Vermont developers and landowners
Free check of whether your Vermont project triggers Act 250, plus an outline of the ten criteria your land use permit application must answer.
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How it works
What you get
The check is free. The paperwork after it is drafted at the SEQR EAF Part 1, Filled In for Your Site door.
Modeled on: 10 V.S.A. 6001 and 6086
From public data
is the Act 250 trigger for commercial or industrial land in towns with permanent zoning and subdivision bylaws; 1 acre in towns without them
Source: 10 V.S.A. 6001(3)(A)
Draft Part 1 of New York's Short or Full Environmental Assessment Form (EAF) for your town filing, on the 2026 forms. Free to read, pay to download.
Questions
Commercial or industrial projects need one on more than 10 acres in towns with permanent zoning and subdivision bylaws, or more than 1 acre in towns without them. Other triggers include 10 or more housing units within 5 miles in 5 years and building above 2,500 feet.
Ten criteria, including enough water for the project without burdening existing supplies, no unreasonable soil erosion, no unsafe traffic, no unreasonable burden on schools or town services, and conformance with local and regional plans.
Yes. Construction for municipal, county or state purposes on more than 10 acres counts as development under Act 250.
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Where is the project site in New York?
Which local government is this for?
Where is the stream or lake?
Which state and county is the project in?
Where is the property?
What is the project, and where?
Answer it and ePlan opens the SEQR EAF Part 1, Filled In for Your Site door with your answer filled in.