Land Use & Zoning
Vermont's flood hazard regulations prohibit certain development in the Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA), which is defined as:
AAny land within 100 feet of a river or stream
BThe land subject to a 1% annual chance of flooding (100-year floodplain)✓ Correct
CAny land that has flooded at least twice in the past 50 years
DLand within the 500-year floodplain designated by FEMA
Explanation
The Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) is the land subject to a 1% annual chance of flooding — known as the 100-year floodplain — as designated by FEMA on Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs). Vermont towns regulate development within the SFHA.
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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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