Land Use & Zoning

Vermont's Act 250 District Environmental Commissions are organized around:

AVermont's 14 counties

BVermont's 9 Act 250 districts based on geographic regions✓ Correct

CThe 3 major watersheds in Vermont

DThe 5 major population centers in Vermont

Explanation

Vermont is divided into 9 Act 250 districts, each served by a District Environmental Commission that reviews Act 250 permit applications. The districts are organized regionally, not by county, reflecting Vermont's geographic diversity.

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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.