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Rutland planning commission reviews updates to driveway, street and sidewalk rules
Summary
The commission reviewed a revised driveway permit that references VTrans standards and discussed enforcement, minimum and maximum driveway widths for first-responder access, and adding clearer excavation language to the town ordinance; commissioners will continue review at future meetings.
The Rutland Town Planning Commission spent part of its Aug. 1 meeting reviewing proposed updates to the town’s street, sidewalk and driveway ordinance that highway committee members say are mostly formatting but include clarifications intended to improve enforcement.
Bill, a highway committee member, said the revised permit largely codifies the existing VTrans standards and adds a required approximation of the driveway…
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