Swanton Planning Commission
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE WITH SWANTON SELECTBOARD
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE SWANTON LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS
April 21, 2026, 6:00PM
SWANTON TOWN OFFICE BUILDING
1 Academy St. Swanton
The Town of Swanton Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the proposed Town and Village of Swanton Land Use and Development Regulations on April 21, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. at the Swanton Municipal Building, 1 Academy Street, Swanton, Vermont. The hearing will also be held remotely via zoom. The link to join remotely is: Meeting ID# 353 203 4083 when prompted & announce your name (charges may apply). To join the ZOOM meeting online on a computer, click on this link: us06web.zoom.us/j/3532034083
- This public notice is given pursuant to 24 V.S.A. Section 4441, 4442 and 4444. The proposed Town and Village of Swanton Land Use and Development Regulations includes the following sections – Article 1: Authority and Purpose, Article 2: Zoning Districts, Overlays and Standards, Article 3: General Regulations, Article 4: Flood Hazard and River Corridor, Article 5: Specific Use Standards, Article 6: Development Review, Article 7: Subdivision Review, Article 8: Subdivision Planning and Design Standards, Article 9: Planned Unit Developments, Article 10: Administrative and Enforcement, and Article 11: Definitions. The principal purpose of the proposed zoning bylaw amendments is to (1) revise the Planned Unit Development Regulations to include two types, cottage developments and rural planned developments in Article 9 (2) update the number of principal structures and uses allowed per lot in areas with municipal wastewater and water in Section 3.6, and (3) [ADD OTHER UPDATES]. One or more of these proposed amendments will affect every geographical area of Swanton. Additional changes listed: New Planned Unit Developments
Cottage Development-Cottage Courts (CD)
Rual Planned Developments (RUD)
- 2-4 Shoreland Recreation-Conditional Uses
Remove Contractors Yard, Storage Containers & Kennels from Conditional Use
Add Temporary Storage Containers for Construction with no permit
Add Multifamily dwellings
- 2-6 Remove #4 & #5-reason remove from shoreland not just Maquam Shore
- 2-7 Rural District-Conditional Uses
Add Multi Family 4 plex, Mixed Use, Professional Service, Restaurant and Retail
- 2-14 Change Neighborhood Commercial District to Transitional Commercial District
- 2-22 Southern Growth- Permitted Uses-Outdoor Recreation definition add agricultural event to the definition
- 3-7 Section 3.6Lot, Setback & Yard Requirements (F) removed (street line)
- 5-17 Section 5.18 Roadside Stand (2) products shall include those products raised in Franklin and Grand Isle Counties to 100-mile radius of Vermont or within the State of Vermont
- 8-8 Section 8.8 Roads & Pedestrian Access(D) Road Construction Standards Road Add Road Takeover Policy updated from Selectboard
- 10-6 Section 10.4 Variances (4) remove “character of the neighborhood”
- 11-13 Definitions Recreation/Outdoor definition: Agriculture fair to definition
- Add to all Conditional Uses in all districts:
Mixed Use, Indoor/Outdoor Recreation, Garden Center, Farmers Market, Professional Service, Snack Bar, Restaurants
- DRB Applications required to be submitted to Zoning Administrator no less than 23 days prior to DRB Meeting.
- Section 5.20 Wireless Telecommunications Facilities (c)(1) change eight (8) feet to fifteen (15’) as required.
- Add “Temporary Storage Containers” in Shoreland District (SL) for construction only be allowed for a maximum of 1-year. Are not permitted otherwise.
- Add “Snack Bar” to the definition of Restaurant.
The full text of the proposed Town of Swanton Land Use and Development Regulations
Amendments may be found at the Town Clerk’s office, 1 Academy, Swanton and on the
Town’s website at swantonvt.gov.