Bradford Town Plan Adopted 1/28/2016

Bradford Town Plan Adopted 1/28/2016 Bradford Planning Commission Robert Benjamin Marcey Carver Ron Huntington Bryan Mitofsky Ted Unkles With special thanks to Larry Drew for his 26 years on the Bradford Planning Commission And with great appreciation and fond memories of Justin Klarich, who chaired the Planning Commission for six years, and who passed away before this plan was completed. With assistance from the Conservation Commission, Public Safety Commission, Fire Department, Danielle Robinson, Town Administrative Assistant, Robert Wing, Town Zoning Administrator and the citizens of Bradford as well as Two Rivers Ottauquechee Regional Commission 1Table of Contents <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><a href="#4_0">I. </a></li><li style="flex:1"><a href="#4_0">INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................................</a><a href="#4_0">.</a><a href="#4_0">4 </a></li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><a href="#5_0">II. </a></li><li style="flex:1"><a href="#5_0">POPULATION........................................................................................................................................................</a><a href="#5_0">.</a><a href="#5_0">5 </a></li></ul><a href="#5_1">A. </a><a href="#6_0">B. </a> <a href="#5_1">Population Patterns ...........................................................................................................................5 </a><a href="#6_0">Age of Population .............................................................................................................................6 </a><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><a href="#9_0">III. </a></li><li style="flex:1"><a href="#9_0">ECONOMIC BASE ................................................................................................................................................</a><a href="#9_0">.</a><a href="#9_0">9 </a></li></ul><a href="#9_1">A. </a><a href="#11_0">B. </a><a href="#12_0">C. </a> <a href="#9_1">Employment and Job</a><a href="#9_1">s</a><a href="#9_1">.</a><a href="#9_1">......................................................................................................................9 </a><a href="#11_0">H</a><a href="#11_0">ISTORIC </a><a href="#11_0">W</a><a href="#11_0">AGES </a><a href="#11_0">............................................................................................................................11 </a><a href="#12_0">Taxes...............................................................................................................................................12 </a><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><a href="#14_0">IV. </a></li><li style="flex:1"><a href="#14_0">HOUSING .............................................................................................................................................................</a><a href="#14_0">.</a><a href="#14_0">1</a><a href="#14_0">4 </a></li></ul><a href="#14_1">A. </a><a href="#15_0">B. </a><a href="#16_0">C. </a><a href="#18_0">D. </a><a href="#20_0">E. </a> <a href="#14_1">N</a><a href="#14_1">UMBER OF </a><a href="#14_1">H</a><a href="#14_1">OUSING </a><a href="#14_1">U</a><a href="#14_1">NIT</a><a href="#14_1">S</a><a href="#14_1">...........................................................................................................14 </a><a href="#15_0">T</a><a href="#15_0">YPES OF </a><a href="#15_0">H</a><a href="#15_0">OUSING</a><a href="#15_0">..........................................................................................................................15 </a><a href="#16_0">A</a><a href="#16_0">FFORDABLE </a><a href="#16_0">H</a><a href="#16_0">OUSING </a><a href="#16_0">...................................................................................................................16 </a><a href="#18_0">E</a><a href="#18_0">LDERLY </a><a href="#18_0">H</a><a href="#18_0">OUSING</a><a href="#18_0">..........................................................................................................................18 </a><a href="#20_0">C</a><a href="#20_0">HILDCARE</a><a href="#20_0">......................................................................................................................................20 </a> <a href="#20_1">G</a><a href="#20_1">OALS</a><a href="#20_1">, P</a><a href="#20_1">OLICIES AND </a><a href="#20_1">R</a><a href="#20_1">ECOMMENDATIONS FOR </a><a href="#20_1">A</a><a href="#20_1">CTION </a><a href="#20_1">..........................................................................20 </a><a href="#21_0">V. EDUCATION .................................................................................................................................................................</a><a href="#21_0">.</a><a href="#21_0">2</a><a href="#21_0">1 </a><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><a href="#22_0">A. </a></li><li style="flex:1"><a href="#22_0">Student Enrollment .........................................................................................................................22 </a></li></ul><a href="#23_0">B. S</a><a href="#23_0">CHOOL </a><a href="#23_0">F</a><a href="#23_0">ACILITIES </a><a href="#23_0">...............................................................................................................................23 </a><a href="#24_0">C. H</a><a href="#24_0">IGHER </a><a href="#24_0">E</a><a href="#24_0">DUCATION </a><a href="#24_0">..............................................................................................................................24 </a><a href="#24_1">D. G</a><a href="#24_1">OALS</a><a href="#24_1">, P</a><a href="#24_1">OLICIES AND </a><a href="#24_1">R</a><a href="#24_1">ECOMMENDATIONS</a><a href="#24_1">..........................................................................................24 </a><a href="#25_0">VI. UTILITIES AND FACILITIES ..................................................................................................................................</a><a href="#25_0">.</a><a href="#25_0">2</a><a href="#25_0">5 </a><a href="#25_1">A. T</a><a href="#25_1">OWN </a><a href="#25_1">F</a><a href="#25_1">ACILITIES </a><a href="#25_1">.................................................................................................................................25 </a><a href="#28_0">B. R</a><a href="#28_0">ECREATIONAL </a><a href="#28_0">F</a><a href="#28_0">ACILITIE</a><a href="#28_0">S</a><a href="#28_0">..................................................................................................................28 </a><a href="#30_0">C. P</a><a href="#30_0">UBLIC </a><a href="#30_0">L</a><a href="#30_0">ANDS </a><a href="#30_0">......................................................................................................................................30 </a><a href="#0_0">D. L</a><a href="#0_0">IBRARIES</a><a href="#0_0">.............................................................................................................................................31 </a><a href="#0_1">E. C</a><a href="#0_1">OMMUNICATION </a><a href="#0_1">F</a><a href="#0_1">ACILITIES</a><a href="#0_1">................................................................................................................32 </a><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_1">F. </a></li><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_1">G</a><a href="#0_1">OALS</a><a href="#0_1">, P</a><a href="#0_1">OLICIES AND </a><a href="#0_1">R</a><a href="#0_1">ECOMMENDATIONS</a><a href="#0_1">....................................................................................33 </a></li></ul><a href="#0_2">VI. HEALTH AND EMERGENCY SERVICES .............................................................................................................</a><a href="#0_2">.</a><a href="#0_2">3</a><a href="#0_2">4 </a><a href="#0_3">A. </a><a href="#0_4">B. </a><a href="#0_5">C. </a> <a href="#0_3">Health Care Facilities......................................................................................................................34 </a><a href="#0_4">Elderly Care Facilities.....................................................................................................................34 </a><a href="#0_5">B</a><a href="#0_5">RADFORD </a><a href="#0_5">F</a><a href="#0_5">IRE </a><a href="#0_5">D</a><a href="#0_5">EPARTMENT</a><a href="#0_5">........................................................................................................35 </a> <a href="#0_6">D. Police</a><a href="#0_6"> </a><a href="#0_6">Protection Services ...................................................................................................................36 </a><a href="#0_7">E. Emergency Medical Service</a><a href="#0_7">s</a><a href="#0_7">.</a><a href="#0_7">...............................................................................................................36 </a><a href="#0_8">F. </a><a href="#0_9">G. </a> <a href="#0_8">M</a><a href="#0_8">UNICIPAL </a><a href="#0_8">E</a><a href="#0_8">MERGENCY </a><a href="#0_8">M</a><a href="#0_8">ANAGEMENT </a><a href="#0_8">........................................................................................37 </a><a href="#0_9">G</a><a href="#0_9">OALS</a><a href="#0_9">, P</a><a href="#0_9">OLICIES AND </a><a href="#0_9">R</a><a href="#0_9">ECOMMENDATIONS</a><a href="#0_9">....................................................................................37 </a><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_1">VII. </a></li><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_1">ENERGY ...............................................................................................................................................................</a><a href="#0_1">.</a><a href="#0_1">3</a><a href="#0_1">8 </a></li></ul><a href="#0_10">A. </a><a href="#0_11">B. </a><a href="#0_12">C. </a><a href="#0_13">D. </a><a href="#0_14">E. </a><a href="#0_15">F. </a><a href="#0_16">G. </a><a href="#0_1">H. </a><a href="#0_17">I. </a> <a href="#0_10">B</a><a href="#0_10">ACKGROUND </a><a href="#0_10">.................................................................................................................................38 </a><a href="#0_11">E</a><a href="#0_11">NERGY </a><a href="#0_11">D</a><a href="#0_11">EMAND</a><a href="#0_11">S</a><a href="#0_11">..........................................................................................................................38 </a><a href="#0_12">C</a><a href="#0_12">URRENT </a><a href="#0_12">E</a><a href="#0_12">NERGY </a><a href="#0_12">S</a><a href="#0_12">OURCES </a><a href="#0_12">...........................................................................................................40 </a><a href="#0_13">R</a><a href="#0_13">ENEWABLE </a><a href="#0_13">E</a><a href="#0_13">NERGY </a><a href="#0_13">R</a><a href="#0_13">ESOURCES</a><a href="#0_13">………………</a>…………………………………………………41 <a href="#0_14">P</a><a href="#0_14">ERMITTING </a><a href="#0_14">C</a><a href="#0_14">ONSIDERATIONS</a><a href="#0_14">........................................................................................................46 </a><a href="#0_15">D</a><a href="#0_15">EMAND </a><a href="#0_15">S</a><a href="#0_15">IDE </a><a href="#0_15">E</a><a href="#0_15">NERGY </a><a href="#0_15">M</a><a href="#0_15">ANAGEMENT </a><a href="#0_15">P</a><a href="#0_15">ROGRAMS </a><a href="#0_15">........................................................................48 </a><a href="#0_16">R</a><a href="#0_16">ESIDENTIAL </a><a href="#0_16">E</a><a href="#0_16">NERGY </a><a href="#0_16">E</a><a href="#0_16">FFICIENCY </a><a href="#0_16">.................................................................................................48 </a><a href="#0_1">M</a><a href="#0_1">UNICIPAL </a><a href="#0_1">R</a><a href="#0_1">OLE IN </a><a href="#0_1">E</a><a href="#0_1">NERGY </a><a href="#0_1">E</a><a href="#0_1">FFICIENCY </a><a href="#0_1">......................................................................................50 </a><a href="#0_17">E</a><a href="#0_17">NERGY AND </a><a href="#0_17">L</a><a href="#0_17">AND </a><a href="#0_17">U</a><a href="#0_17">SE </a><a href="#0_17">P</a><a href="#0_17">OLICY </a><a href="#0_17">.....................................................................................................51 </a><a href="#0_0">E</a><a href="#0_0">NERGY AND </a><a href="#0_0">T</a><a href="#0_0">RANSPORTATION </a><a href="#0_0">P</a><a href="#0_0">OLIC</a><a href="#0_0">Y</a><a href="#0_0">.........................................................................................52 </a><a href="#0_1">G</a><a href="#0_1">OALS</a><a href="#0_1">, P</a><a href="#0_1">OLICIES AND </a><a href="#0_1">R</a><a href="#0_1">ECOMMENDATIONS</a><a href="#0_1">....................................................................................53 </a> <a href="#0_0">J. </a><a href="#0_1">K. </a><a href="#0_1">VIII. NATURAL RESOURCES ........................................................................................................................................</a><a href="#0_1">.</a><a href="#0_1">5</a><a href="#0_1">6 </a>2<a href="#0_18">A. </a><a href="#0_19">B. </a><a href="#0_20">C. </a><a href="#0_1">D. </a><a href="#0_21">E. </a><a href="#0_22">F. </a><a href="#0_23">G. </a><a href="#0_23">H. </a><a href="#0_24">I. </a> <a href="#0_18">C</a><a href="#0_18">ONSERVATION </a><a href="#0_18">C</a><a href="#0_18">OMMISSION </a><a href="#0_18">.........................................................................................................56 </a><a href="#0_19">W</a><a href="#0_19">ATER </a><a href="#0_19">R</a><a href="#0_19">ESOURCES</a><a href="#0_19">.........................................................................................................................58 </a><a href="#0_20">W</a><a href="#0_20">ETLANDS</a><a href="#0_20">, V</a><a href="#0_20">ERNAL </a><a href="#0_20">P</a><a href="#0_20">OOLS</a><a href="#0_20">, </a><a href="#0_20">AND </a><a href="#0_20">F</a><a href="#0_20">ORESTED </a><a href="#0_20">B</a><a href="#0_20">EAR </a><a href="#0_20">W</a><a href="#0_20">ETLANDS</a><a href="#0_20">.....................................................59 </a><a href="#0_1">P</a><a href="#0_1">ONDS </a><a href="#0_1">.............................................................................................................................................62 </a><a href="#0_21">F</a><a href="#0_21">LOODPLAINS AND </a><a href="#0_21">F</a><a href="#0_21">LOOD </a><a href="#0_21">H</a><a href="#0_21">AZARD </a><a href="#0_21">A</a><a href="#0_21">REAS </a><a href="#0_21">....................................................................................62 </a><a href="#0_22">F</a><a href="#0_22">LOODING AND </a><a href="#0_22">L</a><a href="#0_22">AND </a><a href="#0_22">U</a><a href="#0_22">SE </a><a href="#0_22">..............................................................................................................64 </a><a href="#0_23">R</a><a href="#0_23">IPARIAN </a><a href="#0_23">B</a><a href="#0_23">UFFERS</a><a href="#0_23">..........................................................................................................................66 </a><a href="#0_23">P</a><a href="#0_23">LANT </a><a href="#0_23">C</a><a href="#0_23">OMMUNITIE</a><a href="#0_23">S</a><a href="#0_23">......................................................................................................................67 </a><a href="#0_24">F</a><a href="#0_24">ORESTRY</a><a href="#0_24">........................................................................................................................................68 </a><a href="#0_25">A</a><a href="#0_25">GRICULTURE </a><a href="#0_25">.................................................................................................................................69 </a><a href="#0_1">W</a><a href="#0_1">ILDLIFE </a><a href="#0_1">R</a><a href="#0_1">ESOURCES</a><a href="#0_1">.....................................................................................................................71 </a><a href="#0_26">M</a><a href="#0_26">INERAL </a><a href="#0_26">R</a><a href="#0_26">ESOURCES </a><a href="#0_26">.....................................................................................................................72 </a><a href="#0_27">S</a><a href="#0_27">CENIC AND </a><a href="#0_27">H</a><a href="#0_27">ISTORIC </a><a href="#0_27">R</a><a href="#0_27">ESOURCES </a><a href="#0_27">.................................................................................................73 </a> <a href="#0_25">J. </a><a href="#0_1">K. </a><a href="#0_26">L. </a><a href="#0_27">M. </a><a href="#0_28">N. SOILS</a><a href="#0_28"> </a><a href="#0_28">AND TOPOGRAPH</a><a href="#0_28">Y</a><a href="#0_28">.</a><a href="#0_28">............................................................................................................74 </a><a href="#0_29">IX. TRANSPORTATION..................................................................................................................................................</a><a href="#0_29">.</a><a href="#0_29">7</a><a href="#0_29">4 </a><a href="#0_30">A. </a><a href="#0_31">A</a><a href="#0_31">. </a><a href="#0_32">B</a><a href="#0_32">. </a><a href="#0_33">C</a><a href="#0_33">. </a><a href="#0_34">D</a><a href="#0_34">. </a><a href="#0_35">E</a><a href="#0_35">. </a> <a href="#0_30">P</a><a href="#0_30">UBLIC </a><a href="#0_30">H</a><a href="#0_30">IGHWAY</a><a href="#0_30">S</a><a href="#0_30">..........................................................................................................................75 </a><a href="#0_31">R</a><a href="#0_31">OAD </a><a href="#0_31">M</a><a href="#0_31">AINTENANC</a><a href="#0_31">E</a><a href="#0_31">......................................................................................................................76 </a><a href="#0_32">M</a><a href="#0_32">AJOR </a><a href="#0_32">P</a><a href="#0_32">ROJECTS </a><a href="#0_32">............................................................................................................................77 </a><a href="#0_33">A</a><a href="#0_33">CCESS </a><a href="#0_33">M</a><a href="#0_33">ANAGEMENT </a><a href="#0_33">...................................................................................................................78 </a><a href="#0_34">T</a><a href="#0_34">RAFFIC </a><a href="#0_34">C</a><a href="#0_34">ALMING AND </a><a href="#0_34">P</a><a href="#0_34">ARKING</a><a href="#0_34">....................................................................................................78 </a><a href="#0_35">O</a><a href="#0_35">THER </a><a href="#0_35">F</a><a href="#0_35">ORMS OF </a><a href="#0_35">T</a><a href="#0_35">RANSPORTATION</a><a href="#0_35">...............................................................................................80 </a><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_36">X. </a></li><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_36">FLOOD RESILIENCE.........................................................................................................................................</a><a href="#0_36">.</a><a href="#0_36">8</a><a href="#0_36">5 </a></li></ul><a href="#0_37">A. </a><a href="#0_8">B. </a><a href="#0_38">C. </a><a href="#0_39">D. </a> <a href="#0_37">B</a><a href="#0_37">ACKGROUND </a><a href="#0_37">.................................................................................................................................85 </a><a href="#0_8">F</a><a href="#0_8">LOOD </a><a href="#0_8">H</a><a href="#0_8">AZARD AND </a><a href="#0_8">F</a><a href="#0_8">LUVIAL </a><a href="#0_8">E</a><a href="#0_8">ROSION </a><a href="#0_8">H</a><a href="#0_8">AZARD </a><a href="#0_8">A</a><a href="#0_8">REAS IN </a><a href="#0_8">T</a><a href="#0_8">OW</a><a href="#0_8">N</a><a href="#0_8">................................................87 </a><a href="#0_38">P</a><a href="#0_38">ROMOTING </a><a href="#0_38">F</a><a href="#0_38">LOOD </a><a href="#0_38">R</a><a href="#0_38">ESILIENCE</a><a href="#0_38">......................................................................................................88 </a><a href="#0_39">G</a><a href="#0_39">OALS</a><a href="#0_39">, P</a><a href="#0_39">OLICIES AND </a><a href="#0_39">R</a><a href="#0_39">ECOMMENDATIONS</a><a href="#0_39">....................................................................................90 </a><a href="#0_40">XI. LAND</a><a href="#0_40"> </a><a href="#0_40">USE ..................................................................................................................................................................</a><a href="#0_40">.</a><a href="#0_40">9</a><a href="#0_40">2 </a><a href="#0_41">A. </a><a href="#0_42">B. </a><a href="#0_1">C. </a><a href="#0_43">D. </a> <a href="#0_41">I</a><a href="#0_41">NTRODUCTION </a><a href="#0_41">................................................................................................................................92 </a><a href="#0_42">C</a><a href="#0_42">URRENT </a><a href="#0_42">L</a><a href="#0_42">AND </a><a href="#0_42">U</a><a href="#0_42">SE </a><a href="#0_42">.......................................................................................................................92 </a><a href="#0_1">F</a><a href="#0_1">UTURE </a><a href="#0_1">L</a><a href="#0_1">AND </a><a href="#0_1">U</a><a href="#0_1">SE </a><a href="#0_1">..........................................................................................................................94 </a><a href="#0_43">E</a><a href="#0_43">CONOMIC </a><a href="#0_43">R</a><a href="#0_43">ELATIONSHIP BETWEEN </a><a href="#0_43">C</a><a href="#0_43">ENTRAL </a><a href="#0_43">B</a><a href="#0_43">USINESS </a><a href="#0_43">A</a><a href="#0_43">REA AND </a><a href="#0_43">L</a><a href="#0_43">OWER </a><a href="#0_43">P</a><a href="#0_43">LAIN </a><a href="#0_43">C</a><a href="#0_43">OMMERCIAL </a><a href="#0_43">A</a><a href="#0_43">REA </a><a href="#0_43">94 </a> <a href="#0_44">D. Central Business Area...........................................................................................................................95 </a><a href="#0_28">E. Lower Plain Commercial Area..............................................................................................................97 </a><a href="#0_39">F. Residential Service Area .....................................................................................................................100 </a><a href="#0_17">G. Village Residential Are</a><a href="#0_17">a</a><a href="#0_17">.</a><a href="#0_17">....................................................................................................................101 </a><a href="#0_45">H. Residential Area..................................................................................................................................102 </a><a href="#0_46">I. Industrial Area......................................................................................................................................103 </a><a href="#0_47">J. Flood Hazard Are</a><a href="#0_47">a</a><a href="#0_47">.</a><a href="#0_47">..............................................................................................................................104 </a><a href="#0_48">K. Low-Density Residential Area............................................................................................................105 </a>

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