Public Hearing Notice, Amendments to the City Of Winooski, Unified Land Use and Development Regulations

In accordance with 24 V.S.A § 4441 and § 4444, the City of Winooski’s Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Thursday, March 26, 2026 beginning at 6:30 p.m. Members of the publicinterested in participating in this hearing can do so by attending in person at Winooski City Hall, 27 West Allen Street, Winooski VT; or electronically by visiting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89807479305; or by calling (646) 558 8656 and using Webinar ID: 898 0747 9305. Toll charges may apply.

Amendments to the Unified Land Use and Development Regulations

• Section 6.2 – Subdivisions
• Section 6.3 – Planned Unit Development Standards
• Section 6.6 – Site Plan Review

Statement of Purpose: The purpose of this amendment is to reduce ambiguity in the Winooski Unified Land Use and Development Regulations by removing references to the character of an area or neighborhood as a discretionary permit review criterion.

Geographic Area Affected: The proposed amendments will apply to the entire City including all zoning districts.

Section Headings Impacted: The following specific updates are included with these amendments:

Section 6.2 – Removes references to the regulation of condominium development, pursuant to 27A V.S.A. §1-106; clarifies the requirement that proposed subdivisions are subject to the dimensional standards of the zoning district the project is located within; removes references to review subdivision proposals based on the intended zoning district settlement patterns; and, removes the allowance for the Development Review Board to restrict future subdivision and future land development on portions within a proposed subdivision.

Section 6.3 – Removes references to the character of the area surrounding the proposed Planned Unit Development; clarifies the definition and allowances for Planned Unit Developments; removes waiver requirements for the adjustment of elements within Planned Unit Developments; clarifies the permit review process for Planned Unit Developments; clarifies density calculations for Planned Unit Developments; and removes additional buffer requirements for Planned Unit Developments.

Section 6.6 – Removes site layout and design from the discretionary permit review criteria.

The full text of these amendments is available at the Winooski City Hall, 27 West Allen Street, during normal business hours or by contacting Ravi Venkataraman, AICP CFM, Director of City Planning by calling 802.655.6410 or rvenkataraman@winooskivt.gov.