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      CHARTER
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    Charter of the City of Montpelier - 429 KB, 41 pages Adobe Acrobat icon
    Amendments approved March 1, 1994; Effective June 20, 1994
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    POLICIES
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    City of Montpelier Ethics Policy, adopted February 10, 1999; re-affirmed March 8, 2000 - 211 KB, Adobe Acrobat icon

    Montpelier City Council Goals and Action Items, adopted May 8, 2002 - 13 KB, Adobe Acrobat icon
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    HOUSING DOCUMENTS

    Montpelier Housing Trust Fund Guidelines, Adopted by City Council on December 8, 2006 - 106 KB, 4 pgs Adobe Acrobat icon

    Montpelier Housing Inventory and Needs Assessment - 2,600 KB, Adobe Acrobat icon
    By the Montpelier Department of Planning and Community Development - April 2003, revised September 2003. Montpelier Housing Task Force Report, May 21, 2004 - 521 KB, Adobe Acrobat icon
    Prepared by the Monptelier Housing Task Force

    Montpelier Housing Task Force Report, June 12, 2002 - 267 KB, Adobe Acrobat icon
    Prepared by the Monptelier Housing Task Force, including cover memo by the Housing Task Force Chairperson. This online version does not yet include the HomeShare Executive Summary and the Report's charts.
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    FORMS and APPLICATIONS
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    For permit applications, go to http://www.montpelier-vt.org/permits .

    Montpelier Conservation Fund Application and Guidelines - 144 KB, 7 pages   Adobe Acrobat icon
    The Montpelier Conservation Fund is a dedicated reserve fund established for the purpose of conserving lands and waters within the City for agricultural, forest, wildlife, recreational or natural area use, under the control and direction of the City Council. The Fund will be used when other funds and means are not available or sufficient for a given conservation project.

    Other municipal forms are not yet available on-line.
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    GUIDES
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    Benefits of Downtown Designation - 43 KB, Adobe Acrobat icon
    Due to the efforts of the Montpelier Downtown Association (MDCA), Montpelier's downtown district was named by the Legislature a "Designated Downtown." This document describes the benefits of such a designation.
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    PLANS
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    Montpelier Master Plan, readopted July 13, 2005. Adobe Acrobat icon
    Entire Master Plan 2000 Document - 108 pages; 6,724 KB

    Master Plan Cover & Table of Contents     - 170 KB
    Chapter 1. Introduction - 200 KB
    Chapter 2. Background - 305 KB
    Chapter 3. Natural Features & the Environment - 477 KB
    Chapter 4. Historic Resources & the Built Environment - 333 KB
    Chapter 5. Transportation & Circulation - 452 KB
    Chapter 6. Population & Housing - 877 KB
    Chapter 7. Community Facilities & Utilities - 833 KB
    Chapter 8. Cultural Opportunities - 189 KB
    Chapter 9. Economic Development - 420 KB
    Chapter 10. Local Government Finance - 404 KB
    Chapter 11. Land Use & Development - 1,090 KB
    Chapter 12. Putting the Plan Into Action - 1,059 KB
    Addendum of amendments to 2000 Master Plan, adopted July 13, 2005, 19 pages, 54 KB Adobe Acrobat icon
    Figure 15. Zoning Districts, adopted July 13, 2005, 1 page, 224 KB Adobe Acrobat icon
    Figure 16. Draft Revision to Future Land Use Plan, adopted July 13, 2005, 1 page, 532 KB Adobe Acrobat icon
    Demographic Data Addendum, adopted March 8, 2006, 6 pages, 36 KB Adobe Acrobat icon
    Child Care Addendum, adopted March 8, 2006, 5 pages, 22 KB Adobe Acrobat icon

     
    Montpelier Open Space Plan: Views & Vistas, June 12, 2002 DRAFT - 3,259 KB, Adobe Acrobat icon
    Prepared for the City of Monptelier by Jean Vissering for the Montpelier Conservation Commission.
    Montpelier Open Space Plan: Executive Summary, August, 2002 DRAFT - 586 KB, Adobe Acrobat icon
    Prepared for the City of Monptelier by Jean Vissering for the Montpelier Conservation Commission

     
    Capital District Master Plan - 2000 - 12,489 KB, Adobe Acrobat icon
    The City of Monptelier and the State of Vermont, working jointly through the City-State Commission, developed the Capital District Master Plan in an effort to identify, encourage, and coordinate mutually beneficial development plans for the Capitol Complex, downtown Montpelier, and the Winooski River corridor. Completed in 2000 and endorsed by the City Council, Planning Commission, City-State Commission and others, this plan presents recommendations and concepts for meeting the State's projected office space needs, establishing a greenway along the Winooski River, and considering numerous physical improvements to improve pedestrian and vehicular circulation and stimulate downtown redevelopment.
    The Capital District Master Plan can also be downloaded in PDF format by individual sections:
    Cover, Introduction, and Table of Contents, pp. 1 - 5 (347 KB)
    Goals, pp. 7 - 10 (347 KB)
    Design Process, pp. 11 - 13 (672 KB)
    The Master Plan, pp. 15 - 17 (1,018 KB)
  • Winooski River Greenway, pp. 18 - 21 (752 KB)
  • State Offices and Capital Growth, pp. 22 - 23 (784 KB)
  • Capital City Transit/Visitor Center, pp. 24 - 27 (1,143 KB)
  • City Gateways, pp. 28 - 29 (1,010 KB)
  • Street Improvements, pp. 30 - 31 (892 KB)
  • Pedestrian Linkages, pp. 32 - 33 (617 KB)
  • Private Development, pp. 34 - 35 (666 KB)
  • Parking, pp. 36 - 37 (658 KB)
  • District Energy, pp. 38 - 39 (553 KB)
    • Implementation, pp. 41 - 43 (2,459 KB)
    Appendix, pp. 45 - 53 (512 KB)

    Enhancing our River Environment - A Proposed Plan for the Management of the Winooski Riverbank Vegetation in Montpelier - 4,267 KB, Adobe Acrobat icon
    This report was produced by the Montpelier River Corridor Restoration Committee in July 2002. The plan grew out of recognition that the Winooski River and its tributaries require a long-range vision and consistent attention. Implementation of these recommendations should help to reduce riverbank erosion, mitigate threats of flooding, and fulfill the river's potential as an outstanding natural resource.
     
    Montpelier Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan - 715 KB, Adobe Acrobat icon
    Although the city government, state government, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency have constructed flood mitigation devices, enacted various forms of legislation, and initiated numerous activities adn programs designed to mitigate flooding and flood damage to the city, the threat of flooding and flood damage remains significant. The Montpelier Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan, adopted in 1998, presents strategies to mitigate future flood losses in the event a flood does occur.
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    REPORTS and STUDIES
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    City of Montpelier 2007 Annual Report (125 pages, 3,392 KB) Adobe Acrobat icon

    Fiscal Impacts of Growth in the City of Montpelier, February 24, 2005 (34 pages, 720 KB) Adobe Acrobat icon
    Michael Crane & Associates, in collaboration with Jeffrey Carr, were hired by the City in the summer of 2004 through a municipal planning grant to study the likely impacts of residential and commercial growth on the City's fiscal well-being.  One goal was to separate fact from fiction; another was to get a better handle on this issue to help the Planning Commission--and the community as a whole--to develop sound land use policies in the update of the Monptelier Master Plan. 

    Sabin's Pasture - A Vision for Development and Conservation, March 2003 - 4,130 KB, Adobe Acrobat icon
    Presented by Central Vermont Community Land Trust, with assistance from Jean Vissering Landscape Architect.

    District Energy in Montpelier, Vermont:
    Concepts and Review - March 2001       1,154 KB Adobe Acrobat icon
    This report, prepared by Community Energy Systems CANMET Natural Resources Canada, is a pre-feasibility assessment that evaluates the impact of a revised district energy system within Montpelier.
     
    Market Study Montpelier's Downtown, 2000 - 209 KB, Adobe Acrobat icon
    Prepared for the Montpelier Downtown Community Association (MDCA).


    Montpelier Economic Development Steering Committee Recommendations Adobe Acrobat icon
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