Municipal Planning Services

Planning staff provide assistance to comprehensive planning committees, planning boards, appeals boards, code enforcement officers, and other municipal officials with a variety of planning topics and responsibilities including:

• Comprehensive Planning and Implementation
• Land Use Planning
• Solid Waste Planning and technical assistance
• Transportation Planning and Regional Transportation Needs Assessments

These services are funded through the State Planning Office, municipal dues, and fee-for-service arrangements. Staff provides guidance ranging from phone calls to attendance at meetings and field visits. Work includes developing new ordinances, assisting with ordinance amendments and conducting workshops for individual member towns. Staff also assists many towns to conduct reviews of large or complex subdivisions and site plans.

For more information please contact: Chris Huck, Planning Director. Email: chuck@kvcog.org.

 

KVCOG Guides and Model Ordinances

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Model Wind Energy Facility Ordinance Guidebook (Draft)

Model Low Impact Development (LID) Ordinance for the Shoreland Zone

LID Ordinance for the Shoreland Zone Highlights

Model Open Space Subdivision

Model Personal Wireless Services Facilities

Model Parking Standards

Creating User Friendly Land Use Ordinances and Procedures

Healthy Highways: Growth Management Techniques for Preserving Highway Capacity

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