Community Development

Responsibilities

This is the location of a number of key services offered by the City of Burlington including the following:

• One-stop Permit Center for all land use, construction, and infrastructure permits
• Public Information on zoning, subdivisions, environmental review, critical areas, and a variety of related topics ranging from new commercial and residential construction to neighborhood questions about fences, garages, and pets
• Long range planning including updating Burlington’s Comprehensive Plans and Capital Improvement Plan
  • Special areas of emphasis include downtown planning and coordination with the Downtown Burlington Association and implementing the Community Connections Plan
• Burlington’s Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan, base flood elevation information, and coordination of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Community Rating System program for Burlington

Comprehensive Plan Update

Planning Commission - February 19, 2020: A public hearing on the comprehensive plan update for consideration, and possible adoption of the following items:

To evaluate research and technical information related to transportation planning and to consider adopting an updated Transportation Element.