TOWN PLAN for HARTLAND, VERMONT ADOPTED JUNE 5, 2007 Assistance on this Plan was provided by the Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission Hartland Town Plan – Adopted June 4, 2007 i TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE.....................................................................................................................................................1 OVERVIEW AND STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES ................................................................................2 Major Goals ............................................................................................................................. 2 CHAPTER 1: LAND USE............................................................................................................................3 INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................... 3 Existing Land Use .................................................................................................................... 3 Growth Rate ............................................................................................................................. 3 Hartland Planning Survey........................................................................................................ 4 SITING ISSUES.......................................................................................................................... 4 Siting Policies: ......................................................................................................................... 6 Siting Recommendations:......................................................................................................... 8 FUTURE LAND USE DISTRICTS ............................................................................................ 8 VILLAGE DISTRICTS ..................................................................................................................... 8 Village District Policies:.......................................................................................................... 9 Village District Recommendation:......................................................................................... 10 COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS............................................................................................................ 10 US 4/VT 12 JUNCTION ............................................................................................................... 10 U.S. 4/VT 12 Junction Commercial District Policies: ........................................................... 10 US 4/VT 12 Junction Commercial District Recommendation: .............................................. 11 I-91 INTERCHANGE AREA ........................................................................................................... 11 I-91 Interchange Area Commercial District Policies:........................................................... 12 I-91 Interchange Area Commercial District Recommendations: .......................................... 13 INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS .............................................................................................................. 13 Industrial District Policies:.................................................................................................... 14 Industrial District Recommendation:..................................................................................... 14 RURAL RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS................................................................................................. 14 Rural Residential Districts Policies:...................................................................................... 14 Rural Residential Districts Recommendation:....................................................................... 15 RURAL DISTRICT ........................................................................................................................ 15 Rural District Policies: .......................................................................................................... 15 Rural Residential Districts Recommendation:....................................................................... 16 RIVER DISTRICT ......................................................................................................................... 16 River District Policy: ............................................................................................................. 16 SPECIAL LAND USES ............................................................................................................ 16 TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWERS AND SIMILAR STRUCTURES.................................................... 16 Telecommunications Policies:................................................................................................ 17 EXCAVATION AND MINING ......................................................................................................... 17 Excavation and Mining Policies: ........................................................................................... 17 CHAPTER 2: NATURAL, HISTORIC AND SCENIC RESOURCES.....................................................18 INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................... 18 Hartland Town Plan – Adopted June 4, 2007 ii HISTORICAL RESOURCES ................................................................................................... 19 Historical Goal: ..................................................................................................................... 20 Historical Policy: ................................................................................................................... 20 Historical Recommendations:................................................................................................ 20 AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY RESOURCES ................................................................ 21 Agriculture and Forestry Goals:............................................................................................ 22 Agriculture and Forestry Policies: ........................................................................................ 22 Agriculture and Forestry Recommendations:........................................................................ 22 NATURAL AREAS, FRAGILE AREAS, AND WILDLIFE HABITAT RESOURCES ......... 23 Natural Areas, Fragile Areas, and Wildlife Habitat Goals:.................................................. 25 Natural Areas, Fragile Areas, and Wildlife Habitat Policies:............................................... 25 Natural Areas, Fragile Areas, and Wildlife Habitat Recommendations: .............................. 26 SCENIC RESOURCES ............................................................................................................. 27 Scenic Goals:.......................................................................................................................... 28 Scenic Policies: ...................................................................................................................... 28 Scenic Policies Recommendations:........................................................................................ 28 CHAPTER 3: WATER RESOURCES.......................................................................................................29 INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................... 29 PLANNING SURVEY RESULTS............................................................................................ 29 SURFACE WATER RESOURCES .......................................................................................... 30 RIVERS BROOKS AND PONDS...................................................................................................... 30 Rivers and Ponds Goal: ......................................................................................................... 33 Rivers and Ponds Policies: .................................................................................................... 33 Rivers and Ponds Policies Recommendations: ...................................................................... 33 FLOODPLAINS ............................................................................................................................. 34 Floodplain Policy:.................................................................................................................. 35 Floodplain Recommendations: .............................................................................................. 35 WETLANDS ................................................................................................................................. 35 Wetland Goal: ........................................................................................................................ 36 Wetlands Policy: .................................................................................................................... 36 Wetlands Recommendations: ................................................................................................. 36 GROUNDWATER RESOURCES............................................................................................ 36 Groundwater Policies: ........................................................................................................... 38 Groundwater Recommendations:..........................................................................................