1 county-level rule, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Chittenden County, Vermont.
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Chittenden County is exposed to Lake Champlain and Winooski River flooding. Vermont enforces flood-hazard rules stricter than the FEMA NFIP minimum. Towns must adopt flood-hazard bylaws under 24 V.S.A. §4424 to participate in NFIP. The 2024 Flood Safety Act (Act 121, S.213) gives the Agency of Natural Resources authority to require state permits for development in River Corridors statewide for watersheds 2 square miles or greater, effective January 1, 2028.
1 cities in Chittenden County have their own environmental rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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