The Westford Planning Commission hereby provides notice of a public hearing pursuant to Title 24, Section 4441 of the Vermont State Statutes for the purpose of hearing public comments concerning: Proposed amendments to the Westford Land Use & Development Regulations.
The public hearing has been scheduled for: Monday, October 5, 2026 at 6:30 p.m.
The public hearing will take place in person at the Westford Town Office and via Zoom.
Join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/97262238054?pwd=ZRI7BQxdhMRjpV7ctH0aDuDzQWQ26Y.1
Meeting ID: 972 6223 8054 – Passcode: 8JFtDu
Purpose:
The Planning Commission is proposing to amend the Westford Land Use & Development Regulations for the following purposes:
1) To revise the regulations based on feedback from the Planning Commission, Development Review Board, Administrative Officer, and members of the public.
2) To ensure compliance with current Vermont legislation.
3) To correct and clarify certain spelling, grammatical, punctuation, and reference errors that appeared in the regulations.
Geographic Area Affected: Entire Town.
Table of Contents & Summary of Changes to the Westford Land Use & Development Regulations:
Table of Contents:
• Adds “List of Figures”
Part 1. General:
• Section 114: Adds two types of public facilities pursuant to the HOME Act
Part 2. Zoning Districts & Standards:
• Section 244.C: makes permanent the interim amendment to the R5 Scoring System;
• Section 263.C: specifies onsite parking for T4 & T5 FBC transects;
• Section 263.J: adds nonconforming parking language pursuant to the HOME Act.
Part 3. Development Standards:
• Section 302: deletes owner-occupancy requirement for ADUs;
• Section 308: adds campground standards;
• Section 314.F: corrects energy efficiency certification language;
• Section 321.D: amends required culvert diameter;
• Section 322.B: adds nonconforming parking language pursuant to the HOME Act;
• Section 322.E: corrects standard parking space size language;
• Section 327.B: corrects recommended disturbance date.
Part 4. Administrative Procedures:
• Section 409.A: corrects VT permitting requirement language;
• Section 421.A: amends accessory structure size requirements for DRB review;
• Section 432: adds administrative approval of minor subdivision;
• Section 439: adds language for administrative approval of minor subdivision plat;
• Section 454.E: corrects violation timeline language.
Part 5. Definitions; Chapter 510. Defined Terms:
• Section 511.C: amends/clarifies definition of campground and camp site;
• Section 511.D: specifies number of animals constituting domestic animal kennel;
• Section 511.I: corrects number of people constituting an interested party;
• Section 511.P and 511.R: corrects number of dwellings to establish private road;
• Section 511.S: corrects square footage required for permit, refines definition of principal structure.
Entire Document:
• Amends residential structure language to change the word ”family” to “unit;” adds page numbers to figure references; corrects minor grammatical, spelling, and reference errors.
Location Where Full Text May be examined: The full text of the proposed amendments may be examined at the Westford Town Office, 1713 VT Route 128, Westford, Vermont, or viewed on the Town of Westford website at https://westfordvt.us/documents/planning-zoning/
Interested persons may appear and be heard at the public hearing. Written comments may be submitted to the Westford Planning Commission before the hearing at planningcommission@westfordvt.us.
Dated at Westford, Vermont this 14th day of September, 2026.