Greensboro Planning Commission

The Planning Commission is a public advisory board and its purpose is to review and advise the Selectboard on public and private activities involving the physical, social, and economic development of the town and to review and make a comprehensive long-range plan for the development of the town (view the Town Plans). The Commission also reviews and advises the Selectboard on the creation and revision of town bylaws (view the Zoning By-Laws).

Welcoming new members:

The Town of Greensboro is welcoming new members to its Planning Commission now that the planning cycle is renewing. Overview of the Planning Commissioner’s Role. Please send a letter of interest to Kent Hansen, Chair, khansen@greensborovt.gov, PO Box 119, Greensboro, VT 05841.

Updates from the GPC

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Future Town Plan update: With the assistance of various community members, the GPC continues to work on writing the Town Plan which helps guide the town’s vision for future growth. Public hearings about this work is anticipated in the late summer, 2026.

Shoreland Protection District Bylaws and other Miscellaneous Amendments: The GPC held a Public Hearing about proposed amendments to the Shoreland Protection District Bylaws and other items in April, then voted to approve the final drafts at their May meeting. The proposed amendments were delivered to the Select Board on June 11, 2026 for their review and public hearing. All materials can be found at Propsed amendment documents.

Overview summaries can be found SPD here and Misc here. Stay tuned for the Select Board’s next steps in the approval process.

New Flood and River Corridor Bylaws: The GPC approved the final Flood and River Corridor bylaw amendments and submitted them to the Select Board on April 8, 2026. The amendments were approved and adopted by the Select Board on July 8, 2026. Flood materials can be found here.

2024 Town Survey, 2025 Community Conversations and 2025 Municipal Planning Grant:

• The detailed 2024 Survey Data results can be found below here.
• The feedback from the two 2025 Community Conversations can be found here.
• The 2025 Planning Grant Summary can be found here.

Ongoing and Future GPC Work:

1. Preparing the draft of the new Town Plan.
2. Following through on the new proposed amended bylaws until they are approved by the community.(See above.)
3. Evaluating areas of our current bylaws which will need updating after finalizing the new Town Plan.

Meetings & Agendas

Hybrid meetings are held on the first Tuesday of the month at the Greensboro Free Library and on Zoom. Typically, meetings start at 5 PM. Please check the town calendar for a specific time.

• For agendas, zoom links, and meeting document links, select the event on the Town Office Calendar.
• You can view past and upcoming meeting documents here.
• You can view Zoom recordings of recent meetings here.

Planning Resources

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