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CCRPC PAC weighs draft housing-target methodology, schedules reconvening before public release

Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission - Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) · April 1, 2026
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Staff presented a draft methodology allocating 50% of the regional housing target to urban municipalities (with ceilings/floors), reducing rural shares toward 3.8% by 2050, and including ADUs. PAC members raised concerns about mapping granularity, undevelopable land, and potential sprawl; the committee agreed to reconvene March 19 to decide on recommending the methodology to the LRPC.

Taylor Newton, CCRPC Planning Program Director, presented a revised draft methodology for assigning municipal housing targets at the PAC meeting on March 12. The proposal would allocate 50% of the regional housing target to urban municipalities (then divide that amount by municipal land area) while capping any one municipality at 40% of the urban target and setting a floor of 7%. Rural municipalities would receive a reduced share intended to move from the present 7.6% of county housing toward about 3.8% by 2050. ADUs…

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