Town Plan | October 2017 Londonderry, Vermont Town Plan | October 2017 Londonderry, Vermont Adopted by the Londonderry Select Board on October 2, 2017. Paul Gordon, Chairman _________________________________ James Ameden _________________________________ Thomas Cavanagh _________________________________ Robert Forbes _________________________________ Georgianne Mora _________________________________ Prepared by the Londonderry Planning Commission with planning support from Susan McMahon, Associate Director, and Jeff Nugent, Senior GIS Planner, of the Windham Regional Commission and sponsored by a 2016 Vermont Department of Housing and Community Affairs Municipal Planning Grant. Cover Photo: Kelly Pajala Book Design: Mora Creative Services October 2017 Londonderry Town Plan i ii Londonderry Town Plan October 2017 Table of Contents Introduction . .1 Purpose of the Town Plan . .1 Development, Adoption and Updating . .1 Meeting Planning Goals . .1 History . .2 Colonial and Early Londonderry, 1770 – 1870. .2 Religious and Cultural Life of Early Londonderry. .2 Modern Londonderry, 1900 – Present. .3 Land Use . .6 Land Use Plan . .6 Present Land Use . .6 Prospective Land Use . .7 Land Use Implementation . .9 Londonderry Village. .9 South Londonderry Village . .10 Goals, Policies, and Actions . .10 Economy . .12 Present Economic Conditions. .12 Desired Economic Growth . .13 Goals, Policies, and Actions . .14 Natural Resources and Conservation . .15 Air Quality. .15 Water Resources. .15 Surface Waters . .16 Shoreland . .16 Flood Plains. .16 Riparian Buffers . .16 Wetlands . .16 Groundwater . .17 Soils . .17 Minerals and Earth Resources. .17 Enduring Features and Special Natural Areas . .17 Nongame and Natural Heritage . .18 Fish and Wildlife. .18 Forest Resources . .19 Agricultural . .19 Goals, Policies, and Actions . .20 October 2017 Londonderry Town Plan Table of Contents iii Community Resources . .26 People . .26 Governmental Services and Facilities. .26 Community Services and Facilities . .27 Emergency Management Planning . .28 Public Safety . .29 Parks and Recreation Facilities . .29 Cultural and Historic Resources . .30 Educational Services . .31 Solid Waste . .32 Water and Wastewater . .32 Future Needs . .33 Communications . .33 Goals, Policies, and Actions . .35 Flood Resilience . .41 Background . .41 Fluvial Erosion . .41 River Corridors and Floodplains. .42 Regulatory Flood Hazard Designations . .42 Inundation Hazard . .43 Fluvial Erosion Hazard . .43 Flood Hazard Regulation . .44 Inundation. .44 Addressing Flood Resilience . .44 Goals, Policies, and Actions . .45 Transportation . .47 Roads and Bridges Infrastructure . .47 Scenic Roads . .48 Public Transit . ..