Zoning

The Chester Select Board put off a vote on a new set of zoning bylaws after residents wondered how the new development might affect their town.

Every residential area in Vermont's largest city has been upzoned — allowing for larger properties with more units.

Vermont’s Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday in a long-simmering case between Daniel Banyai and the town of Pawlet.

Like many small towns in Vermont, Norwich is trying to manage future development to meets the needs of all residents, not just the well-heeled. So town…

In Dorset, residents voted down controversial changes to the town’s zoning bylaws 513 to 344. Select board members had approved a number of amendments,…

It’s the classic Vermont conundrum: how to protect the picturesque quality of a community yet promote economic development? Right now it’s a debate that’s…

Johnson considers form-based codes for its village center. Trails are closed to snowmobiles and high-elevation hikers. Drivers are warned to beware of…

"Form-based code" has become a buzz phrase among municipal planners in Vermont. Many say it's an idea whose time has come.The conversation started in…

Hinesburg voters did not overturn changes to the town's rural zoning regulations at the polls on Tuesday. The vote was 533 in favor of repealing the new…

Hinesburg is holding a town-wide vote on rural area zoning changes on Tuesday. These same changes were passed by the select board in September, but a…