Ripton planners weigh changes to flood‑hazard rules after state presentation
Ripton planners heard from a VT DEC Rivers Program representative about the Vermont Model Stand‑Alone Flood Hazard Bylaw and discussed how state mapping, FEMA thresholds and a dryland‑access requirement interact with local conditions. Commissioners asked whether standards should be adjusted for a mountain town and asked the state reviewer to follow up.
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Levi Doria and members of the Ripton Planning Commission heard a presentation Feb. 10 from Kyle Medash of the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation's Rivers and Floodplain Management Program about the Vermont Model Stand‑Alone Flood Hazard Bylaw and how the Rivers Program helps towns apply river‑corridor protections.
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