§ 732 - Noncompliance; reference to board of adjustment; composition of board; terms, compensation, conduct - Vermont Statutes

§ 732. Noncompliance; reference to board of adjustment; composition of board; terms, compensation, conduct

(a) When by conference the supervisors and the landowner not complying with the ordinances of the district are unable to agree on the conditions under which compliance may be effected, the supervisors shall refer the matter to a board of adjustment which shall be appointed by the state council upon request of the supervisors.

(b) The board of adjustment shall consist of three members appointed for a term of one year. The board shall elect its own chair. Vacancies in the board of adjustment shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments. The members of the board shall receive compensation for their services at a rate not to exceed the per diem rate as defined by 32 V.S.A. § 1010(b) in addition to expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties. The state council shall pay the necessary administrative and other expenses of operation incurred by the board upon vouchers signed by the chair of the board. The board shall adopt rules to govern its procedure, which rules shall be in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and with the provisions of any recommendations made by the state council. Any two members of the board shall constitute a quorum. The chair, or in the chair's absence such other member of the board as the chair may designate to serve as acting chair, may administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses. All meetings of the board shall be open to the public. The board shall keep an accurate record of its proceedings, and shall file all documents and memoranda of proceedings with the state council, when each grievance has been adjusted. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 11(c), eff. March 1, 1961; 1995, No. 163 (Adj. Sess.), § 13, eff. May 15, 1996.)