24 V.S.A. § 4412 — Required Provisions and Prohibited Effects (Baseline Non-Exclusion) (VT)
Tracked preemption from the Vermont overlay bundle.
Overview
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Effective
2005-07-01
Sunset
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Authority
state
Scope
state:VT
Other Vermont preemptions
Vermont Act 181 of 2024 — Tier-Based Act 250 Jurisdiction FrameworkVermont Act 181 of 2024 — Raised Act 250 Housing Thresholds in Designated AreasVermont Act 47 of 2023 (HOME Act) — Duplex By-Right on Sewer-and-Water-Served LotsVermont Act 47 of 2023 (HOME Act) — 4 Units By-Right in Chapter 76A Designated AreasVermont Act 47 of 2023 (HOME Act) — ADU By-Right on Every Single-Family LotVermont Act 47 of 2023 (HOME Act) — One Parking Space Per Dwelling Unit CapVermont Act 47 of 2023 (HOME Act) — Zoning Appeals Standing Reform24 V.S.A. Chapter 76A — Designated Areas (Downtown / Village Center / NDA / Growth Center)
Trigger predicate
When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.
always true
Preempted fields
5 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.
| Field | Op | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
base_districts[category=res_sf].allowed_uses | add | adu | ADUs cannot be excluded (pre-HOME Act baseline, since 2005; strengthened by Act 47) |
base_districts[category=res_sf].allowed_uses | add | group_home | Group homes / residential care homes ≤ 8 unrelated persons must be treated as single-family |
base_districts[category=res_sf].allowed_uses | add | family_child_care | State-licensed family child care homes / facilities cannot be excluded |
base_districts[category=res_sf].allowed_uses | add | manufactured_home | Mobile/manufactured homes on individual lots must be treated as single-family dwellings |
base_districts[*].exclusion_of_required_agricultural_silvicultural_practices | waive | — | Required Agricultural Practices (RAPs) and silvicultural practices cannot be excluded |
Citation
Authority source
24 V.S.A. § 4412 (Municipal and Regional Planning and Development Act — Chapter 117)
§ § 4412 — Required provisions and prohibited effects
Research notes
Baseline non-exclusion clause that predates the HOME Act. Bars bylaws from excluding ADUs, group homes ≤8 persons, family child care, mobile/manufactured homes, and required agricultural/silvicultural practices. Act 47 of 2023 strengthens the ADU and manufactured housing provisions but does not displace this baseline.