TOWN OF MONKTON
NOTICE OF ORDINANCE ADOPTION AND OF RIGHT TO PETITION
Notice is hereby given by the Town of Monkton Selectboard of the adoption on September 24, 2026 of a Street Naming & Street Numbering Ordinance.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
In accordance with 24 V.S.A. § 2291 (16) and 1971, the Selectboard of the Town of Monkton hereby establishes the following ordinance to develop a more uniform street naming and street addressing system throughout the Town of Monkton to enable people to locate addresses effectively for providing emergency services and deliveries.
PRINCIPAL PROVISIONS
The principal provisions of the ordinance relate to each street/road assigned a name that is separate and distinct from any previously assigned name in the Town of Monkton.
LIST OF SECTION HEADINGS OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE:
I. PURPOSE
II. STREET NAMING
III. GENERAL NUMBERING SYSTEM GUIDELINES
IV. POSTING OF DESIGNATED STREET ADDRESSES
V. FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
VII. PUBLIC STREET SIGNS
VIII. PAYMENT OF SIGN FEES
VIII. VANDALISM AND PENALTIES
IX. NOTICE AND IMPLEMENTATION
X. SEVERABIOITY
XI. EFFECTIVE DATE
The full text of the proposed ordinance may be examined at the Town Offices during normal Town Office hours. Selectboard Chair Sam Peisch may be contacted at 453-3800 if there are questions concerning the ordinance.
NOTICE OF RIGHT TO PETITION: 24 V.S.A. § 1973 provides that not less than five percent (5%) of the qualified voters of the municipality may petition for a vote on the question of disapproving an ordinance if presented to the Board of Selectmen or the Town Clerk within sixty (60) days (before November 23, 2026) following the date of adoption of the ordinance by the Board of Selectman. Reference is made to 24 V.S.A. § 1973 for more particulars concerning this right to petition. If no petition is filed within this time period, the ordinance will become effective on November 23, 2026.