The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
(Cite as: 24 V.S.A. § 3204)
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§ 3204. Encouragement of private enterprise
A municipality, to the greatest extent it determines to be feasible in carrying out
the provisions of this chapter, shall afford maximum opportunity, consistent with
the sound needs of the municipality as a whole, to the rehabilitation or redevelopment
of the urban renewal area by private enterprise. A municipality shall give consideration
to this objective in exercising its powers under this chapter, including the formulation
of a workable program, the approval of urban renewal plans and community-wide plans
or programs for urban renewal and general neighborhood renewal plans consistent with
the general plan of the municipality, the exercise of its zoning powers, the enforcement
of other laws, codes, and regulations relating to the use of land and the use and
occupancy of buildings and improvements, the disposition of any property acquired,
and the provision of necessary public improvements. (Amended 1966, No. 69 (Sp. Sess.), § 3, eff. March 14, 1966.)