Environmental
Vermont's wastewater system permit (Act 250 criterion 1B) requires that a proposed development have:
AConnection to a municipal sewer system only
BAn approved wastewater disposal system with adequate capacity and a potable water supply✓ Correct
CA minimum lot size of 10 acres for any septic system
DState-funded water and sewer infrastructure
Explanation
Act 250 criterion 1B requires that a development have an approved wastewater disposal system (septic or sewer) with adequate capacity and an adequate potable water supply, ensuring basic health and sanitation standards are met.
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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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