TOWN OF WALTHAM
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
ON THE PROPOSED TOWN PLAN
The Waltham Planning Commission will hold a hybrid in-person and virtual (via Zoom) Public Hearing at
5:30 p.m. on Monday, September 23, 2024, at the Waltham Town Hall (2053 Maple Street) to take
public testimony on the proposed Town Plan for the Town of Waltham.
The Planning Commission will discuss and vote on any proposed changes directly after the public
hearing.
Statement of Purpose
The purpose of a town plan is to provide a vision for orderly development within the town. It is a point in
time that uses current data and existing conditions to guide zoning and development decisions for the
eight-year period covered by the next Town Plan.
The proposed Town Plan is a revision of the plan adopted in 2016 and subsequently modified in 2022
to add the Enhanced Energy Plan.
The proposed Town Plan affects all the land with the Town of Waltham. It updates sections that use
U.S. Census data to current data and includes updated natural resource mapping. The proposed Town
Plan has been reorganized to include the results of a resident survey, a vision statement, goals and
objectives within each section, and an implementation section.
The Planning Commission believes the following are the significant changes included in the proposed
Town Plan:
1. The following sections have had data updated: Population, Housing, Making a Living, Schools
and Childcare, and Public Facilities.
2. The Public Facilities Section reflects progress on renovation of Town Hall and introduction of
broadband telecommunications capacity via Maple Broadband.
3. The Enhanced Energy Plan is summarized in the Energy Section and is incorporated in the
proposed Plan as an appendix.
4. The most current data from the Agency of Natural Resources delineating forest blocks,
connectivity blocks and priority wetlands is included. As a result, the Natural Resources, Land
Use and Flood Resiliency sections of the proposed Plan have been expanded to incorporate
this information and to meet the new requirements of 24 V.S.A. §4382.
Town Plan Index
Table of Contents 1
Introduction 7
Vision for Waltham 8
Waltham Today 9
Population 16
Housing 19
Making a Living 26
Schools and Childcare 30
Transportation 32
Public Facilities 37
Energy 42
Natural Resources 44
Flood Resilience 59
Land Use 66
Compatibility 73
Implementation Plan 75
While the Town Plan sets forth the community vision, goals and objectives, the means to achieve those
ends are set forth in the town zoning and subdivision regulations. Subsequent to adoption of a new
Town Plan, the Planning Commission will consider amendments to the zoning ordinance consistent with
that plan and as may be required by changes in state law.
Copies of the proposed Town Plan are available for review or may be obtained at the Town Hall (2053
Maple Street), during regular business hours of 9 am to 3 pm Tuesdays and Thursdays, or at
https://www.walthamvt.org/resources/developmentreviewboard-planningccommission-zoing. (scroll to
Waltham 2024 Town Plan). For more information, please contact the Town Clerk’s office at
waltham.vt@gmail.com and at 1 (802) 877- 3641.
Written testimony will be accepted by the Planning Commission if received by 9/19/24 at
walthamvtofficers@gmail.com, sent to the attention of the Planning Commission at P.O. Box 175
Vergennes, VT 05491 for delivery on or before 9/19/24, or delivered to the Town Hall before 3:00 p.m.
on 9/19/24.
Zoom Meeting Information:
Link to join Zoom Meeting by computer video:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87061039363?pwd=SCNjwL7E4nHuJI4SYRnQuNYS9K2C9C.1
Meeting ID: 870 6103 9363
Passcode: 266812
Telephone to attend the meeting by phone:
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Jeff Glassberg, Chair
Waltham Planning Commission