponed. Upon just cause shown, the selectboard may grant exceptions to any ratepayer. The selectboard may appoint one or more members of the […]