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Municipal group urges changes to Act 181 implementation, citing mapping and road‑rule risks to housing goals
Summary
VLCT warned that current draft maps and the road rule under Act 181 could restrict where housing is buildable, recommended extending existing exemptions, delaying the road rule/tier‑3 implementation, and removing a requirement that municipalities enforce older Act 250 permit conditions in tier 1a areas.
Samantha Sheehan of the Vermont League of Cities and Towns told the General & Housing Committee on Jan. 7 that while the Land Use Review Board has been diligent meeting Act 181 deadlines, elements of the draft implementation—regional future‑land‑use maps, the tier 3 resource mapping, and the road rule—risk undermining state and local housing targets.
Sheehan said only a small share of the state’s land is likely to be mapped as eligible for tier 1 exemptions under the current drafts: “the current estimate for future tier 1 areas… is likely gonna be less than 12…
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