Planning Commission - East Montpelier, VT | East Montpelier, VT - The official website for the Town of East Montpelier, Vermont

The Planning Commission is a board of nine members, each serving a three-year term. Three members are elected each year. The Planning Commission is responsible for development of the Town Plan, drafting town zoning bylaws, and effectively guiding East Montpelier forward. Zoning bylaws combine our Town Plan with state land use and development statutes to standardize the permitting process. Planning Commission members receive an annual stipend.

PC Rules of Procedure 2023
EM Conflict of Interest Ordinance
VT Open Meeting Law (Subchapter 2); VT Public Records Act (Subchapter 3)

Town planning and zoning documents, including the 2018 Town Plan, 2017 EM Village Master Plan, and the current zoning regulations, can be seen here:

Planning & Zoning Documents

Current PC Projects

The PC has developed proposed amendments to the EM Land Use & Development Regulations. The focus has been on integrating the zoning recommendations included in the 2017 EM Village Master Plan, but there are also some changes with town-wide applicability, such as lessened setback requirements. The proposed amendments are currently progressing through the statutory process for such updates. The PC held a formal public hearing on the revisions on February 17, 2022.

February 17, 2022 PC Hearing Presentation
PC LUDR Amendment Report for February 17, 2022 Hearing
March 3, 2022 Proposed EM Land Use & Development Regulations
Current EM Land Use & Development Regulations

Information on Past PC Projects

The Town received both 2018 and 2019 Municipal Planning Grants from the VT Department of Housing and Community Development for a comprehensive update to the East Montpelier Land Use & Development Regulations. This project has now been stopped with the PC focusing on a smaller update effort centered on EM Village (see above), but you can still see the project documents on the separate web page we set up for this project:

Zoning Update Project

You can see the EM Village Master Plan development process and lots more regarding the village on the EM Village page:

East Montpelier Village

In 2015 the PC completed work on a major revision to the town’s flood hazard area regulations that was eventually adopted by the EM Selectboard on November 30, 2015. A separate page on this site has been set up to provide information on this revision:

East Montpelier Flood Hazard Information

PC Meeting Information

The PC meets at 7:00 p.m. in the Town Office on the first and third Thursday of every month. The most recent agendas may be viewed here:

2024 PC Agendas

January 4, 2024 PC Agenda
January 18, 2024 PC Agenda
February 1, 2024 PC Agenda
February 15, 2024 PC Agenda
March 7, 2024 PC Agenda
March 21, 2024 PC Agenda
April 4, 2024 PC Agenda

2023 PC Agendas

January 5, 2023 PC Agenda
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April 6, 2023 PC Agenda
April 20, 2023 PC Agenda
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May 18, 2023 PC Agenda
June 1, 2023 PC Agenda
June 15, 2023 PC Agenda
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September 21, 2023 PC Agenda
October 5, 2023 PC Agenda
October 19, 2023 PC Agenda
November 2, 2023 PC Agenda
November 16, 2023 PC Agenda
December 7, 2023 PC Agenda