COMMITTEE ON MUNICIPAL LAND USE PERMITS
QUESTIONNAIRE / SURVEY SUMMARY

 Municipality: TOTAL SENT: 441

Name and Title of Person Completing This Form: _____________________________________

TOTAL RESPONSES: 231

BREAKDOWN:
Town Clerks: 143
Zoning Administrators 75
Town Clerk/Zoning Administrator together: 6
Other (Town Manager, Planner): 2
Unknown: 5

1. The information in the attached chart is from the Vermont Secretary of State Web Site. Could you please check this information and make any corrections necessary. (Note: in Column 1, (T)=Town Clerk also serving as Treasurer; "*"=Representative District Clerk)

2. Does the municipality now have any zoning, planning, or other land use ordinances in effect?
Yes: 167  No: 25

3. If "No" to Question 2, did the municipality ever have any zoning, planning, or other land use ordinances in effect? 
Yes: 7  No: 18

If "No" to Questions 2 and 3, you do not need to complete the remainder of this questionnaire. Thank you.

If "Yes" to Questions 2 and/or 3, please complete the remainder of this questionnaire.

4. Please provide the following information for the current zoning administrator and/or planner:

        Zoning Administrator                                                      Planner

Name __________________________                  ___________________________

Address __________________________              ___________________________

               __________________________              ___________________________    

Telephone _________________________            ___________________________    

Fax _______________________________             ___________________________

E-mail __________________________                  ___________________________

Hours __________________________                  ___________________________

           __________________________                  ___________________________

5. Are the zoning/planning records located in the same building or a nearby building as the Town Clerk records?
Yes: 170  No: 4

6. If not, where are they located?

Bridport: most are available at town clerks - some kept by the zoning/planning; Enosburg Falls Village: Village Offices; Essex Junction Village: zoning/planning records are located at Village office. Land records are located at Town office.; Manchester Village: town clerk records in Manchester Town office several miles away; Williston: next building. no connected access

7. When the zoning administrator/planner is not in the office, does the Town Clerk have access to the zoning/planning records?
Yes: 150  No: 22:

(Berlin, Brandon, Bridport, Dover, Enosburg Falls Village, Essex Junction Village, Hartford, Highgate, Jamaica, Jericho, Manchester Village, Morristown, Newport City, Norwich, Richford, Richmond, Rutland City, St. Albans Town, Townshend, Waterbury (Town & Village), Williston, Woodstock)

8. When the zoning administrator/planner is not in the office, does a title searcher have access to the zoning/planning records?
Yes: 136  No: 17:

(Arlington, Bridport, Enosburg Falls Village, Hardwick, Highgate, Jamaica, Jericho, Morristown, Newport City, Norwich, Richford, Richmond, Rockingham, St. Albans Town, Waterbury (Town & Village), West Rutland, Woodstock)

9. May a title searcher review the actual zoning/planning files?
Yes: 151  No: 4:

(Derby (Town, Village & Center), Enosburg Falls Village, Richford, Rockingham)

10. Will the zoning administrator/planner issue a letter or certificate stating that he/she is not aware of the absence of any municipal land use permits or any violations thereof, or a similar letter or certificate?
Yes: 100  No: 25

11. Are any fees charged in connection with permit searches or obtaining a compliance letter or certificate and if so what are they?
Yes: 85  No: 51

0 - $10	4
$11 - $20	9
$21 - $30	13
$31 - $40	5
$41-$50	7
$51 - $75	3
$ 76 - $100	1
$100 +	1

12. How are the current zoning records indexed?

Alpha	71
Alpha (Owner)	19
Alpha (Applicant)	1
Chron	43
Address	6
Permit Number	18
Parcel ID/Tax Map #	26
Other	4

13. Have permit searches or recording of land use permit information increased your costs in terms of staff time, supplies, vault or filing space, etc.? Yes: 122 No: 29

If yes, do you have an estimate of the increased costs on an annual basis?

$0 - $500	24
$501 - $1,000	8
$1,001 - $1,500	4
$1,501 - $2,000	7
$2,001 - $2,500	4
$2,501 - $3,000	0
$3,001 - $3,500	1
$3,501 - $4,000	1
$4,001 - $4,500	0
$4,501 - $5,000	0
$5,001 - $7,500	2
$7,501 - $10,000	6
$10,001 - $15,000	0
$15,001 - $20,000	0
$20,000 +	3

Also: "100 hours/yr" (1) ; 30-40% (1); 50% (1); 10-15% (2)

14. If you have any thoughts about the access to, or the maintenance or indexing of municipal land use permit records, we would like to know. Please send your comments with this questionnaire.

See Attached Chart with Responses

PLEASE RETURN WITH THE VSOS CHART ATTACHED (WITH ANY CORRECTIONS THEREON) AND ANY QUESTIONS/COMMENTS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BUT PLEASE NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1999. WE APPRECIATE YOUR ASSISTANCE.