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Committee discusses zoning incentives and model language to encourage continuing-care retirement communities in rural Vermont

3039705 · April 17, 2025
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Summary

Committee members asked a member to research model zoning language and witnesses to inform bills that would encourage continuing-care retirement communities (CCRCs), discussed jurisdictional committee review and possible incentives such as Act 250 exemptions or engineering assistance, and emphasized rural applicability.

During the same markup session, members discussed ways to encourage development of continuing-care retirement communities and mixed-age or mixed-use housing that would serve older Vermonters, and asked a committee member to take the lead on drafting model zoning language and identifying witnesses.

Committee leadership asked Dan to research relevant witnesses and background and return with options for model language that could be presented to other committees with jurisdiction over zoning and Act 250. "I would love it if you would be willing to take the lead on maybe figuring out some…

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