Planner: Riverside wastewater options could substantially increase housing capacity
May 20, 2026
Staff reported preliminary engineering and scenario work for Riverside (bounded by VT‑15, Park Street and River Road). With shared or municipal wastewater, staff said the study area’s housing capacity could grow from roughly 38 existing units to over 200 in a moderate build‑out scenario; final capacity depends on septic/disposal siting and engineering review.
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Chris Shaheen updated the commission on the wastewater task force’s preliminary engineering work and development scenarios for a Riverside study area bounded by Vermont 15, Park Street and River Road. He said baseline data show about 38 dwelling units in the study triangle (32 single‑family homes and six apartments) and that, with shared community systems or municipal wastewater, the moderate‑buildout scenarios his team is modeling could allow well over 200 dwelling units depending on final effluent disposal locations.
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