Presenter details proposed floodplain bylaw changes and mapping timeline
A presenter summarized draft bylaw revisions that distinguish types of fill and grading, retain a no‑build rule, and would require substantially improved structures to be raised two feet above the presenter's cited "base rotation." Draft mapping updates for Southern Vermont were described as more detailed, with a potential rollout around 2027 and a recommendation to consolidate changes into a single warned hearing.
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Presenter (identified in the transcript as S3) outlined draft revisions to a floodplain-related bylaw and a related mapping update, saying the draft differentiates fill and grading that cause a loss of flow storage from work that does not and keeps certain exemptions such as agriculture and forestry.
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