The Vermont Statutes Online
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Subchapter
001
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CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES
(Cite as: 10 V.S.A. § 711)
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§ 711. Determination of need; boundaries of proposed district
(a) After hearing thereon, if the Council shall determine that there is need, in the interest
of the public health, safety, and welfare for a district, it shall make and record
such determination, and shall define the boundaries of such districts by metes and
bounds.
(b) In making such determination and in defining such boundaries, the Council shall give
due weight and consideration to the topography of the area considered and of the State,
the composition of soils therein, the distribution of erosion, the prevailing land-use
practices, the desirability and necessity of including within the boundaries the particular
lands under consideration and the benefits such lands may receive from being included
within such boundaries, the relation of the proposed area to existing watersheds and
agricultural regions, and to other natural resources conservation districts already
organized or proposed for organization under the provisions of this chapter, and such
other physical, geographical, and economic factors as are relevant. The territory
to be included within such boundaries need not be contiguous.
(c) If the Council shall determine after such hearing that there is no need for a natural
resources conservation district to function in the territory considered at the hearing,
it shall make and record such determination and shall deny the petition. After six
months shall have expired from the date of the denial of any such petition, subsequent
petitions covering the same or substantially the same territory may be filed and new
hearings held and determinations made thereon. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 11(c), eff. March 1, 1961; 1963, No. 79, § 1(b), eff. May 7, 1963; 1967, No. 303 (Adj. Sess.), § 15(b), eff. March 22, 1968.)