Land Use & Zoning

A Vermont development review board (DRB) hears appeals of zoning decisions. Appeals of DRB decisions may be taken to:

AThe Vermont Real Estate Commission

BVermont Environmental Court✓ Correct

CThe Vermont Supreme Court directly

DThe Vermont Act 250 District Environmental Commission

Explanation

Appeals of Vermont Development Review Board (DRB) decisions are taken to Vermont's Environmental Division of the Superior Court (Environmental Court), which has specialized jurisdiction over land use and environmental matters.

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Key Terms to Know

Zoning

Local government regulations that control land use by dividing areas into zones specifying permitted uses, building sizes, and densities.

Variance

Official permission to use land in a way that does not conform to the applicable zoning ordinance, granted by a zoning board when strict enforcement would cause undue hardship.

Eminent Domain

The power of government to take private property for public use, with the requirement to pay the owner just compensation.

Adverse Possession

A doctrine by which a person can gain legal title to another's land by openly, continuously, and adversely occupying it for a statutory period.