Vermont Statutes
Chapter 117 - Municipal and Regional Planning and Development
§ 4301. Short title

§ 4301. Short title
This chapter may be referred to as the Vermont Planning and Development Act. (Added 1967, No. 334 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. March 23, 1968.)

Structure Vermont Statutes

Vermont Statutes

Title 24 - Municipal and County Government

Chapter 117 - Municipal and Regional Planning and Development

§ 4301. Short title

§ 4302. Purpose; goals

§ 4303. Definitions

§ 4303a. Computation of time

§ 4304. Planning and land use manual

§ 4306. Municipal and Regional Planning Fund

§ 4307. Municipal Bylaw Modernization Grants

§ 4321. Creation of planning commissions

§ 4322. Planning commission; membership

§ 4323. Appointment, term, and vacancy; rules

§ 4324. Existing commissions

§ 4325. Powers and duties of planning commissions

§ 4326. Appropriations, reports, and records

§ 4327. Joint planning commissions

§ 4328. Terms of office inconsistent with charter provisions

§ 4341. Creation of regional planning commissions

§ 4341a. Performance grants for regional planning service

§ 4342. Regional planning commissions; membership

§ 4343. Appointment, term, and vacancy; rules

§ 4345. Optional powers and duties of regional planning commissions

§ 4345a. Duties of regional planning commissions

§ 4345b. Intermunicipal service agreements

§ 4346. Appropriations

§ 4347. Purposes of regional plan

§ 4348. Adoption and amendment of regional plan

§ 4348a. Elements of a regional plan

§ 4348b. Readoption of regional plans

§ 4349. Regional plan; adoption by municipality

§ 4350. Review and consultation regarding municipal planning effort

§ 4351. Review by Commissioner of Housing and Community Development

§ 4352. Optional determination of energy compliance; enhanced energy planning

§ 4362. Appropriations

§ 4381. Authorization

§ 4382. The plan for a municipality

§ 4384. Preparation of plan; hearings by planning commission

§ 4385. Adoption and amendment of plans; hearing by legislative body

§ 4387. Readoption of plans

§ 4401. Purpose and authority

§ 4402. Bylaws and regulatory implementation tools authorized

§ 4403. Nonregulatory implementation tools

§ 4404. State designation; implementation of municipal plan

§ 4410. Regulatory implementation of the municipal plan

§ 4411. Zoning bylaws

§ 4412. Required provisions and prohibited effects

§ 4413. Limitations on municipal bylaws

§ 4414. Zoning; permissible types of regulations

§ 4415. Interim bylaws

§ 4416. Site plan review

§ 4417. Planned unit development

§ 4418. Subdivision bylaws

§ 4419. Unified development bylaws

§ 4420. Local Act 250 review of municipal impacts

§ 4421. Official map

§ 4422. Adequate public facilities; phasing

§ 4423. Transfer of development rights

§ 4424. Shorelands; river corridor protection areas; flood or hazard area; special or freestanding bylaws

§ 4427. Persons eligible to apply for permits

§ 4430. Capital budget and program

§ 4431. Purchase or acceptance of development rights

§ 4432. Supporting plans

§ 4433. Advisory commissions and committees

§ 4440. Administration; finance

§ 4441. Preparation of bylaws and regulatory tools; amendment or repeal

§ 4442. Adoption of bylaws and related regulatory tools; amendment or repeal

§ 4443. Adoption, amendment, or repeal of capital budget and program

§ 4444. Public hearing notice for adoption, amendment, or repeal of bylaw and other regulatory tools

§ 4445. Availability and distribution of documents

§ 4446. Bylaws; effect of adoption

§ 4447. Clerk’s certificate

§ 4448. Appointment and powers of administrative officer

§ 4449. Zoning permit, certificate of occupancy, and municipal land use permit

§ 4450. Eligibility to apply for permits

§ 4451. Enforcement; penalties

§ 4452. Enforcement; remedies

§ 4453. Challenges to housing provisions in bylaws

§ 4454. Enforcement; limitations

§ 4455. Revocation

§ 4460. Appropriate municipal panels

§ 4461. Development review procedures

§ 4462. Combined review

§ 4463. Subdivision review

§ 4464. Hearing and notice requirements; decisions and conditions; administrative review; role of advisory commissions in development review

§ 4465. Appeals of decisions of the administrative officer

§ 4466. Notice of appeal

§ 4468. Hearing on appeal

§ 4469. Appeal; variances

§ 4470. Successive appeals; requests for reconsideration to an appropriate municipal panel

§ 4470a. Misrepresentation; material fact

§ 4471. Appeal to Environmental Division

§ 4472. Exclusivity of remedy; finality

§ 4473. Purpose; limitation

§ 4474. Clerk’s certificate

§ 4476. Formal review of regional planning commission decisions

§ 4480. Construction of chapter

§ 4481. Saving clause

§ 4482. Severability

§ 4483. Construction; limitation

§ 4498. Housing budget and investment reports