Vermont § 3201 - Definitions The following terms wherever used or referred to in this chapter shall have the following meanings, unless a different meaning is clearly indicated by the context:

§ 3201. Definitions The following terms wherever used or referred to in this chapter shall have the following meanings, unless a different meaning is clearly indicated by the context:

• (1) “Agency” or “urban renewal agency” shall mean a public agency created by section 3220 of this title. (2) “Area of operation” shall mean the area within the corporate limits of the municipality
  and the area within five miles of such limits, except that it shall not include any
  area which lies within the territorial boundaries of another incorporated city or
  town unless a resolution shall have been adopted by the governing body of such other
  city or town declaring a need therefor. (3) “Blighted area” shall mean an area which, by reason of the presence of a substantial
  number of slum, deteriorated, or deteriorating structures; predominance of defective
  or inadequate street layout; faulty lot layout in relation to size, adequacy, accessibility,
  or usefulness; insanitary or unsafe conditions; deterioration of site or other improvements;
  diversity of ownership; tax or special assessment delinquency exceeding the fair value
  of the land; defective or unusual conditions of title; or the existence of conditions
  which endanger life or property by fire and other causes; or any combination of such
  factors, substantially impairs or arrests the sound growth of a municipality, retards
  the provision of housing accommodations, or constitutes an economic or social liability
  and is a menace to the public health, safety, morals, or welfare in its present condition
  and use. If such blighted area consists of open land the conditions contained in the
  proviso in subsection 3207