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House amends H.941 to limit municipal rules on small residential lots; orders third reading
Summary
On second reading, the House approved a strike‑all amendment to H.941 clarifying municipal limits on regulating farms after a recent court ruling; the change replaces a 'tier' construct with a parcel‑size test for limited local regulation and orders third reading.
Representative Durfee of Shaftesbury, speaking for the House Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry Committee, presented a strike‑all amendment to H.941 on the House floor and explained it aims to restore municipal exemptions while allowing limited local rules in narrowly defined circumstances.
"H 9 41 is a committee bill that offers a compromised solution to a problem brought on by an unexpected judicial ruling last spring," Durfee said, describing the amendment as replacing a tiered approach with parcel‑size criteria and carving out limited exceptions for traffic, parking, signage, fencing and setbacks in…
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