# 10 V.S.A. § 1441: Purpose

> Vermont · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T10_C49A_S1441

## Section

- **Citation:** 10 V.S.A. § 1441
- **Heading:** Purpose
- **Jurisdiction:** Vermont
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** VT Code / Title 10 / Chapter 49A / Section 1441

## Text

The purposes of this chapter shall be to:

(1) provide clear and adaptable standards for the creation of impervious surface or cleared area in lands adjacent to lakes;

(2) prevent degradation of water quality in lakes and preserve natural stability of shoreline;

(3) protect aquatic biota and protect habitat for wildlife and aquatic life;

(4) mitigate, minimize, and manage any impact of new impervious surface and new cleared area on the lakes of the State;

(5) mitigate the damage that floods and erosion cause to development, structures, and other resources in the lands adjacent to lakes;

(6) accommodate creation of cleared areas and impervious surfaces in protected shoreland areas in a manner that allows for reasonable development of existing parcels;

(7) protect shoreland owners' access to, views of, and use of the State's lakes; and

(8) preserve and further the economic benefits and values of lakes and their adjacent shorelands.

## Nearby sections

- [10 V.S.A. § 1441 § 1441. Purpose](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T10_C49A_S1441.md)
- [10 V.S.A. § 1442 § 1442. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T10_C49A_S1442.md)
- [10 V.S.A. § 1443 § 1443. Individual permit requirements for impervious surface or cleared area in a protected shoreland area](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T10_C49A_S1443.md)
- [10 V.S.A. § 1444 § 1444. Permit standards](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T10_C49A_S1444.md)
- [10 V.S.A. § 1445 § 1445. Nonconforming parcels; permit standards](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T10_C49A_S1445.md)
- [10 V.S.A. § 1446 § 1446. Registered projects; exemptions from permitting](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T10_C49A_S1446.md)
- [10 V.S.A. § 1447 § 1447. Lake shoreland vegetation protection standards](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T10_C49A_S1447.md)
- [10 V.S.A. § 1448 § 1448. Municipal delegation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T10_C49A_S1448.md)
- [10 V.S.A. § 1449 § 1449. Coordination of Agency of Natural Resources' permitting of activities in protected shoreland areas](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T10_C49A_S1449.md)
- [10 V.S.A. § 1450 § 1450. Municipal zoning bylaw or ordinance](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T10_C49A_S1450.md)
- [10 V.S.A. § 1450a § 1450a. Rulemaking](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T10_C49A_S1450a.md)
- [10 V.S.A. § 1450b § 1450b. Education and outreach; citizen's guide](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T10_C49A_S1450b.md)

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