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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the Poultney Selectboard  will hold a public hearing at the Poultney Town Office located at 9 Main Street, Poultney, VT 05764 on Monday, December 9, 2024 at 6:30 P.M. to consider for approval of updated Unified Bylaws that have been forwarded by the Poultney Planning Commission. The geographic area affected by the Unified Bylaws is the entire Town of Poultney. The primary purpose of this bylaw update is to conform with the HOME Act, enacted in 2023, which required municipal zoning bylaws to have specific provisions intended to increase housing opportunity, particularly in areas served by water and sewer infrastructure.

A physical copy of the proposed Unified Bylaws is available for public review at the Poultney Town Clerk’s office. An electronic copy of the Unified Bylaws may also be obtained via the website PoultneyPlanning.com, or via email, by submitting a request to: poultneymanager@comcast.net.

Section headings in the Unified Bylaws are as follows:

Article I:           Enactment, Objectives, Purpose and Scope

Article II:          Establishment Of Zoning Districts and Zoning Map

Article III:         Parking And Loading

Article IV:        Signs  

Article V:         General Regulations

Article VI:        Site Plan Approval

Article VII:       Uses Permitted Subject to Conditions

Article VIII:      Nonconformities

Article IX:        Subdivision

Article X:         Compact Subdivision

Article XI:        Planned Unit Development    

Article XII:       Flood Hazard Areas

Article XIII:      Administration And Enforcement

Article XIV:      Development Review Board

Article XV:       Planning Commission

Article XVI:      Other Provisions

Article XVII:     Definitions