PUBLIC HEARING
FAIRFAX DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
Scheduled for Monday October 25, 2010 at 7:00 P.M.
at the Bellows Free Academy Multi- Purpose Room
Notice is hereby given to the residents of the Town of Fairfax, Vermont that the Fairfax Planning Commission will hold a hearing on October 25, 2010 at 7:00 P.M. at the Bellows Free Academy Multi-Purpose Room to consider for adoption the proposed Town of Fairfax Development Regulations pursuant to Chapter 117 of Title 24, §4384 and §4441, V.S.A. These Development Regulations will modify and replace the current Zoning Bylaws and Subdivision Regulations.
The Development Regulations affect the entire Town of Fairfax. The purpose of these regulations is to implement the Fairfax Town Plan, to further the purposes of the Vermont Municipal and Regional Planning and Development Act and to promote the public health, safety, comfort, convenience, economy and general welfare of the community.
These proposed regulations include nine general sections: Authority and Purpose; Zoning Permits; Special Approvals; Subdivision Approval; General Regulations and Review Standards; Specific Use Standards; Planning and Design Standards; Administration and Enforcement; and Definitions. A full text of the draft regulations, including a summary of major changes, is available at the Fairfax Town Clerk’s Office and may be downloaded from the project webpage:
www.nrpcvt.com/fairfaxzoning.html. Comments should be forwarded in writing to the Fairfax Planning Commission, PO Box 27, Fairfax, VT 05401
