Planning Resources for Planning Commissions
Planning Manuals for Vermont Municipalities - (Updated)
hese Municipal Planning Manuals provide information that will help planning commissions with the complex task of developing the municipal plan, from designing the planning program to adopting the plan and with information about state designation programs. Reissued by the Vermont Department of Housing and Community Development in February 2017.
The purpose of this manual is to provide a guide for municipal planning commissions in fulfilling their 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 provides information that will help the planning commission with this complex task, from designing the planning program to adopting the plan.
hese Municipal Planning Manuals provide information that will help planning commissions with the complex task of developing the municipal plan, from designing the planning program to adopting the plan and with information about state designation programs. Reissued by the Vermont Department of Housing and Community Development in February 2017.
The purpose of this manual is to provide a guide for municipal planning commissions in fulfilling their 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 provides information that will help the planning commission with this complex task, from designing the planning program to adopting the plan.
State Planning Modules:
Module 1: The Municipal Plan New and up-to-date guidance to help citizen planners build
consensus on the community’s top priorities and develop concrete action steps that local leaders can achieve. 
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Module 2: State Designation Programs A concise guide on the five, state designation
programs and their benefits - along with case studies that show how communities have used the designationsto achieve their goals. 
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