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Title 10 : Conservation and Development
Chapter 049A : Lake Shoreland Protection Standards
(Cite as: 10 V.S.A. § 1441)-
§ 1441. Purpose
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.)
