Property maintenance across Vermont
What are the rules on junk, derelict cars, and unsightly property?
90 of 277 municipalities in Vermont have an adopted ordinance on property maintenance on file. Each row links the municipality's answer page and, where transcribed, the full text of the document.
| Municipality | Adopted document | Key facts | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alburgh Town |
Town of Alburgh Ordinance to Regulate Nuisance Properties
adopted 2018-11-20 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Arlington Town |
Town of Arlington Junk Ordinance (Regulating Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles)
+1 more |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Barre City |
Code of Ordinances Ch. 21 - Regulations of Vehicles Permitted on Private Property
+3 more adopted 2020-06-30 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Barre Town |
Code Ch. 5, Art. IV - Regulation of Junk
adopted 2010-07-06 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Barton Town |
Joint Zoning Bylaw (Sec 332: Commercial Storage of Abandoned or Wrecked Motor Vehicles)
adopted 2018-08-21 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Barton Village |
Joint Zoning Bylaw (Sec 332: Commercial Storage of Abandoned or Wrecked Motor Vehicles)
adopted 2018-08-21 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Bellows Falls Village |
Chapter X - Unsafe Building Ordinance
adopted 1990-06-26 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Bennington Town |
Article 30: Property Maintenance Ordinance
+2 more adopted 2016-08-08 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Bradford Town |
Town of Bradford Zoning Bylaws (Sec 2.7 Refuse Storage / 2.8 Outdoor Storage of Junk)
adopted 2025-10-09 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Brattleboro Town |
Brattleboro Code Chapter 8 - Health, Sanitation, Fire Safety Inspections, and Rental Housing (Nuisances / Vacant Buildings) | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Burlington City |
Code of Ordinances Chapter 8 - Buildings and Building Construction (Article III, Vacant/Dangerous Buildings) | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Cambridge Village |
Village of Jeffersonville By-Laws (Chapter 4, Nuisance/Property Maintenance)
adopted 2004-03-01 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Canaan Town |
Ordinance Regulating Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles
adopted 2005-11-21 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Cavendish Town |
Dangerous and/or Derelict Building Ordinance
+1 more |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Chelsea Town |
Ordinance Regulating Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Chester Town |
Town of Chester Ordinance Regulating Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Colchester Town |
Development Regulations, Article 2: General Provisions, Section 2.09 (storage of scrap/junk/salvage) | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Concord Town |
Land Use Regulations, Section 305 (Junkyards and Salvage Yards)
+2 more adopted 2024-04-02 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Corinth Town |
Dilapidated Building Ordinance (amended February 6, 2024)
adopted 2024-02-06 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| East Montpelier Town |
Land Use & Development Regulations, Section 3.13 (Outdoor Storage)
adopted 2022-07-12 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Elmore Town |
Unified Bylaws, Section 3.9 (Open Storage of Junk and Vehicles)
adopted 2020-01-20 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Enosburg Falls Village |
Junk and Garbage Ordinance (Section 1005)
adopted 2010-01-26 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Essex Town |
Essex Municipal Code Title 5, Chapter 5.16 - Littering
adopted 1996-06-03 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Essex Junction City |
Municipal Code Chapter 15 - Ordinance Regulating Vacant Buildings, Blighted Premises and Dangerous Property
+1 more |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Franklin Town |
Town of Franklin Ordinance Regulating Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Greensboro Town |
Ordinance Regulating Dangerous Buildings
+1 more |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Halifax Town |
Town of Halifax Ordinance Regulating Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles
adopted 2001-03-20 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Hardwick Town |
Dangerous Building Ordinance | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Hartford Town |
Code Ch. 100 - Dilapidated Buildings
adopted 2011-06-28 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Hartland Town |
Town of Hartland Municipal Ordinance - Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles
adopted 2008-12-15 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Johnson Town |
Town of Johnson Ordinance to Regulate Dilapidated Buildings and Nuisance Properties | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Leicester Town |
Leicester Ordinance Regulating Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Ludlow Town |
Town of Ludlow Mowing of Lots and Willful Obstruction Ordinance, re-adopted February 4, 2008
+2 more adopted 2008-02-04 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Ludlow Village |
Village of Ludlow Mowing of Lots and Willful Obstruction Ordinance, re-adopted April 1, 2008
+1 more adopted 2008-04-01 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Lunenburg Town |
Town of Lunenburg Ordinance Regulating the Outdoor Storage of Junk | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Lyndon Town |
Town of Lyndon Ordinances Ch. 10 -- Nuisance Structures, Dangerous Buildings | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Manchester Town |
Manchester Unified Ordinance, Chapter XVI - Public Health and Safety
+1 more |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Manchester Village |
Village of Manchester Revised Ordinances of 1984, as Amended, Effective July 1, 2016 - Section V, Dangerous & Unsafe Buildings Ordinance
adopted 2016-07-01 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Middlebury Town |
Ordinance for the Regulation of Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Middlesex Town |
Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles Ordinance
adopted 2004-06-12 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Milton Town |
Junk Yard Ordinance
+1 more adopted 1993-11-27 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Montgomery Town |
Town of Montgomery Vacant and Dangerous Buildings Ordinance
adopted 2018-05-21 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Montpelier City |
Code Ch. 19 - Regulating Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles
+2 more adopted 2016-11-09 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Mount Holly Town |
Ordinance Regulating Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Newfane Town |
Ordinance Regulating Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles
+1 more adopted 2002-03-18 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| North Bennington Village |
Property Maintenance Ordinance #30
+1 more adopted 2026-04-07 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Northfield Town |
Municipality of Northfield Ordinance for the Control of Litter | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Orwell Town |
Land Use Regulations, Section 5.17 - Salvage Yard and Junk Storage
adopted 2019-03-05 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Pawlet Town |
Junkyard Public Notice / Ordinance (24 V.S.A. Subchapter 10)
+1 more |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Peru Town |
Zoning Bylaw Section 839 - Junkyards
adopted 2024-01-17 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Pittsford Town |
Town of Pittsford Ordinance Regulating Disposal of Solid Waste and Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles (junk/unsightly-premises provisions)
adopted 2026-08-19 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Pomfret Town |
Ordinance Regulating Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles
adopted 2004-07-07 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Proctor Town |
Town of Proctor Grounds Maintenance Ordinance (re-adopted November 25, 2024)
+2 more adopted 2024-11-25 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Randolph Town |
Town of Randolph Solid Waste and Junkyard Ordinance, Article IV - Junk Motor Vehicles and Junkyards
adopted 2003-11-04 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Readsboro Town |
Dangerous and Vacant Building and Property Ordinance (Blight Ordinance)
+1 more adopted 2020-05-04 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Richford Town |
Richford Housing Code Ordinance | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Rockingham Town |
Nuisance, Blighted, Unsound, or Abandoned Property Ordinance
adopted 2019-11-19 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Roxbury Town |
Ordinance Regulating the Disposal of Solid Waste and the Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles
adopted 2022-12-19 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Royalton Town |
Health and Sanitation Nuisance Ordinance | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Rutland Town |
Public Nuisance Ordinance | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Sandgate Town |
Sandgate Land Use & Development Bylaw -- Junk Storage (Sec. 5.8)
adopted 2024-05-06 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Shrewsbury Town |
Unified Zoning & Subdivision Regulations -- Damaged, Demolished and Unsound Structures (Section 507)
adopted 2022-11-16 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| South Burlington City |
Code Ch. 14, Art. II - Nuisances | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Springfield Town |
Code Ch. 12, Art. II - Nuisances | — | 2026-09-22 |
| St. Albans City |
Public Health and Safety Ordinance (PHSO), City of St. Albans
+3 more adopted 2022-09-12 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| St. Albans Town |
Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles Ordinance
adopted 2015-08-24 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| St. Johnsbury Town |
Code of Civil Ordinances, Town of St. Johnsbury - Chapter 6 Housing (incl. Public Health and Safety Ordinance)
adopted 2017-10-24 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Stamford Town |
Zoning Bylaws -- Junk and Waste Material (Sec. 7.10) | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Stannard Town |
Zoning & Subdivision Regulations -- Outdoor Storage (Section 3.9)
adopted 2009-05-11 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Strafford Town |
Town of Strafford Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles Ordinance
adopted 2009-03-18 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Sunderland Town |
Town of Sunderland Ordinance Regulating the Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles
adopted 2015-08-17 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Sutton Town |
Town of Sutton Ordinance Regulating Solid Waste and Junk (Junk/Nuisance Provisions)
adopted 2018-01-25 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Swanton Town |
Public Health & Safety Ordinance
adopted 2026-02-03 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Troy Town |
Zoning Bylaw -- Open Storage in Residential Areas (Section 324)
adopted 2022-05-31 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Underhill Town |
Town of Underhill Nuisance Ordinance -- Accumulation of Waste, Scrap & Junk / Junkyards / Derelict Vehicles
+1 more |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Vershire Town |
Development Ordinance -- Prohibited Land Use Activities (Section 2.8)
adopted 2008-03-06 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Wallingford Town |
Wallingford Title 4, Chapter 7: Regulating Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles
adopted 2000-08-21 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Washington Town |
Junk Car Ordinance -- Town of Washington
adopted 1983-08-02 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Waterford Town |
Junk and Salvage Ordinance | — | 2026-09-22 |
| West Fairlee Town |
Ordinance on Outdoor Storage of Junk and Vehicles | — | 2026-09-22 |
| West Rutland Town |
Dilapidated Building Ordinance
adopted 2026-01-09 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Westminster Town |
Ordinance Regulating Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles
adopted 2005-10-25 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Wheelock Town |
Ordinance Regulating Disposal of Solid Waste and Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles -- Town of Wheelock
adopted 2026-07-21 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Whitingham Town |
Ordinance Regulating Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles
adopted 2001-10-03 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Williamstown Town |
Vacant Building Ordinance -- Williamstown, VT | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Wilmington Town |
Vacant Building Ordinance
adopted 2021-12-21 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Windham Town |
Dangerous Building Ordinance | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Windsor Town |
Title 4 - Unsafe Buildings/Unsafe Structures | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Woodstock Town |
Dangerous and Vacant Building and Property Ordinance (Town and Village of Woodstock) | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Woodstock Village |
Dangerous and Vacant Building and Property Ordinance (Town and Village of Woodstock) | — | 2026-09-22 |
Nothing on file for property maintenance
Absence here is explicit, not a gap: each municipality below was checked, and its status says why there is no document.
Checked, nothing adopted (3) — North Hero (2026-09-22), Thetford (2026-09-22), Winooski (2026-09-22).
Other ordinances on file, none on this topic (144) — Addison, Alburgh, Andover, Athens, Baltimore, Barnard, Barnet, Belvidere, Benson, Berkshire, Berlin, Bethel, Bolton, Brandon, Bridgewater, Bridport, Brighton, Bristol, Brookfield, Brookline, Brownington, Brunswick, Burke, Cabot, Charleston, Charlotte, Chittenden, Clarendon, Coventry, Craftsbury, Danby, Derby, Derby Line, Dorset, Dummerston, Duxbury, Eden, Fair Haven, Fairfax, Fairfield, Fairlee, Ferrisburgh, Fletcher, Glover, Grafton, Grand Isle, Granville, Groton, Guildhall, Guilford, Hancock, Highgate, Hinesburg, Holland, Huntington, Hyde Park, Hyde Park, Isle La Motte, Jacksonville, Jamaica, Jay, Johnson, Killington, Kirby, Landgrove, Lemington, Lincoln, Londonderry, Lowell, Lyndonville, Maidstone, Marlboro, Marshfield, Middletown Springs, Monkton, Moretown, Morgan, Morristown, Morrisville, New Haven, Newbury, Newfane, Newport, Newport, North Troy, Norton, Norwich, Old Bennington, Orleans, Panton, Peacham, Plainfield, Plymouth, Poultney, Pownal, Putney, Reading, Richmond, Ripton, Rochester, Rupert, Rutland, Ryegate, Salisbury, Shaftsbury, Sharon, Sheffield, Shelburne, Sheldon, Shoreham, South Hero, St. George, Starksboro, Stockbridge, Stowe, Stratton, Swanton, Tinmouth, Topsham, Townshend, Tunbridge, Vernon, Waitsfield, Walden, Wardsboro, Warren, Waterbury, Waterville, Weathersfield, Wells, West Burke, West Haven, West Windsor, Westfield, Westford, Westmore, Weybridge, Whiting, Williston, Winhall, Wolcott, Woodbury, Woodford, Worcester.
No ordinances published online (29, verified negatives) — Albany, Albany, Bloomfield, Braintree, Castleton, Cornwall, Danville, Derby Center, Dover, East Haven, Fayston, Georgia, Goshen, Granby, Hubbardton, Irasburg, Jeffersonville, Marshfield, Mount Tabor, Newark, Newbury, Saxtons River, Searsburg, Sudbury, Victory, Waltham, Wells River, Westminster, Weston.
Unconfirmed (11, leads but nothing verified) — Bakersfield, Calais, Cambridge, Enosburgh, Ira, Jericho, Mendon, Orange, Pittsfield, Poultney, Vergennes.