VT S0305

Removes owner-occupancy requirement for accessory dwelling units and prohibits municipal bylaws from excluding mobile homes, modular housing, or prefabricated housing from districts allowing year-round residential development

Eliminates appeals to the Environmental Division for municipal zoning decisions, barring appeals of permit applications for projects approved by municipal vote

Allows municipalities to opt out of Tier 1B area status under Act 250 by submitting a resolution; requires District Commissions to give substantial deference to Agency of Natural Resources technical determinations and accept state permits as presumptive evidence

Creates Secretary of Natural Resources certification program for engineers and consultants, with certified applicants receiving expedited permit review; requires ANR to process permit applications within three months of administrative completeness

Establishes two-year positive rental payment credit reporting pilot program with $100,000 appropriation, recruiting up to 10 landlords and 100 tenants to report timely rent payments to credit bureaus; voids common interest community restrictions that prohibit unit leasing for residential purposes or family child care homes