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24 V.S.A. § 4328
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 117 - Municipal and Regional Planning and Development|§ 4328. Terms of office inconsistent with charter provisions

§ 4328. Terms of office inconsistent with charter provisions|When a charter of a municipality exists having terms respecting the appointment and authority of municipal officials, relating to their activities under this chapter, which terms are inconsistent with this chapter, those terms of that charter shall prevail. (Added 1967, No. 334 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. March 23, 1968; amended 1969, No. 116, § 4.)
24 V.S.A. § 4341
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 117 - Municipal and Regional Planning and Development|§ 4341. Creation of regional planning commissions

§ 4341. Creation of regional planning commissions|(a) A regional planning commission may be created at any time by the act of the voters or the legislative body of each of a number of contiguous municipalities, upon the written approval of the Agency of Commerce and Community Development. Approval of a designated region shall be based on whether the municipalities involved constitute a logical geographic and a coherent socioeconomic planning area. All municipalities within a designated region shall be considered members of the regional planning commission. For the purpose of a regional planning commission's carrying out its duties and functions under State law, such a designated region shall be considered a political subdivision of the State.(b) Two or more existing regional planning commissions may be merged to form a single commission by act of the legislative bodies in a majority of the municipalities in each of the merging regions.(c) A municipality may move from one regional planning commission to another regional planning commission on terms and conditions approved by the Secretary of Commerce and Community Development. (Added 1967, No. 334 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. March 23, 1968; amended 1971, No. 257 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 11, 1972; 1981, No. 132 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1987, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 19, eff. July 1, 1989; 1995, No. 190 (Adj. Sess.), § 1(a); 2009, No. 146 (Adj. Sess.), § G5, eff. June 1, 2010; 2009, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § F.11, eff. June 3, 2010; 2013, No. 36, § 3.)
24 V.S.A. § 4341a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 117 - Municipal and Regional Planning and Development|§ 4341a. Performance grants for regional planning service

§ 4341a. Performance grants for regional planning service|(a) The Secretary of Commerce and Community Development shall negotiate and issue performance grants to regional planning commissions, or to regional planning commissions and regional development corporations in the case of a joint grant, to provide regional planning services.(b) A performance grant shall address how the regional planning commission, or regional planning commission and regional development corporation jointly, will improve results and achieve savings compared with the current regional service delivery system, which may include:  (1) a proposal without change in the makeup or change of the area served; (2) a joint proposal to provide different services pursuant to a grant to one or more regional service providers; (3) colocation with other local, regional, or State service providers; (4) merger with one or more regional service providers; (5) consolidation of administrative functions and additional operational efficiencies within the region; or (6) such other cost-saving mechanisms as may be available. (Added 2009, No. 146 (Adj. Sess.), § G5, eff. June 1, 2010; amended 2015, No. 11, § 30; 2015, No. 157 (Adj. Sess.), § C.2, eff. July 1, 2017.)
24 V.S.A. § 4342
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 117 - Municipal and Regional Planning and Development|§ 4342. Regional planning commissions; membership

§ 4342. Regional planning commissions; membership|A regional planning commission shall contain at least one representative appointed from each member municipality. All representatives may be compensated and reimbursed by their respective municipalities for necessary and reasonable expenses. (Added 1967, No. 334 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. March 23, 1968; amended 1971, No. 257 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 11, 1972; 1977, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.).)
24 V.S.A. § 4343
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 117 - Municipal and Regional Planning and Development|§ 4343. Appointment, term, and vacancy; rules

§ 4343. Appointment, term, and vacancy; rules|(a) Representatives to a regional planning commission representing each participating municipality shall be appointed for a term and any vacancy filled by the legislative body of such municipality in the manner provided and for the terms established by the charter and bylaws of the regional planning commission. Regardless of regional planning commission bylaws, representatives to the commission shall serve at the pleasure of the legislative body. The legislative body may, by majority vote of the entire body, revoke a commission member's appointment at any time.(b) A regional planning commission may elect an executive board, consisting of not less than five nor more than nine members, to oversee the operations of the commission and implement the policies of the commission, and shall elect a chair and a secretary, and, at its organization meeting shall adopt, by a two-thirds vote of those representatives present and voting at such meeting, such rules and create and fill such other offices as it deems necessary or appropriate for the performance of its functions, including the number and qualification of members, terms of office, and provisions for municipal representation and voting.(c) A regional planning commission may also have such other members, who may be elected or appointed in such manner as the regional planning commission may prescribe by its rules adopted pursuant to this section. (Added 1967, No. 334 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. March 23, 1968; amended 1981, No. 132 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. July 1, 1982; 1989, No. 280 (Adj. Sess.), § 3b; 2009, No. 146 (Adj. Sess.), § G5, eff. June 1, 2010.)
24 V.S.A. § 4346
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 117 - Municipal and Regional Planning and Development|§ 4346. Appropriations

§ 4346. Appropriations|Regional planning commissions may apply for, receive, and expend monies from any source, public or private, including grants, loans, and funds made available by the participating municipalities, and by an agency or department of the State of Vermont, out of State funds appropriated to that agency or department for this purpose. Notwithstanding the provisions of any municipal charter, any municipality may appropriate and expend funds to and for regional planning commissions either by the authorization of its voters or by incorporating such amount as a line item in their administrative budget. (Added 1967, No. 334 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. March 23, 1968; amended 1971, No. 257 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. April 11, 1972; 1995, No. 190 (Adj. Sess.), § 1(a); 2009, No. 146 (Adj. Sess.), § G5, eff. June 1, 2010; 2013, No. 36, § 2.)
24 V.S.A. § 4347
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 117 - Municipal and Regional Planning and Development|§ 4347. Purposes of regional plan

§ 4347. Purposes of regional plan|A regional plan shall be made with the general purpose of guiding and accomplishing a coordinated, efficient, and economic development of the region which will, in accordance with the present and future needs and resources, best promote the health, safety, order, convenience, prosperity, and welfare of the inhabitants as well as efficiency and economy in the process of development. This general purpose includes recommending a distribution of population and of the uses of the land for urbanization, trade, industry, habitation, recreation, agriculture, forestry, and other uses as will tend to:  (1) create conditions favorable to transportation, health, safety, civic activities, and educational and cultural opportunities; (2) reduce the wastes of financial, energy, and human resources which result from either excessive congestion or excessive scattering of population; (3) promote an efficient and economic utilization of drainage, energy, sanitary, and other facilities and resources; (4) promote the conservation of the supply of food, water, energy, and minerals; (5) promote the production of food and fiber resources and the reasonable use of mineral, water, and renewable energy resources; and (6) promote the development of housing suitable to the needs of the region and its communities. (Added 1967, No. 334 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. March 23, 1968; amended 1979, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 1987, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 22, 23, eff. July 1, 1989.)
24 V.S.A. § 4348b
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 117 - Municipal and Regional Planning and Development|§ 4348b. Readoption of regional plans

§ 4348b. Readoption of regional plans|(a) Unless they are readopted, all regional plans, including all prior amendments, shall expire every eight years.(b)(1) A regional plan that has expired or is about to expire may be readopted as provided under section 4348 of this title for the adoption of a regional plan or amendment. Prior to any readoption, the regional planning commission shall prepare an assessment report which shall be submitted to the Agency of Commerce and Community Development and the municipalities within the region. The assessment report may include:   (A) the extent to which the plan has been implemented since adoption or readoption; (B) an evaluation of the goals and policies and any amendments necessary due to changing conditions of the region; (C) an evaluation of the land use element and any amendments necessary to reflect changes in land use within the region or changes to regional goals and policies; (D) priorities for implementation in the next five years; and (E) updates to information and data necessary to support goals and policies.  (2) The readopted plan shall remain in effect for the ensuing eight years unless earlier readopted.   (c) Upon the expiration of a regional plan under this section, the regional plan shall be of no further effect in any other proceeding.(d) All regional plans that expire after July 1, 1991 shall be readopted to be consistent with planning goals and shall follow the review process referred to in 1988 Acts and Resolves No. 200. (Added 1981, No. 132 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; amended 1987, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 25, eff. July 1, 1989; 1989, No. 101, §§ 2, 3; 2009, No. 146 (Adj. Sess.), § G5, eff. June 1, 2010; 2011, No. 52, § 30, eff. July 1, 2012.)
24 V.S.A. § 4349
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 117 - Municipal and Regional Planning and Development|§ 4349. Regional plan; adoption by municipality

§ 4349. Regional plan; adoption by municipality|(a) If a regional planning commission prepares and adopts a regional plan, the regional plan or a portion thereof may then be adopted by the legislative body of any member municipality as its plan in accordance with subchapter 5 of this chapter.(b) The legislative body of any municipality may designate the regional planning commission of a region of which such municipality is a member as the planning commission of such municipality, and, if so designated, the regional planning commission shall thereafter act as the planning commission of such municipality until a planning commission is created under section 4321 of this title or until such regional planning commission notifies such legislative body, in writing, that it no longer will so act. (Added 1967, No. 334 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. March 23, 1968.)
24 V.S.A. § 4351
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 117 - Municipal and Regional Planning and Development|§ 4351. Review by Commissioner of Housing and Community Development

§ 4351. Review by Commissioner of Housing and Community Development|(a) The Commissioner of Housing and Community Development shall establish guidelines for the provision of affordable housing by municipalities with plans that have not been approved under this chapter. These guidelines shall be consistent with goals established in section 4302 of this title.(b) On a periodic basis, commencing in 1996, the Commissioner of Housing and Community Development, or a designee, shall review the planning process of municipalities that do not have approved plans, for compliance with the affordable housing criteria established under this section and shall issue a report to the municipality and to the regional planning commission. Each review shall include a public hearing which is noticed at least 15 days in advance by posting in the office of the municipal clerk and at least one public place within the municipality and by publication in a newspaper or newspapers of general publication in the region affected. (Added 1987, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 15a, eff. July 1, 1989; amended 1989, No. 101, § 5; 1989, No. 280 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 2003, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 88; 2009, No. 146 (Adj. Sess.), § G5, eff. June 1, 2010.)
24 V.S.A. § 4362
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 117 - Municipal and Regional Planning and Development|§ 4362. Appropriations

§ 4362. Appropriations|(a) For the purposes outlined in subdivisions 4345(6) and (12) of this title, regional planning commissions may receive and expend monies from any source, including the participating municipalities and the Agency of Commerce and Community Development, out of funds appropriated to that Agency for this purpose. Municipalities may appropriate to and expend funds for regional planning commissions for this purpose. Direct financial assistance from the State to regional planning commissions for the purposes outlined in subdivisions 4345(6) and (12) of this title is restricted to 50 percent of the annual operating expenses of the commission.(b) Regional planning commissions requesting State aid from the Agency of Commerce and Community Development shall submit annual reports to the Agency of their activities and shall comply with such rules, regulations, and standards as the Agency shall prescribe to determine eligibility for State financial assistance, and, further, shall submit to the Agency, or must be in the process of preparing, a program for the economic development of the region that is consistent with the regional plan for the region that has been adopted or that is in the process of preparation. (Added 1967, No. 334 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. March 23, 1968; amended 1971, No. 257 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. April 11, 1972; 1995, No. 190 (Adj. Sess.), § 1(a); 2019, No. 14, § 67, eff. April 30, 2019.)
24 V.S.A. § 4381
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 117 - Municipal and Regional Planning and Development|§ 4381. Authorization

§ 4381. Authorization|Any municipality may undertake a comprehensive planning program, including related preliminary planning and engineering studies, and prepare, maintain, and implement a plan within its jurisdiction in accordance with this chapter. (Added 1967, No. 334 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. March 23, 1968; amended 1987, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. July 1, 1989; 1989, No. 280 (Adj. Sess.), § 4b.)
24 V.S.A. § 4387
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 117 - Municipal and Regional Planning and Development|§ 4387. Readoption of plans

§ 4387. Readoption of plans|(a) All plans, including all prior amendments, shall expire every eight years unless they are readopted according to the procedures in section 4385 of this title.(b)(1) A municipality may readopt any plan that has expired or is about to expire. Prior to any readoption, the planning commission shall review and update the information on which the plan is based, and shall consider this information in evaluating the continuing applicability of the plan. In its review, the planning commission shall:   (A) consider the recommendations of the regional planning commission provided pursuant to subdivision 4350(c)(2) of this title; (B) engage in community outreach and involvement in updating the plan; (C) consider consistency with the goals established in section 4302 of this title; (D) address the required plan elements under section 4382 of this title; (E) evaluate the plan for internal consistency among plan elements, goals, objectives, and community standards; (F) address compatibility with the regional plan and the approved plans of adjoining municipalities; and (G) establish a program and schedule for implementing the plan.  (2) The readopted plan shall remain in effect for the ensuing eight years unless earlier readopted.   (c) Upon the expiration of a plan, all bylaws and capital budgets and programs then in effect shall remain in effect, but shall not be amended until a plan is in effect.(d) The fact that a plan has not been approved shall not make it inapplicable, except as specifically provided by this chapter. Bylaws, capital budgets, and programs shall remain in effect, even if the plan has not been approved. (Added 1967, No. 334 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. March 23, 1968; amended 1975, No. 164 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1981, No. 132 (Adj. Sess.), § 11; 1987, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 14, eff. July 1, 1989; 1989, No. 280 (Adj. Sess.), § 10; 2015, No. 90 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)
24 V.S.A. § 4401
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 117 - Municipal and Regional Planning and Development|§ 4401. Purpose and authority

§ 4401. Purpose and authority|Any municipality that has adopted and has in effect a plan and has created a planning commission under this chapter may implement the plan by adopting, amending, and enforcing any or all of the regulatory and nonregulatory tools provided for in this chapter. All such regulatory and nonregulatory tools shall be in conformance with the plan, shall be adopted for the purposes set forth in section 4302 of this title, and shall be in accord with the policies set forth therein. (Added 1967, No. 334 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. March 23, 1968; amended 1969, No. 116, § 5; 1971, No. 257 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 9, 10, eff. April 11, 1972; 1973, No. 261 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. July 1, 1974; 1975, No. 164 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1983, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1993, No. 232 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. March 15, 1995.; 2003, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 91.)
24 V.S.A. § 4402
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 117 - Municipal and Regional Planning and Development|§ 4402. Bylaws and regulatory implementation tools authorized

§ 4402. Bylaws and regulatory implementation tools authorized|A municipality may adopt regulatory tools, including the following specific regulatory tools which are more fully described in subchapter 7 of this chapter:  (1) Zoning bylaws. (2) Site plan bylaws. (3) Subdivision bylaws. (4) Unified development bylaws. (5) Official map. (6) Impact fees. (7) Phasing. (8) Transfer of development rights. (9) Special or freestanding bylaws. (Added 2003, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 92.)
24 V.S.A. § 4403
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 117 - Municipal and Regional Planning and Development|§ 4403. Nonregulatory implementation tools

§ 4403. Nonregulatory implementation tools|A municipality may utilize the following tools, and other tools not specifically listed, in conformance with the municipal plan and for the purposes established in section 4302 of this title, alone or in conjunction with regulatory tools described in section 4402 of this title.  (1) Capital budget and program. A municipality may adopt a capital budget and five-year program, pursuant to section 4430 of this title. (2) Tax increment financing. Pursuant to chapter 53 of this title, a municipality may create within its jurisdiction one or more tax increment financing districts. (3) Tax stabilization contracts. Pursuant to 32 V.S.A. §§ 4969 and 4985, a municipality may enter into tax stabilization contracts. (4) Purchase or acceptance of development rights. A municipality may purchase or accept development rights as a method to implement its plan, pursuant to 10 V.S.A. chapter 155. (5) Plans supporting the municipal plan. A municipality may develop supporting plans and may incorporate these plans into the municipal plan pursuant to the process described in section 4385 of this title. (6) Advisory commissions. For the purposes of this chapter, the term "advisory commissions" includes advisory committees. A municipality may form commissions that are composed of persons with particular expertise or interest to assist with implementation of the plan in areas such as design review, historic preservation, housing, and conservation. (Added 2003, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 93.)
24 V.S.A. § 4404
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 117 - Municipal and Regional Planning and Development|§ 4404. State designation; implementation of municipal plan

§ 4404. State designation; implementation of municipal plan|A municipality, to implement its municipal plan, may apply for State designation of an existing or planned municipal growth center, downtown, village center, new town center, or neighborhood development area as necessary for eligibility to receive associated benefits pursuant to chapter 76A of this title. (Added 2013, No. 146 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. May 27, 2014.)
24 V.S.A. § 4410
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 117 - Municipal and Regional Planning and Development|§ 4410. Regulatory implementation of the municipal plan

§ 4410. Regulatory implementation of the municipal plan|A municipality that has adopted a plan through its bylaws may define and regulate land development in any manner that the municipality establishes in its bylaws, provided those bylaws are in conformance with the plan and are adopted for the purposes set forth in section 4302 of this title. In its bylaws, a municipality may utilize any or all of the tools provided in this subchapter and any other regulatory tools or methods not specifically listed. However, no bylaws shall directly conflict with sections 4412 and 4413 of this title and subchapters 9, 10, and 11 of this title. (Added 2003, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 95.)
24 V.S.A. § 4416
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 117 - Municipal and Regional Planning and Development|§ 4416. Site plan review

§ 4416. Site plan review|(a) As prerequisite to the approval of any use other than one- and two-family dwellings, the approval of site plans by the appropriate municipal panel may be required, under procedures set forth in subchapter 10 of this chapter. In reviewing site plans, the appropriate municipal panel may impose, in accordance with the bylaws, appropriate conditions and safeguards with respect to the adequacy of parking, traffic access, and circulation for pedestrians and vehicles; landscaping and screening; the protection of the utilization of renewable energy resources; exterior lighting; the size, location, and design of signs; and other matters specified in the bylaws. The bylaws shall specify the maps, data, and other information to be presented with applications for site plan approval and a review process pursuant to section 4464 of this title.(b) Whenever a proposed site plan involves access to a State highway or other work in the State highway right-of-way such as excavation, grading, paving, or utility installation, the application for site plan approval shall include a letter from the Agency of Transportation confirming that the Agency has reviewed the proposed site plan and determined whether a permit is required under 19 V.S.A. § 1111. If the Agency determines that a permit for the proposed site plan is required under 19 V.S.A. § 1111, then the letter from the Agency shall set out any conditions that the Agency proposes to attach to the permit required under 19 V.S.A. § 1111. (Added 2003, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 95; amended 2013, No. 167 (Adj. Sess.), § 29; 2021, No. 55, § 36.)