TRORC Regional Plan
TRORC REGIONAL PLAN UPDATES
The process for the upcoming 2026 updates to the Regional Plan has begun. Timelines, information sheets, how to provide input, and draft text and maps can be found on a different webpage HERE.
Until the 2026 proposal is adopted, the 2025 Regional Plan will remain in effect. You can find the 2025 Plan below.
What is the TRORC Regional Plan?
The Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Plan is a set of goals, policies, and recommendations by the Regional Commission. This Plan, like municipal plans, must be crafted to be consistent with the State planning goals and it must have several elements. Its purpose is to give guidance to TRORC itself, as well as developers, non-profits, municipalities, and others as we all work toward a safe, healthy, and prosperous region. The Regional Plan’s Introduction chapter provides a detailed overview of the Plan and what it does.
The current Regional Plan was adopted on February 26, 2025.
Adoption of the Plan does not change the structure or role of local or State governments. The Plan has no regulatory authority of its own, but it is used by the:
- District Environmental Commission #3 in Act 250 development review, and
- Public Utility Commission in Section 248 reviews of energy projects and Section 248a review of telecommunications towers
The Plan has been reviewed by the Vermont Department of Public Service and been granted a Certificate of Energy Planning Compliance. This ensures that the Public Utility Commission will give the Plan’s policies substantial deference during their review of projects.
Download – 2025 Adopted Regional Plan
The Regional Plan is available for download below in entirety as a single document, as well as its separate pieces. Please be aware that some files are large and can take a long time to download over a slow connection.
Download – 2025 entire Adopted Regional Plan, including all maps here 2025 Regional Plan (33 MB)
Download – 2025 Regional Plan chapters below
2025 Regional Plan (33 MB)
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Healthy Communities
- Chapter 3: Land Use
- Chapter 4: Transportation
- Chapter 5: Economic Development
- Chapter 6: Natural Resources
- Chapter 7: Historic, Archaeological, and Scenic Resources
- Chapter 8: Homes in the Region
- Chapter 9: Utilities, Facilities, and Services
- Chapter 10: Emergency Management
- Chapter 11: Energy
- Chapter 12: Relationship to Other Plans
- Chapter 13: Implementation
- Chapter 14: Definitions
- Appendix A Transit-Dependent Demographic Groups by Town
- Appendix B: Project Prioritization
- Appendix C: Implementation Matrix
- Appendix D: Transportation Corridors Overview
- Appendix E: TRORC Energy Targets
- Appendix F: Homes in the Region Chapter Tables
- Appendix G: Housing Needs in East Central Vermont
2025 Regional Plan Maps (11×17/tabloid/ledger page size)
- Map 1: Current Land Use
- Map 2: Designated Districts
- Map 3: Future Land Use
- Map 4: Agricultural Soils
- Map 5: Natural Resources
- Map 6: Watersheds and River Corridors
- Map 7: Water Resources and Protection
- Map 8: Regionally Significant Transportation Facilities
- Map 9: Regional Facilities
- Map 10: Existing Energy Generation
- Map 11: Hydroelectric Energy Potential
- Map 12: Biomass Energy Potential
- Map 13: Solar Energy Potential
- Map 14: Wind Energy Potential