Local government’s authority to regulate the use of land within its jurisdiction represents a delicate balance between the private property rights of the individual landowner and the state’s police power interest in protecting the public’s health, safety and welfare. In Vermont, municipalities get their authority to regulate local land use through Chapter 117 of Title 24 of the Vermont Statutes. The City of Barre has multiple ordinances controlling development within the City. Zoning regulations control the use and development of any construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration, relocation, or enlargement of any building or other structure or any change in the use of a property. They are the Unified Development (Zoning & Subdivision) Ordinance along with the Zoning Map, the Building Ordinance, and the Flood Hazard Ordinance.
CITY OF BARRE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS (zoning) (revised 11/04/2024)
CITY OF BARRE OVERLAY DISTRICT MAP
BUILDINGS AND BUILDING CONSTRUCTION (Ch. 4 Ordinance)
CITY OF BARRE FLOOD HAZARD AREA REGULATIONS (revised 11/04/2024)
Besides establishing regulations, each ordinance also outlines the review and approval process for development and subdivisions of land. A description of the zoning approval process is also outlined on the zoning approval page of this site.