VT H0737

Raises the threshold for Act 250 jurisdiction over housing projects from 10 units to 25 units for cooperatives, condominiums, and dwellings, while removing mobile homes and mobile home parks from this category entirely

Adds new Act 250 jurisdiction over construction of roads and driveways providing access to land tracts, with exemptions for State/municipal roads, utility corridors, farming/forestry roads, development in Tier 1A/1B areas, and Class 4 highway improvements being transferred to municipalities

Allows municipalities to opt out of the new road jurisdiction requirements if the legislative body objects due to concerns about inappropriate roadside development or adverse effects on agricultural land

Modifies Tier 3 (critical natural resources) definition to exclude land designated for housing in municipal town plans, unless clear and convincing evidence shows significant harm to critical natural resources that outweighs housing development benefits

Requires Land Use Review Board to submit proposed rules on municipal road jurisdiction objections by July 1, 2027; most provisions take effect July 1, 2026, with definition changes effective December 31, 2026