Burlington's 2014 Climate Action Plan (updated 2019) commits the city to net zero energy across electricity, heating, and ground transportation by 2030, making Burlington the first US city with a formal net zero target.
The Net Zero Energy Roadmap, adopted by City Council, sets sector targets for thermal (building heat conversion to electric heat pumps and district energy), ground transportation (EV adoption, transit, biking), and electric (already 100% renewable since 2014 via Burlington Electric Department). Implementation includes weatherization rebates, heat pump incentives, EV charger expansion, and carbon-impact review of major projects. The plan is non-regulatory but informs zoning, permitting, and BED rate design citywide.
No direct fines; framework drives sector ordinances on weatherization, EVs, and building energy.
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Burlington Code of Ordinances §21-13 sets citywide quiet hours from 10:00 PM to 7:00 AM, during which noise plainly audible between apartments or houses is d...
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Burlington's Comprehensive Development Ordinance limits fences in the First Lot Layer (front yard) to 4 feet and fences in Second and Third Lot Layers (side ...
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Burlington Comprehensive Development Ordinance (CDO) Article 5 treats storage sheds as accessory structures incidental to a residential use. Sheds may encroa...
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Burlington's short-term rental ordinance (Chapter 18, adopted 2022) requires hosts to disclose at registration the number of vehicles used by residents and g...
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Burlington short-term rental hosts must comply with citywide noise rules in Burlington Code of Ordinances Chapter 21, Section 21-13. Quiet hours run 10:00 p....
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Residential swimming pool barriers in Burlington are governed by the Vermont Fire and Building Safety Code, adopted by the Vermont Division of Fire Safety un...
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