Land Use & Zoning
Vermont's Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) programs allow:
ADevelopers to ignore zoning in exchange for a fee
BDevelopment rights to be moved from protected agricultural or conservation areas to designated growth areas✓ Correct
CThe state to acquire development rights without compensation
DLocal governments to deny all development
Explanation
TDR programs allow landowners in sending areas (agricultural, conservation) to sell their development rights to buyers who may apply them in designated receiving areas, preserving open land while concentrating growth.
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