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Planning Commission weighs Act 181/Act 250 changes and overhaul of subdivision bylaws

Rutland Town Planning Commission · October 3, 2024
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Summary

Commissioners reviewed a legal memo recommending significant updates to the town’s subdivision bylaws, discussed trade-offs between adopting zoning or a unified bylaw approach under Act 181, and considered asking their consulting attorney to brief the select board.

The commission spent a large portion of its Oct. 3 meeting reviewing legal feedback on the town’s subdivision bylaws and discussing how recent state changes (cited in discussion as Act 181 and Act 250) affect local authority and options.

A consultant named Kevin provided a written review that several commissioners said made clear the town’s current documents are out of date and in some areas legally deficient.…

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