EscapedAlcatraz t1_j9qkmtc wrote on February 23, 2023 at 9:24 PM

Reply to comment by No-Ganache7168 in Senate panel advances major housing bill, overhauling municipal zoning and Act 250 by DaddyBobMN

The Vermont Housing Finance Agency estimates that the state needs to make 40,000 new housing units available by 2030 if it wants to return to a healthy market. And Maura Collins, its executive director, said achieving that goal will be “all but impossible” unless Vermont invests more money and overhauls its regulatory environment.

We are going to ruin the State.

cpujockey t1_j9viwrw wrote on February 24, 2023 at 9:25 PM

> We are going to ruin the State.

already is.

kellogsmalone t1_ja2umjw wrote on February 26, 2023 at 12:52 PM

Even without R1 zoning, rules can be put in place about designs and make them incorporate into the existing character of a town. A three or four story in town apartment building put on somewhere that might have been a decrepit factory or turning on old lumber mill on the water into condos is a lot smarter than just putting up hundreds of track homes.

A lot of this is going to come down to your local townships some pretty sure that stuff still needs to be approved by your housing departments and that would be determined at the county and the local level. There's still avenues to preserve and protect communities in the general vibe that makes Vermont so attractive.