WINHALL PLANNING COMMISSION
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Winhall Planning Commission will hold a public hearing regarding a proposed update to the Winhall Town Plan on December 4, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. at the Winhall Town Office, 115 Vermont Route 30 in Winhall. The Planning Commission solicits public comment on the proposed update, as well as comment from the Planning Commissions of abutting municipalities and from the Regional Planning Commission with respect to the compatibility of their respective plans with the proposed Winhall Town Plan.
The proposed Town Plan update includes revisions to the different sections of the Plan based on recent changes in the community and the Town’s current goals and priorities. The Plan pertains to all of the Town of Winhall. The Table of Contents includes: Introduction, Statement of Objectives, Land Use, Housing, Economic Development, Community Facilities and Services, Recreational, Cultural, Historic, and Scenic Resources, Transportation, Education and Early Childcare, Natural Resources, Energy, Flood Resilience, Adjacent Towns and the Region, Implementation of the Winhall Town Plan, and Town Plan Maps.
A copy of the proposed Town Plan update and the accompanying report are available for public review upon request at the Winhall Town Office, 115 Vermont Route 30 during regular business hours.
Town Plan Update 1-28-24: The Winhall Town Plan (Plan) is due for renewal in Nov 2024
and to assist with that, the Town of Winhall has received a Municipal
Planning Grant awarded and funded by the VT Department of Housing &
Community Development.
The WPC in the coming months will undertake a comprehensive review of the Plan to update the community data and rewrite some sections of the Plan to conform to current State requirements. The first thing the WPC will be working on is a Survey to help gather information about the views of property owners and residents on a wide range of topics. The Survey will be online, available at the Town Hall, or for those who wish, by US Mail. The goal would be to reach as many people as possible and encourage them to participate. The Survey will be publicized by a Town-wide mailing, ads in the News Guide, postings around Town, and Planning & Zoning tab as well as the Home Page on Winhall.org. Our current Town Plan and Maps can be found here.
You can keep track of our efforts by visiting the tabs
mentioned above and find Agendas and approved minutes and periodic updates. Please consider participating in person at our
meetings or send us your thoughts and comments to zoningadmin@winhall.org.
STR Ordinance Update 1-28-24: The Town has received the Vermont League of Cities and Towns (VLCT) legal review comments and will undertake revising the STR Ordinance to incorporate the VLCT review recommendations. The comments are comprehensive and point out the need for predictability in judicial interpretation by improving consistency, conciseness, specificity, and clarity in our STR Ordinance. The Winhall Planning Commission will undertake the revision process at our regular meetings which are held in person at 7:30 pm on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month at the Winhall Town Hall. To find out if STR review will be discussed at a given meeting, check the agenda for each meeting; posted above on this page.
Meeting Minutes: