TRORC Regional Plan
TRORC REGIONAL PLAN UPDATES
The process for the 2026 updates to the Regional Plan has begun and timelines, information sheets, and draft text and maps can be found 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 of the Regional Commission on the development, maintenance, improvement, and conservation of the Region’s physical and human resources. The Plan, the 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.
This Plan is not a static or inflexible document. TRORC, with the involvement and participation of the public, has and will continue to periodically review and update this Plan to reflect new conditions and needs. The 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 Regional Plan is also used by our staff and Board during regional review of town plans, upon request of a municipality. The Plan strengthens local planning by providing detailed information on growth and its impacts; facilitates cooperation among local governments on issues that transcend town boundaries such as flooding, energy, and transportation; and provides a regional voice on State and federal initiatives. Adoption of the Plan commits TRORC’s staff and program resources to achieve its goals and documents the support of the Region’s towns for the principles contained within its chapters.
Land Use Area Designation Procedure
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.
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