Flood-hazard-area development regulations: permit requirements, prohibited/conditional uses (including junk yards) within mapped inundation hazard areas, and elevation/floodproofing construction standards.
Zoning & land use — Plainfield, Vermont
What can I build? Do I need a development permit?
The Town of Plainfield, Vermont has 3 adopted ordinances on file: Town of Plainfield Inundation Hazard Area Regulations; Town of Plainfield Subdivision Regulations; Town of Plainfield Zoning Regulations (2025), verified 2026-09-22.
Governs land subdivision: DRB application/review procedures, exempt subdivisions, waivers, and design/improvement standards for new lots. Originally adopted March 2, 2004; revised and readopted March 2, 2010.
Full zoning code: districts, permitted/conditional use tables, dimensional standards, flood hazard overlay, sign regulations, home occupations, and subdivision review procedures (Article V/VI). Traces back to interim zoning first adopted 1970.