Zoning

Richard Blacklow, Zoning Administrator Diane Osgood, Zoning Office Assistant
zoning@thetfordvermont.us

The Zoning Office is one of the departments of the Town of Thetford. It is staffed by a part time zoning administrator and a part time assistant. Office hours are set forth below. All applications for land development, including construction and change of property lines, including subdivisions, are processed through the zoning office.

Applications may be obtained at the zoning office, on the wall outside the clerk’s office and from the drop down menu below. Approval of an application for a permitted use may be made by the zoning administrator. All conditional uses, variances, subdivisions and appeals of decisions by the zoning administrator must proceed through a hearing process.

Hearings are conducted by the Development Review Board (the DRB), which is made up of five citizens of the Town of Thetford who are appointed by the Selectboard. The DRB has regularly scheduled meetings on the 2^nd and 4^th Tuesday evenings of the month. These meetings are open to the public. If no hearings are scheduled, the DRB does not meet. These hearing are quasi-judicial in nature with decisions appealable to the State of Vermont Environmental
Court. The zoning office provides support for the DRB and its hearings.

Zoning Office hours are Tuesdays, 8 a.m. to noon, and Thursdays, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. No appointment is necessary although appointments may be made and will be taken before walk-ins. Calls, personal inquiries and inquiries by email are invited.

All completed applications must be returned to the Thetford Town office in person or by mail with the appropriate fee which may be determined from the Fee Schedule. Applications cannot be submitted by email. The zoning office will not act on incomplete applications. The applicant should familiarize himself/herself with the requirements set forth in the zoning ordinance, other pertinent ordinances and the subdivision regulations.

The following forms and information may be downloaded for completing applications and for further information: