Land Use & Zoning
Vermont's designation of 'new town centers' under smart growth legislation allows:
AOnly residential development
BPlanned, mixed-use development in areas designated for future growth, with streamlined Act 250 review✓ Correct
CCommercial development only
DIndustrial parks in rural areas
Explanation
New town center designation under Vermont's growth center legislation allows planned mixed-use development with more streamlined state permitting, directing growth to planned areas while protecting surrounding rural land.
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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.
VarianceOfficial 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 DomainThe power of government to take private property for public use, with the requirement to pay the owner just compensation.
Adverse PossessionA doctrine by which a person can gain legal title to another's land by openly, continuously, and adversely occupying it for a statutory period.
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