Additional Resources

Act 250 Publications

• Party Status Petition (template) - Use this form to prepare a written party status petition or to request a hearing on a "Minor" application.
• 1 and 10 Acre Town List - List of towns in Vermont that are "one acre towns" and "ten acre towns" for Act 250 jurisdictional purposes. 
• Act 250 Hearing Information
• Act 250 Jurisdiction Categories
• Party Status Information

Act 250 Criteria Guidance Documents

• Criteria 9(B) and 9(C)
  • Statement of Procedure: Preservation of Primary Agricultural Soils
  • Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets (AAFM) links:

    • AAFM-dedicated page to Criterion 9(B)

  • Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) links:
    • Web Soil Survey
    • Web Soil Survey Instructions
    • Web Soil Survey brochure
    • Farmland Classification Systems for Vermont Soils
• Criterion 9(F) Procedure
• Criterion 9(L) Guidance 

Other State Agencies

• Agency of Natural Resources Permit Handbook