Land Use & Zoning
Vermont's 'Act 250 Criterion 5' protects which specific resource?
ALake Champlain's fish populations
BStreams, wetlands, and shorelines — requiring that development not cause unreasonable soil erosion or have an adverse effect on the capacity of land to hold water✓ Correct
CVermont's ski resort terrain
DVermont's historic covered bridges
Explanation
Act 250 Criterion 5 requires that a development not cause unreasonable soil erosion or reduction in the capacity of the land to hold water so that a dangerous or unhealthy condition may result. This protects Vermont's streams, wetlands, and watersheds from development-related erosion and flooding.
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