Zoning Administrator: Cheryl Boucher
An
administrative officer, sometimes called a zoning administrator or officer,
shall be appointed by the planning commission, with the approval of the
legislative body, for a term of three years promptly after the adoption of
bylaws or when a vacancy occurs. 24 V.S.A. § 4442. The administrative officer
shall provide an interested party with all forms required to obtain any
municipal land use permit. The administrative officer should also coordinate
efforts to provide an interested party with all other relevant permit
information, such as state land use permits, and with informational resources,
such as the regional planning commission. 24 V.S.A. § 4442(c). The
administrative officer shall strictly interpret the zoning bylaws, and no land
development may commence without a permit issued by the administrative officer,
who shall also be required to post the permit during the appeal period and
deliver a copy to the listers. 24 V.S.A. §§ 4442–4443. The administrative
officer is also responsible for instituting enforcement action in the name of
the municipality for violations of the bylaws. 24 V.S.A. § 4445.
Groton’s
Zoning Bylaws are available from the NVDA web site.
The
Zoning Permit
Application is available to be displayed and printed from this web site.
When
complete, it should be submitted with the fee shown at the top of the form to
the Town Office.
Town
of Groton
1476
Scott Highway
Groton,
VT 05046