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Planning commission backs requesting Act 250 Tier 1b status for mapped growth areas; RPC presents regional housing targets
Summary
The commission voted unanimously to recommend that City Council seek tier 1b Act 250 eligibility for the urban center, village center and planned growth areas shown on the regional future land use map; the meeting also included an RPC presentation of county housing targets and a discussion about infrastructure and service implications.
The Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend that the City Council ask the regional planning commission to pursue Act 250 Tier 1b status for eligible areas identified on the regional future land use map.
Staff explained that under the state law changes municipalities can request a Tier 1b designation (for certain mapped centers and planned growth areas). That status would preserve Act 250 exemptions for relatively small housing projects (the legislation generally exempts housing projects of a specified size that meet map and eligibility criteria). Staff’s recommendation asked the council to request Tier 1b for eligible areas within the city’s urban center, village center and planned growth area shown on…
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