Planning Manual For Vermont Municipalities
Published by the VT Dept. of Housing and Community Affairs, 2000.
The purpose of this manual is to provide a guide for the municipal planning commission in fulfilling its role and responsibilities as set forth in 24 V.S.A. chapter 117, the Municipal and Regional Planning and Development Act. A major role of the municipal planning commission is to develop the municipal plan.
The Planning Manual for Vermont Municipalities provides information that will help the planning commission with this complex task, from designing the planning program to adopting the plan.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Cover
Title Page (front)
Title Page (back)
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter One: Introduction to Planning in
Vermont
Provides an overview of planning in Vermont. Includes: the need
for planning, a framework for planning, the responsibility of planning,
and outlines the planning processes in Vermont.
Chapter Two: The Municipal Plan
Explains the uses, applications, and general adoption and maintenance
of the plan.
Chapter Three: The Municipal Planning Commission
Describes how municipalities should designate their planning commission,
the role of the planning commission, and the organization/procedures of
the planning commission.
Chapter Four: Organization of the Planning
Program
Outlines how to design the planning program, how to keep the plan current,
and some of the sources for technical help.
Chapter Five: Collecting and Analyzing Information
Gives in-depth information on how and where municipalities can find/develop
a set of baseline data. Includes: making the community profile, preparing
base maps, and analyzing/summarizing data for physical features, land use,
and community facilities and services.
Chapter Six: Developing the Plan
Includes how the community should: establish goals and objectives,
formulate the plan, select an appropriate implementation program, and finance
the plan.
Appendix A Checklists and Certification for Adoption
Appendix B Resources
Appendix C Glossary
Appendix D Selected Bibliography
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