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Regional planning commission revises draft land-use map after state review, schedules public hearings
Summary
The Rutland Regional Planning Commission unveiled a revised draft future land use map after Land Use Review Board feedback, shrinking tier 1b eligible areas from about 3% to 2% of the region and replacing contested village-area buffers with a new 'transition' category; the commission set a first public hearing in March and invited towns to review maps and request changes.
Devin Erie, executive director of the Rutland Regional Planning Commission, told commissioners the commission has redrafted its future land-use map after receiving feedback from the Land Use Review Board on Nov. 21. The board’s comments required removing village-area buffers adjacent to planned growth areas and changing how rural parcels are mapped.
Erie said the changes reduced the region’s tier 1b eligible areas—those most likely to qualify for Act 250 exemptions—from about 3% to roughly 2%, and replaced parcel-level circular buffers with a…
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