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Council asks regional planners to seek Act 250 Tier 1B status for South Burlington growth areas
Summary
South Burlington City Council voted May 5 to ask the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission to include the city’s eligible centers and planned‑growth areas in the regional future‑land‑use map and to seek Act 250 Tier 1B status for those areas.
The South Burlington City Council on May 5 unanimously voted to ask the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC) to include the city’s eligible downtown, village and planned‑growth areas in the regional future land‑use map and to request Act 250 Tier 1B status for those areas.
Councilors heard a detailed staff briefing on the new state process under Act 181 and Act 47. Planning staff and CCRPC representatives said the state now requires regional future‑land‑use maps using a standard 11‑category legend; areas mapped as downtowns, village centers and planned growth areas become eligible for Act 250 Tier 1B treatment when the region submits the map to the state Land Use Review Board.
Paul (city planning staff) told council the map proposed by the regional planning commission aligns closely with South Burlington’s city plan and the city’s sewer service area. Paul identified the city center and three proposed village centers — including a Shelburne Road center around Fayette Road and an area near Kendall, Kennedy…
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