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Essex Junction opts in to Act 250 Tier 1B mapping for downtown and planned growth area; council asks CCRPC to seek approval
Summary
The Essex Junction City Council voted Wednesday to ask regional planners to map the city’s downtown center and planned growth area as Act 250 Tier 1B areas, a limited opt-in that exempts projects of up to 50 housing units from Act 250 review.
The Essex Junction City Council on Wednesday passed a resolution asking the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC) to pursue Land Use Review Board approval to map the city’s downtown center and planned growth area as Act 250 Tier 1B areas, a limited opt-in that exempts housing projects of up to 50 units from Act 250 permitting requirements.
Taylor Newton, planning program director at CCRPC, briefed councilors on the regional future land use map and explained the distinctions among designations. He said downtown center and planned growth area designations make those geographies eligible for Tier 1B exemptions; the state’s center and neighborhood designation programs would supersede the city’s former village center construct and extend benefits, but Tier 1A — the broader exemption that requires regional-plan approval by…
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