Vermont § 711 - Determination of need; boundaries of proposed district

§ 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.)