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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 24, § 1201 (2026)

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(Cite as: 24 V.S.A. § 1201)

§ 1201. Definitions

As used in this chapter:

(1) “Contested hearing” means one of the following:

(A) A case in which an applicant for a land use permit under 10 V.S.A. chapter 151 is required to obtain local Act 250 review of municipal impacts by a municipality that has taken steps required under section 4420 of this title to allow it to conduct that local review.

(B) A hearing, under chapter 117 of this title, which will be subject to review on the record, as determined under procedures established in that chapter.

(C) A hearing which a provision of law requires to be heard according to procedures established in this chapter.

(D) A hearing by a municipal body which is not required by law to be conducted according to procedures established in this chapter, but which the municipality elects to conduct in accordance with this chapter.

(2) “Directly or indirectly interested” means a financial or personal involvement in the contested hearing or with any party.

(3) “Local board” means the entity authorized to conduct a contested hearing.

(4)(A) “Party,” for purposes of proceedings under chapter 117 of this title, other than those related to local Act 250 review of municipal impacts, means “interested person,” as defined by subsection 4465(b) of this title.

(B) “Party,” for purposes of local Act 250 review of municipal impacts, means a person whose interests, under relevant provisions of 10 V.S.A. § 6086(a) being reviewed at the municipal level, may be affected by a proposed development or subdivision, as those terms are defined in 10 V.S.A. chapter 151. “Party” for purposes of other proceedings under this chapter, shall have the meaning established under statutes controlling those proceedings.

(C) “Party,” for purposes of other proceedings under this chapter, shall have the meaning established under statutes controlling those proceedings. (Added 1993, No. 232 (Adj. Sess.), § 44, eff. March 15, 1995; amended 2003, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 76, eff. Jan. 31, 2005.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 16 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2004–2022 · leading case: Mahaiwe, LLC SP & CU (Vt. Super. Ct. 2017).

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Mahaiwe, LLC SP & CU (Vt. Super. Ct. 2017). “See 24 V.S.A. § 1201–10. Our own Court rules are also silent, apart from explaining that “a written transcript of the proceedings” is to be included in the record.”

Stanion NOV (Vt. Super. Ct. 2017). “Under MAPA, the Vermont Rules of Evidence generally apply, although “evidence not admissible under those rules may be admitted if it is of a type commonly relied upon by reasonably prudent people in the conduct of their affairs.” Id. § 1206(b).”

In Re Castine Mountain Road LLC CU (Michael Seaberg, Appellant) (Vt. 2022). “24 V.S.A. §§ 1201(1)(B), 1209(a). MAPA provides that final decisions in such cases “shall be in writing and shall separately state findings of fact and conclusions of law”; findings must “explicitly and concisely restate the underlying facts that support the decision” and “be…”

Goddard Coll. CU (Vt. Super. Ct. 2013). “Finally, the Town must have provided that the Municipal Administrative Procedure Act (MAPA), 24 V.S.A. §§ 1201–1210, applies to its proceedings.”

P & R Assocs., LLC (Vt. Super. Ct. 2013). “§ 1204(b); 24 V.S.A. § 1201(4)), MAPA does not provide for formal discovery.”

Ferrera & Fenn Gravel Pit (Vt. Super. Ct. 2012). “Separately Stated Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law The Municipal Administrative Procedure Act (“MAPA”), 24 V.S.A. §§ 1201–1210, requires municipal panels to issue final decisions in writing in which they “separately state findings of fact and conclusions of law.”

Byrne Trust NOV (Vt. Super. Ct. 2009). “) In an on-the-record proceeding, the DRB must abide by the Vermont Municipal Administrative Procedure Act (24 V.S.A. §§ 1201–1210). See 24 V.S.A. § 4471(b) ([T]he municipal procedure act shall apply in these instances .”

Sprague Farms, LLC (Vt. Super. Ct. 2008). “The legislative body of the municipality must “provide that appeals of certain appropriate municipal panel determinations shall be on the record;” must define the “magnitude or nature of development proposal[s]” that will be handled with the on-the-record procedures; and must…”

Blakeman Site Plan (Vt. Super. Ct. 2007). “§§4471(b); and see the Municipal Administrative Procedure Act, 24 V.S.A. §1201 et seq. 24 V.S.A. §4464(b)(1) requires decisions to be issued in writing and to include a statement of the factual bases on which the DRB has made its conclusions and a statement of the conclusions.”

Woodstock Cmty. Trust, Inc. & Hous. Vt. PUD (Vt. Super. Ct. 2007). “4 The procedures required by the Vermont Municipal Administrative Procedure Act, 24 V.S.A. §1201 et seq., are not applicable to these proceedings, as the Town of Woodstock has not elected to proceed under that statute or to have its decisions reviewed on the record.”

Smith 2-Lot Subdivision (Vt. Super. Ct. 2007). “Discussion An “on-the-record” municipal decision is governed by the Municipal Administrative Procedure Act, 24 V.S.A. § 1201 et seq. The Act provides that a final decision by a municipal body must be in writing and “separately state findings of fact and conclusions of law.”

Application of Kevin Blakeman (Vt. Super. Ct. 2006). “§§4471 and 4472; so that the Municipal Administrative Procedures Act, 24 V.S.A. §§1201‐1210 , applies to this application.”

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— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 24, § 1201(1)(B) — 1 case

In Re Castine Mountain Road LLC CU (Michael Seaberg, Appellant) (Vt. 2022). “24 V.S.A. §§ 1201(1)(B), 1209(a). MAPA provides that final decisions in such cases “shall be in writing and shall separately state findings of fact and conclusions of law”; findings must “explicitly and concisely restate the underlying facts that support the decision” and “be…”

— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 24, § 1201(4) — 1 case

P & R Assocs., LLC (Vt. Super. Ct. 2013). “§ 1204(b); 24 V.S.A. § 1201(4)), MAPA does not provide for formal discovery.”

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