Vermont Statutes
Chapter 31 - Soil Conservation Act
§ 734. Supervisors may petition Superior Court

§ 734. Supervisors may petition Superior Court
If a landowner does not sign such stipulation, the supervisors may petition the Superior Court to require such landowner to bring his or her land into conformity with the ordinance, and the court shall order such relief as it may deem necessary in the interest of public health, safety, and welfare. However, no landowner shall by ordinance or otherwise be required to pay any money or perform any act that shall not be for the protection of his or her own land nor shall he or she be required to pay any money, perform any act, or carry out any practice that shall not be in just proportion to the benefits that he or she will receive and further provided that he or she shall not be required to pay any money, perform any act, or carry out any practice that shall not be deemed to be necessary for the public good. (Amended 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974; 2019, No. 61, § 13.)

Structure Vermont Statutes

Vermont Statutes

Title 10 - Conservation and Development

Chapter 31 - Soil Conservation Act

§ 701. Policy

§ 702. Definitions

§ 703. State Natural Resources Conservation Council; members; duties

§ 704. Powers of Council

§ 705. Chair, quorum, compensation, surety bonds

§ 706. Funds; allocation of by Council

§ 708. Districts; unions; expenditure statement; duties of Council

§ 709. Petition to organize district

§ 710. Hearing on petition

§ 711. Determination of need; boundaries of proposed district

§ 712. Referendum

§ 713. Publication of results of referendum; determination of feasibility

§ 714. Appointment and election of supervisors; application for creation of district

§ 715. Establishment of district as governmental subdivision; certificate

§ 716. Subsequent petition may be filed; when

§ 717. Additional territory; petition to include

§ 718. Certificate as proof of validity of district

§ 719. Elections

§ 720. Supervisors as governing body of district; qualifications

§ 721. Terms, vacancies, compensation

§ 722. Duties of supervisors; bonds; records; removal

§ 723. Powers of supervisors

§ 724. Land-use, erosion control, and natural resources conservation rules; approval

§ 725. Uniformity of rules

§ 726. Ordinances prescribing rules; referendum

§ 727. Conduct of referendum

§ 728. Amendment or repeal of rules

§ 729. Termination of district

§ 730. Effect of termination

§ 731. Failure to observe land-use ordinance; conferences

§ 734. Supervisors may petition Superior Court

§ 735. Validation of defectively organized districts

§ 736. Division and combination of districts and unions — Generally

§ 737. Not more than three towns

§ 738. More than three towns

§ 739. Divided portion as new district

§ 740. Assumption of commitments

§ 747a. Limitation; liability