Residents raise alarm over future land‑use maps and 'road rule' permitting changes
Board members and residents described concerns about state future‑land‑use maps and a 'road rule' that could require Act 250 permits within 800 feet of roads, warning the overlays will reduce developable acreage and could raise costs for local landowners.
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The chair summarized a planning discussion about state future‑land‑use maps and a related 'road rule' that would expand permitting requirements for development near roads. He said the maps incorporate habitat connectors and overlays that were originally intended for conservation planning but are becoming regulatory in some drafts.
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