Regional Plan & Regional Land Use Map FAQs

Q&A Sessions

CVRPC held 7 Q&A Sessions in August on the Regional Land Use Map and the Regional Plan. Copies of the slides can be found here: Basic Q&A slides and More details and additional topic Q&A slides.

Information Covered

  • Act 181: Tier 3/Road Rule repeal
  • Act 181: Tier 1 Act 250 exemptions
  • Future Land Use Areas (FLUAs): Rural Conservation classifications and Tier 1 eligible FLUAs
  • State designations
  • Local questions
  • Adoption/approval timeline and process and public participation
  • Substantial Regional Impact
  • State and Municipal Housing Targets
  • Specific FLUA criteria and additional Tier 1A and Tier 1B requirements
  • Mapping layers informing FLUA classifications

Learn More

Learn more about the online Regional Land Use Map, with a link to the interactive Map.

Learn more about the 2026 Regional Plan Update, and see related documents.